Kailua Bay Community

15 Traits of a Healthy Community
Dr. Patrick McCary and Rev. Dard Aller

     The following 15 traits were presented by Dolores Curran in her book entitled "Traits of A Healthy Family". She polled 551 people in the helping professions, including religiously affiliated helpers. The traits we are presenting were the top 15 and are listed in the order of importance as rated by these helpers.

     Simply mark where Kailua Bay Community rates, in your eyes, on these traits. For example, if on the first item, communicates and listens, you feel that Kailua Bay Community almost never communicates and listens, then mark a 1. If Kailua Bay Community communicates  and listens almost always, then mark a 7.

Number Trait Rating
1. Communicates and listens. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
2. Affirms and supports one another. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
3. Teaches respect for others. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
4. Develops a sense of trust. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
5. Has a sense of play and humor. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
6. Exhibits a sense of shared responsibility. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
7. Teaches a sense of right and wrong. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
8. Has a strong sense of family where rituals and traditions abound. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
9. Has a balance of interaction among members. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
10. Has a shared religious core. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
11. Respects the privacy of one another. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
12. Values service to others. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
13. Fosters family table time and conversation. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
14. Shares leisure time. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always
15. Admits to and seeks help with problems. Almost never...1...2...3...4...5...6...7 Almost always

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