WELL Project Teams are organized according to area of interest. Each team will maintain a prioritized list of goals and projects from the annually updated Strategic Plan according to their respective subject areas. Some projects may pertain to several areas and will therefore be shared between them unless both teams chose to assign it to just one of them. They will actively initiate projects with the aid of the Support Teams based on those priorities. For these incubated projects they will seek to form a ‘Go Ahead’ team and prepare them for autonomy. They will also seek currently autonomous projects (within their respective interest areas) that are in line with the WELL Vision Statement and Strategic Plan to offer assistance in those ways that may be useful. From their number they elect their own team liaison. The Coordinating Committee has the power to remove a team liaison under extreme circumstances or assign one to form the group. If a team fails to elect a Liaison in a timely manner the Coordinating Committee may appoint one. The following is a starting list of these Project Teams: Water – This team will focus on issues of water supply, water quality, liquid waste treatment, water shed, and any other issue that directly impacts any of these items within WELL’s region of interest. Food – This team will focus on food processing, food supply, food quality, food caching, farming, food distribution and markets and any other issue that directly impacts any of these issues within WELL’s region of interest. Transportation – This team will focus on individual transportation, mass transit, freight transport, roads, rails, bike paths, walking trails, fuel distribution for vehicles, and any other issue that impacts moving people and goods to, from, through, or within WELL’s region of interest. Energy – This team will focus on our sources of energy, our use of energy, waste produced from energy, and any issue that affects the energy we utilize or have available to us in WELL’s region of interest. Shelter – This team will focus on housing, public buildings, commercial buildings, building methods, building materials, zoning laws and changes, and any other issue that may impact these things in WELL’s region of interest. Health – This team will focus on the networking of community, public, social, psychological and environmental health, natural healing and health education; sustainable business models for health care practitioners and health care facilities; production of natural medicines, durable medical equipment, medical supplies and pharmacy items; remediation of environmental toxicity, promotion of a healthy built environment and any other issue that impacts the health of people and animals in WELL’s region of interest. Business – This team will focus on the sustainable mix of businesses in our area, business financing, small business incubation, finding productive uses of waste streams from business (preferably as raw material for another businesses), employment, vocational training, local market structures, local currency, bartering systems, and any other issue that impacts the commerce of WELL’s region of interest. Culture / Education – This team will focus on education, arts, intercultural communication, and any other issue that impacts how we interact with each other on a personal and social level in WELL’s region of interest. Security – This team will focus on those issues which threaten and strengthen the social fabric of the community. See the drop-down menu under "Project Teams" for more details.