In this meeting of Vision 2065, we discussed our goals and reflected at the sine qua non of our goals. We looked at our list of 17 goals in a chart and saw how they were ranked, which also included the feasibility, cost, societal norm to change, and other factors that our goal would have to surpass and work with. We also talked about the importance of these goals, and how someone may think one goal is more important to another and that it could pertain to many aspects of health, we will take a survey online, to give our own views on the goals. From the discussions of the last meeting, we worked in our groups and condensed the amount of goals by combining some of the goals together, as some fell under others. Condensing the goals will allow us to expand the overall goal into branches that we can later define. (Ex. We want a completely clean and pure environment in the future, and this includes a 100% smoke-free environment, and the use of no cars). I really have enjoyed where we have came with these meetings, and clarifying the goals and defining them will no doubt allow us to hopefully present these goals so that they can be enacted in the future.

So in our next two meetings, things are definitely getting more intense. The deadline for our report to the EDC and Chamber is getting closer fast, so we will have three meetings in pretty rapid succession this month to keep working on our goals. The line is hard to draw between planning and implementation, and we are having to figure out where our job starts. We have to think about some intermediate steps to set the goals, but yet another team will truly be in charge of implementing our ideas. So as we keep working, the question still remains. What do we want Owensboro to look like in 50 years?

​I was pleasantly surprised with our first 2065 meeting. I thought it was efficient to split into groups to decide health factors under mental, social, and physical health. This allowed for us to concentrate on specific areas rather than their previously broad spectrum of focus. It was particularly difficult to narrow down which factors (laws, regulations, events etc.) fit under which category. We concluded that though almost all factors effect mental, social, and physical health, it was our task to decide which factors would yield the best improvement in our assigned category. I look forward to the continuation of our discussion!

I greatly enjoyed my experience at the 2065 meeting. At the meeting, we discussed with community leaders what the future health of Owensboro should look like and how our community can achieve that goal. In my health group- social health- our discussion was focused on how the interactions between citizens in Owensboro can be improved to benefit the city's overall well being. Many of our ideas involved increased participation in local government, greater awareness of community racial diversity, and fewer barriers between the various age groups in Owensboro.