Phase 1
Organize for Success/Partnership Development

The DeKalb County Board of Health serves as the lead organization for the MAPP process by recruiting community partners and coordinating local activities. Because broad community representation is desired, partners are recruited from throughout DeKalb County.

During this first phase participants undertake two critical and interrelated activities: organizing the process and developing the partnerships. This phase structures a planning process that builds commitment, engages participants as active partners, uses participants' time well and results in a plan that can be realistically implemented.

MAPP is a community-driven initiative. People who live, work and play in DeKalb County work together at every stage of the process. Partners include local banks, hospitals, social services centers, schools and universities, faith based organizations and other DeKalb County representatives.