Jamaican Blue Mountains Community Health Assessment & Improvement Project
Join us in our fundraising and support efforts to help residents of this community be heard and have the opportunity to live healthier, happier lives!
Dental Health Week October 21-25, 2024
About the project
Starting in early 2023, the Moxley Public Health team collected existing information on over 35 social determinants of health (or community conditions) and health outcomes in Hagley Gap, Mount Charles, Mavis Bank, and neighbouring communities in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Over the last year, the team collected (in-person) new data on these conditions and health outcomes using a community-wide survey and interviews with hundreds of residents of this area. Next, the data was analyzed and validated with the community. Those findings were organized into a report that communicated their top health priorities (where improvements are most needed and desired) and made recommendations for improvement…
Moxley Public Health is doing this project completely free to this community and paying for it out of company revenues and employees’ personal funds. We are looking for partners to join in our efforts and generous donations towards this cause!
History of the project and how it all began…
Almost 20 years ago, the founder and CEO of Moxley Public Health, Stephanie Moxley, first traveled to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica to complete her internship for Boston University School of Public Health. The astonishing beauty of this area and, most of all, the warm and wonderful people that live in this community never left Stephanie’s heart. Throughout the years, Stephanie served this community however she was able and was a board member for an organization that promoted education, health, and job skills in the area.
On a trip to the Blue Mountains to volunteer, Stephanie met Cheryl, another American there on a volunteer trip. Cheryl followed her heart’s calling and moved to this community in Jamaica to be used through helping with children’s programming, providing community meals, home medical visits to people in the area that are isolated to their homes (mostly senior citizens), and so much more. Cheryl and Stephanie became close friends that regularly chatted on the phone. As Cheryl strived to finance her work and bring exposure to this often overlooked community, it occurred to Stephanie that this area could benefit from the very service that her company, Moxley Public Health, provided to their clients – a community health needs assessment and then a resulting improvement plan! That is when the Blue Mountains Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan project was born.
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY!
Purchase a t-shirt or tote bag at an event to support the project
We know you want to rock a cute t-shirt or tote and showcase your public health pride! We will be selling our fundraising merchandise at in-person public health-related events across the country.
We will make sure to keep the following list of events where you can find us up to date:
To be announced - stay tuned…
Our professionally printed soft cotton t-shirts come in small, medium, large, extra large, xxlarge, and xxxlarge - $30 USD
Our professionally printed tote bags fit all of your essentials and come in one perfect size - $20 USD
Watch our October 2023 Lunch & Learn
To learn more about this beautiful community and exciting project, watch the recording of our Lunch & Learn event from October 25th, 2023, featuring our special guest Cheryl Horton, Community Health Leader in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. This discussion is sure to answer lots of frequently asked questions about the project.
