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• Task Force Action Plan (continued) <br />Short -term Objective: <br />• By 2003, improve lifestylexisk behaviors by 5% <br />1. Strategy 42 and Time Line <br />To improve access by all county residents to the preventive services (medical, educational, <br />therapeutic, counseling) available in Orange County. <br />By 2003, increase by 25% the utilization of existing nutrition, .fitness and substance abuse <br />programs; <br />By 2003, increase by 25% the number of nutrition, fitness and substance abuse programs <br />available at low cost or no cost to community residents; <br />By 2003, increase by 25% the number of residents who have had a routine medical check up <br />• within the last year (baseline 70% in 1996). <br />By January 1999, develop plan to educate the public and professionals about the existing services <br />in Orange County. <br />By January 1999, establish comprehensive understanding of barriers (e.g. transportation, cultural, <br />language) to access and begin plan to reduce those barriers (e.g. cultural sensitivity training for <br />health care professionals, interpreter services to assist Spanish speaking clients): <br />2. Roles and responsibilities of agencies, businesses, churches, community members, <br />and leaders involved in this initiative. <br />agencies - recreation and parks (fitness council) is "lead agency" for the overall initiative. <br />Agencies with responsibilities for providing education to the public (e.g. health department, <br />schools, media outlets, if possible, the university), will have major responsibilities to provide <br />• education to the P ublic. <br />43 <br />29 <br />