Is Lawrence healthy? What concerns do you have about the public health of your community?

Candidates for City Commission will be attending a public forum about health in Lawrence on March 30, and we want to know what Lawrence voters think about health initiatives.

All the candidates running for commission in the April 7 election have agreed to attend the forum, which is sponsored by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, LiveWell Lawrence and the Lawrence Journal-World’s WellCommons.

This is your chance to address public health issues that are part of the Health Department’s Community Health Plan. The plan focuses on five priorities:

• Access to healthy food
• Access to health services
• Mental Health
• Physical Activity
• Poverty and lack of jobs

Voters have a chance to voice their opinions and offer questions so panelists can bring them to the candidates and give voters a clear picture of candidates’ plans for health policy and initiatives in the community. Send your questions to mtevis@ljworld.com or tweet them to @WellCommons. Send questions by mail to WellCommons Candidate Forum, 645 New Hampshire St., Lawrence, 66044.