"Healthy Communities are grounded in knowledge"
A healthy city fosters cooperative partnerships within the community and through the political process to create a political commitment, institutional change,
capacity-building, consensus building, partnership-based planning and innovative projects. Healthy Cities seek to apply principles such as equity, empowerment,
collaboration, and community participation through local action.
Community health and sustainable development have become important alternative, offering lasting solutions to strengthen our future. Sustainable development
seeks approaches that benefit our local communities, environment, and quality of life.
The Goal is to put health high on the social, economic, and political agenda of all leaders; health is the business of all sectors and local authorities; leaders are
in a unique position, with the power to protect and promote their citizens’ well-being. The STEEPE MODEL is an approach that integrates two sets of long-
standing principles: one that encompasses people's relationship with the environment and the second regarding the current generation's responsibilities to future
generations.
Services
Asterhill Research Company's primary services are Research and Planning. Asterhill offers our clients services to understand the realities of their community, to address the current future demands, and to develop strategies to make their communities healthier and increase their health capacities.
Research is the first step. Research will verify the market realities and lays the foundation for the commitment of resources. The ability to see and understand the community's potential within current and projected market conditions, can transform the process of planning and development into a tool for success. Creative solutions and innovative strategies are derived from careful analysis of all objective data. Asterhill provides client with:
Population Based Research:
Socio-Economic Studies
Demographic Profiles
Hunger & Poverty
Special Needs Population:
-Homeless
-Serious Mentally Ill (SMI)
-Victims of Domestic Violence (VODV)
Housing Studies
Preliminary Housing Studies
Housing Market & Demand Studies
Rent Comp Studies
Economic & RTA Studies
Rural Communities
Healthy Community Research
Social Determinants
HealthPeople 2020 Assessments
Primary Data Collection
Surveys
Workshops & Focus Groups
