About Us

Building a Healthier Region Through Research and Collaboration

Quick Facts

  • The Health Planning Council provides four core functions: Healthy Communities; Happy & Healthy Places; Smart People; Vibrant Partnerships
  • We walk the walk. We are the only health planning organization in the state of Florida to have urban planners on staff to effectively address policies that impact health disparities and build environment.
  • We are the only health planning organization to collect, analyze, and warehouse real-time health care utilization data submitted by hospitals and nursing homes in the 7 county northeast Florida region.
  • We work in partnership with regional hospital planners to conduct health care utilization studies.
  • We are experienced in cultural competent health planning models such as the World Cafe’, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Community Based Participatory Marketing (CBPM), Social Marketing, Empowerment Evaluation, Strategic Framework Prevention (SPF), Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), and Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH).

Vision

Buidling a Healthier Region Through Research and Collaboration

Mission

To develop regional, unbiased research and evidence-based initiatives that promote healthy communities, lifestyles, and improve accessible, quality health care.

Core Values

  • We believe collaboration is a must at any cost, no matter how uncomfortable
  • We believe all perspectives matter.
  • We conduct research with communities, not on or to communities.
  • All of our work promotes healthy communities and healthy individuals
  • We do not believe in a “one size fits all” approach for engaging the community
  • We insist on culturally sensitive and evidenced based interventions.
  • Behavior change begins with data.

History

The Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida has been addressing the healthcare needs of Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns, and Volusia counties (Region 4) for more than 40 years under a variety of federal, state, and local health planning initiatives. We strive to meet Florida’s healthcare challenges through planning, research and evaluation initiatives that target local healthcare needs and affect health policy.

In 1982, the HPC became one of 11 Local Health Councils mandated by Florida State Statute 408.033 to dedicate resources and expertise to regional health utilization data management, health planning and research, community organizing, and health promotion and awareness programs.

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