LEVELS OF COMMUNITY* |
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Characteristics |
Level I: |
Level II: |
Level III: |
Level IV: |
Level V: |
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Government |
Community or city council, Native Council, incorporated city or unincorporated community. |
Incorporated city, may have health powers and may provide health and social services. |
Incorporated city or unified municipality, may have health powers and may provide health and social services. |
Incorporated, home rule city or unified municipality; may have health powers and may provide health and social services. |
Incorporated, home rule city, or unified municipality; may have health powers and may provide health and social services. |
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Population |
25+ in immediate community. |
500+ in immediate community; a sub-regional population of at least 1,500. |
2,000+ in immediate community, providing services to a regional population of at least 5,000 |
25,000+ in immediate community providing services to a larger regional or statewide population |
200,000+ in immediate community. |
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Economy |
Subsistence, government services (e.g. school) |
A developing private sector, some government services; provides some service to surrounding areas. |
Regional trade and service center, mixed economy with multiple private and government employers. |
Major trade and service center, broad based multi-sector economy. |
Principal trade and service center; broad based, multi-sector economy. |
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Health & Social Services |
Community Health Aide, paraprofessional and itinerant services. |
Health and social services may be provided by both the private and public sector, community clinic and mid-level provider or MD. |
Health care and social service agencies, including both private and government programs; community hospital and physicians. |
Multiple providers of health care and other services including both private and government programs; health care specialists; hospitals with full continuum of care. |
Level IV plus highly specialized medical and rehabilitation services; specialized hospitals and consultive services. |
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Access |
Usually, more than 60 minutes by year-round ground transportation from a Level II or III community,; limited air and/or marine highway access to Level II or III community. |
Usually less than 60 minutes by year-round ground transportation from a Level III community; marine highway or daily air access to closest Level III community; airline service to Level I communities in the area. |
Daily air service to closest Level IV or V community; airline service to Level I and II communities in the region; road or marine highway access all year. |
Daily airline service to Level II, III, IV, and V communities; road or marine highway access all year. |
Daily airline service to Level II-IV communities; road or marine highway access all year. |
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Communities |
Too numerous to list, includes Anvik, Eagle, Houston, Ruby, Hydaburg, Wales, Skagway, etc… |
Aniak, Craig, Delta Junction, Tok, Emmonak, Fort Yukon, Galena, Haines, Hoonah, Hooper Bay, King Cove, King Salmon/Naknek, Nenana, McGrath, Metlakatla, Mountain Village/St. Mary’s, Sand Point, Togiak, Unalaska, Unalakleet, Glennallen/Copper Center |
Barrow, Bethel, Dillingham, Homer, Kenai/Soldotna, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Nome, Palmer/Wasilla, Sitka, Cordova, Petersburg, Wrangell, Valdez, Seward |
Fairbanks, Juneau |
Anchorage |
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*Levels of Community Care is a document created by the Alaska Mental Health Board (rev.8/93).