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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ELEMENT <br /> Page 160 <br />Goals <br />Overall Healthy Community Goal: Everett residents are healthy at every stage of life. <br />Goal HC 1: Everett is a caring community built on trust, inclusion, and equity, where everyone lives in a <br />safe socially, and physically, connected environment that promotes attaining the full potential for health <br />and well-being. <br />Goal HC 2: Everett is a city that is safe for all residents and visitors. <br />Goal HC 3: Everett addresses disproportionate environmental health impacts in all laws, rules, and <br />policies with environmental impacts by prioritizing vulnerable populations and overburdened <br />communities, the equitable distribution of resources and benefits, and eliminating harm. <br />Goal HC 4: Everett treats all members of the community fairly and meaningfully involves them in the <br />development of plans, policies, and programs. <br />Goal HC 5: Everett households have access to healthy food. <br />Goal HC 6: Physical activity is safe and accessible to Everett residents. <br />Goal HC 7: People living and working in Everett have minimal exposure to air, noise, pollution and toxic <br />chemicals. <br />Goal HC 8: Everett residents have access to physical and behavioral health care. <br />Policies <br />HC-1 Equity and environmental justice are foundational in the development and implementation of <br />plans, policies, regulations, and programs. <br />HC-2 The City of Everett and its partners actively work to minimize negative health impacts and <br />improve opportunities for Everett’s residents to lead healthy, active lives at all ages and <br />abilities. <br />HC-3 Increase access to healthy, culturally responsive, and affordable food for all people. <br />HC-4 Assist in the development of community gardens, including on city owned land. <br />HC-5 Cultivate state and local leadership coalitions and community engagements to develop <br />community-informed interventions, organizational structures and supports to address health <br />and social service inequities. <br />HC-6 Collaborate with the community, nonprofit partners, and public safety officials to promote and <br />provide mental health services and how to work with people in crisis. <br />HC-7 Collaborate with community health partners and Snohomish County Health Department to <br />assist residents of all ages to have access to quality healthcare. <br />HC-8 Collaborate with nonprofits, community health partners, and Snohomish County Health <br />Department to Increase access to substance use services for all city residents, including walk-in <br />crisis and inpatient treatment programs.