About Us

It takes a lot of people working together to affect change. MAPP of the Southern Kenai Peninsula (SKP) is a community coalition that came together in November 2008 to develop and support a long-term vision of community well-being. Using the national “Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships” (MAPP) framework, MAPP has a steering committee and coordinator that fulfill a backbone organization role for community health improvement efforts. This backbone support is provided through the following services:

• Conduct ongoing Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) to provide information about emerging health issues and opportunities
• Convene community conversations to discuss the findings of the CHNAs
• Facilitate community consensus around a shared vision for community well-being
• Facilitate connection between related organizations and events
• Engage multiple sectors of the community to identify opportunities for collective action on prioritized well-being issues
• Mobilize community to take action on projects that improve community well-being
• Monitor and outreach progress on shared community measures
• Organize and promote educational opportunities that build community capacity
• Celebrate collaborative work already underway that is improving community health