Three core factors that must be considered for any community are human health, the efficiency of local resources per dollar of the local economy, and the quality of local resources like water, food, and air. Other variable factors depend on the specific local conditions, such as overall prosperity, renewable energy sources, a sense of belonging, and diversity. When intervening in a community, all core factors must be addressed first, followed by the relevant variable factors in order to build a resilient, sustainable, and prosperous community.

1. • Three core factors apply to every community - they supply
measurable outcomes:
• Human health
• Resource per $ of the local economy (efficiency)
• Quality of local resources (water, food, air)
• Other factors are variable and dependent on local
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• Overall prosperity
• Renewable energy and other sources
• Sense of belonging
• Diversity
• Interventions must consider ALL core factors, then the
variable ones

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3. • Living City Block Community Bill of Rights
• Access to Affordable Local Health Care
• Access to indoor and outdoor exercise opps
• Access to green space and open public spaces
• Access to healthy food in stores and restaurants
• Local educational opps
• Jobs, jobs, jobs
• A clean, energy efficient, environmentally sustainable
Community
• Local banking, business incubation opps
• Access to culture, music, theatre, art
• Access to affordable transportation