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4. provide a basis for setting priorities, <br />5. address prevention as well as intervention, <br />6. reflect reality; e.g., outcomes shall not cost more than we have: <br />7. have the support of all stakeholders, consider recipient responsibility, and be kept <br />current. <br />Finally, the task force identified certain basic factors that are essential for the well -being of <br />every individual and for the community as a whole. These essential elements of well -being <br />appear in the table below. <br />Essential Elements of Well -Being - 1996 Task Force Recommendations <br />..............._.......................... ............................... . ............................... <br />Basic Survival Basic Growth and Development :Basic Economic Self- Sufficiency <br />-------------------------- -------------------- <br />• Food <br />• Shelter <br />• Clothing <br />• Health Care <br />• Safety (safe families <br />and communities) <br />• Education <br />• Work (income) <br />• Training <br />• Transportation <br />• Dependent Care <br />• Child Care <br />To help people gain a visual perspective on the relationship between essential elements of well- <br />being, available resources, and people, we used a Rubik's Cube type of model. As this model <br />depicts, everyone needs these essential elements of well -being and everyone has multiple <br />resources through which to access them, including personal, community and government. <br />We believe that most people, most of the time, use their personal resources to provide their <br />essential needs. When that isn't sufficient, people turn first to their community, then to <br />government. While the role of government is relatively small, it is very important for the well- <br />being of the total community. <br />15 <br />14 <br />