LIVE HEALTHY OBERLIN PARTNERS – MEETING MINUTES
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LIVE HEALTHY OBERLIN PARTNERS – MEETING MINUTES
January 29, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY OBERLIN PARTNERS – MEETING MINUTES ] Connecting people and resources for the improvement of the greater Oberlin community - By promoting opportunities for increased physical activity, improved nutrition and reduced tobacco use and exposure… Creating a Community Where the Healthier Choice is the Easier Choice! Introductions – 14 in attendance Healthy meeting resources: American Cancer Society- Meeting Well http://www.acsworkplacesolutions.com/wpspdfs/meetingwell_guidebook_f251300.pdf Healthy office snacks: making a change http://www.purdue.edu/hr/LeadingEdition/LEdi_0210_officeSnacks.html Creating Healthy Communities Projects for 2015 Continue work with Pit Stop Mini-Mart to increase healthy options: fruit and veggie mural, refrigerated display cases, link to local supplier and application for acceptance of SNAP/EBT Continue work with Oberlin College regarding implementation of Tobacco-free campus policy http://new.oberlin.edu/office/oswell/tobacco-free-at-oberlin/ Promote the Parenting at Mealtime and Playtime Learning Collaborative with local physicians – Uses the Ounce of Prevention resources to assist pediatric practices in providing anticipatory guidance to and assessing obesity-related health risk in infants and young children to instill a foundation of healthy lifestyle behaviors at an early age. Conduct a Health Risk Assessment to determine health impact of proposed project related to physical activity – need to identify a project Community Health Assessment – CHANGE tool : Cindy provided an overview – assessment can be used by multiple agencies to determine future direction Reviewed Framework – Sectors/ Modules/Methods Determine Sectors to be assessed (3 in each sector ) recommendations include: o Community Institution or Organization (CIO) - OCS, Salvation Army, Interfaith Hospitality Network (21 churches) , Kendal, Library, Parks o Schools: Oberlin District &/or Building, JVS, OECC, Murray Ridge o Worksites: OECC, Oberlin College, IGA (Leo), NACS, LNB, FAA, Restaurants (Black River, Agave, Tree Huggers, Sterks Catering), Post Office , City of Oberlin Community-At-Large Sector – o Provided definitions used by the tool for Policy and Environmental changes o Reviewed the Policy and Environment rating scale o Went through questions for Physical Activity and Nutrition o Need to verify and document (Ask participants to capture pictures) 1 January 29, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY OBERLIN PARTNERS – MEETING MINUTES ] Cindy Shared information re National Quality Forum- Improving Population Health Next meeting - Tuesday, February 17, 2015- 8:30 – 10:00 am o Modules to complete: Tobacco, Chronic Disease Management and Leadership (See attached questions) http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/programs/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/change.htm Other: Community Screening – ( Mercy, Oberlin Wellness Network (OWN), Oberlin Kids ) – - April 22, 2015 (Share CHANGE tool results) o Oberlin Wellness Network, Oberlin Business Partnership www.facebook.com/oberlinwellnessnetwork o Oberlin Kids – Health and Wellness Sub-committee Lorain County Fitness Walks Every Monday Night - 5:30 pm at Splash Zone in Oberlin Every Thursday Night -5:30 pm at Mercy Recreation Center in Amherst 2 Meeting Minutes [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN 2015 KICK-OFF] February 18, 2015 Purpose: Live Health Lorain will connect people and resources for the improvement of the Lorain community by assessing and promoting opportunities for increased physical activity, improved nutrition and reduced tobacco use and exposure…Creating a Community Where the Healthier Choice is the Easier Choice! Introductions. 25 people were in attendance from 22 separate agencies/groups. Representatives from schools, community agencies, healthcare entities, and the city of Lorain were present. Creating Healthy Communities Projects. Projects completed in 2014 and initial projects for planning in 2015 were explained. See below. 2014: Pre-school physical activity and nutrition policies-- Hopkins-Locke, LC Headstart Salad Bars & Safe Routes To School-- Clearview School District Community Garden—We Care We Share Food Pantry Quarterly Lorain County Wellness Network Meetings—A county-wide community networking system providing a forum for sharing local wellness information, successes, and resources County-Wide Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) initiatives 2015: Lorain Tobacco-Free Park Initiative—Lakeview Park Share the Road Promotion—Lakeview Park-- Bicycle racks, Bicycle safety and promotion Choice Food Pantry and Garden—We Care We Share Food Pantry-- Gardening Workshop, healthy food cooking demo and taste testing, transition to CHOICE pantry CHANGE tool health assessment and action plan—Lorain City--A CDC health assessment to gather data/understand the assets and needs in Lorain across multiple pockets of the community (worksites, schools, community organizations, health care, etc.)....Some funding is available for projects that will benefit the city and its community members....we just need to know where to best put our efforts and resources Activity 1: What is your vision for a healthy community? The group brainstormed and listed their vision for what a healthy community looks like…. Bike trails, roller skating, physical activity in parks, green space Up-kept buildings, less boarded/abandoned places Vacant space is used for physical activity, shared-use agreements in place Pop up markets, access to food, healthy people Programs like Produce Perks, SNAP benefits Cooking education, what to do with produce, how to shop on a budget Grow your own food, community gardens that are up-kept with education components Positive mental health, a safe community including safe drivers and children with seatbelts Wellness education available Meeting Minutes [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN 2015 KICK-OFF] February 18, 2015 Transportation is available and affordable Incentives in place for exercise, healthy eating, positive mental health practices Community social element and events, happy interaction among people Community Health Assessment – CHANGE tool. The CHANGE tool is a series of questions to evaluate a community on the environment and existing policies in place. The initial time commitment that we are asking is just 2, 1-hour meetings to complete these questions. Monday, March 9th 8:30am-9:30am questions on Leadership, Physical Activity and Tobacco if there is time Wednesday, March 25th 8:30am-9:30am questions on Nutrition, Chronic Disease, and complete tobacco if needed Where: Lorain County Health & Dentistry 1205 Broadway Ave Lorain, OH 44052 The results will help guide future projects to improve the health of the community. This assessment can be done annually, but our goal is 1 time every 5 years. Live Healthy Lorain = “Community at Large” We will be answering questions about: 1. The community at large (1 city--Lorain) 2. Schools (three Lorain schools) 3. Worksites (three Lorain worksites) 4. Community Institutions/Orgs. (three community organizations) We will not be separately evaluating the Health Care sector. Health care groups will be represented in the community advisory group (Live Healthy Lorain). As mentioned above, our group will meet 2 more times to answer the “Community at Large” questions, see attached questions. Please review the google doc with these questions and add any notes below the questions at your convenience--the goal is to get thoughts flowing. For a more detailed recap on what the CHANGE tool includes please visit-http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/programs/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/change.htm Activity 2: CAL questions, Who else needs to be here? We brainstormed other groups that will be important to include in our Live Healthy Lorain group so that we can answer the “Community at Large questions” Results: Mental Health- Guidestone, Local Businesses (no specific suggestions at this time) More Faith based/church groups, Buying Rich and Healthy group members ( this is an El Centro grant project) Please email Kat directly ([email protected]) with other suggestions or if you have interest in volunteering to be a site to answer this portion of the assessment Additional CHANGE sectors Activity 3: Brainstorm Worksite, Community Institution/Organization (CIO), and School Sector. Meeting Minutes [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN 2015 KICK-OFF] February 18, 2015 We will need to complete separate questions for 3 worksites, 3 schools, 3 community orgs. And hope to work with these 9 sites in the future for specific projects funded through the Creating Healthy Communities Program. Suggestions were given Comm. Orgs: Boys and Girls Club, Lorain County Office on Aging , We Care We Share Schools: Academy of Arts and Sciences may be interested, Preschools, Rising Titans LCS pre school, (Horizon education centers, Longfellow or Durling?), Lorain City School District, Clearview?...etc. Worksites: Corner Stores/Food Kiosks, Lorain Public Library -others needed! Next Meeting(s) When? Monday, March 9th and Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Time? 8:30 am - 9:30 am Where? Lorain County Health & Dentistry 1205 Broadway Ave. Lorain, OH 44052 Healthy Meeting resources were provided: Healthy Meeting Resources: American Cancer Society--Meeting Well http://www.acsworkplacesolutions.com/wpspdfs/meetingwell_guidebook_f251300.pdf Healthy Office Snacks: Making a Change http://www.purdue.edu/hr/LeadingEdition/LEdi_0210_officeSnacks.html February 17, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY OBERLIN PARTNERS – MEETING MINUTES] Connecting people and resources for the improvement of the greater Oberlin community - By promoting opportunities for increased physical activity, improved nutrition and reduced tobacco use and exposure… Creating a Community Where the Healthier Choice is the Easier Choice! Introductions – 9 in attendance Creating Healthy Communities Projects for 2015 Pit Stop Mini-Mart, to increase healthy options: fruit and veggie mural, refrigerated display cases, link to local supplier and application for acceptance of SNAP/EBT Continue work with Oberlin College regarding implementation of Tobacco-free campus policy http://new.oberlin.edu/office/oswell/tobacco-free-at-oberlin/ Promote the Parenting at Mealtime and Playtime Learning Collaborative with local physicians – Uses the Ounce of Prevention resources to assist pediatric practices in providing anticipatory guidance to and assessing obesity-related health risk in infants and young children to instill a foundation of healthy lifestyle behaviors at an early age. Conduct a Health Risk Assessment to determine health impact of proposed project related to physical activity – need to identify a project Community Health Assessment –Review the CHANGE tool, a CDC community health assessment that will help guide future projects. Sectors- Community At Large, Community Institutions/ Organizations, Schools and Worksites Modules- The categories of questions we will answer. These are Physical Activity, Leadership, Tobacco, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease. Methods- Info will be collected in many ways: focus groups, interview, photos, observation, surveys (web-based/telephone/face-to-face), walkability audit. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/programs/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/change.htm Community-At-Large Sector – Part 2 o Provided definitions used by the tool for Policy and Environmental changes o Reviewed the Policy and Environment rating scale o Went through questions for Leadership, Chronic Disease and Tobacco modules. o Need to verify and document (Ask participants to capture pictures) Healthy Meetings Toolkit: http://cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/Healthy-Meeting-Toolkit.pdf This toolkit is intended for anyone that holds meetings and conferences who would like resources for promoting health through environmental, policy, and systems changes to promote health. 1 February 17, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY OBERLIN PARTNERS – MEETING MINUTES] Other: Community Screening – ( Mercy, Oberlin Wellness Network (OWN), Oberlin Kids ) – - April 22, 2015 (Share CHANGE tool results) o Oberlin Wellness Network, Oberlin Business Partnership www.facebook.com/oberlinwellnessnetwork o Oberlin Kids – Health and Wellness Sub-committee Lorain County Fitness Walks Every Monday Night - 5:30 pm at Splash Zone in Oberlin Every Thursday Night -5:30 pm at Mercy Recreation Center in Amherst 2 March 3, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY SOUTHERN LORAIN COUNTY]-minutes Live Healthy Southern Lorain County Partners Connecting people and resources for the improvement of Southern Lorain County - By promoting opportunities for increased physical activity, improved nutrition and reduced tobacco use and exposure… Creating a Community Where the Healthier Choice is the Easier Choice! Introductions – (2/25 – 13 present) ( 3/10 – 14 present ) Healthy meeting resources: American Cancer Society- Meeting Well http://www.acsworkplacesolutions.com/wpspdfs/meetingwell_guidebook_f251300.pdf Healthy office snacks: making a change http://www.purdue.edu/hr/LeadingEdition/LEdi_0210_officeSnacks.html Creating Healthy Communities Projects for 2014 Pit stop Mini-Mart – increase healthy options – adding fruits and vegetables Wellington Schools – Smarter lunchroom – Salad bar promotion at McCormick MS Wellington Schools – Safe Routes to Schools – funding for education and encouragement – walk to school days and walking/biking safety Wellington Farmers Market – Produce Perks Creating Healthy Communities Projects for 2015 Continue work with Pit Stop Mini-Mart to increase healthy options: fruit and veggie mural, refrigerated display cases, link to local supplier and application for acceptance of SNAP/EBT Wellington Schools – Farm to School /Smarter Lunch Rooms/ Salad Bars Wellington Schools- 100% Tobacco Free Campus Policy Huntington Park Community Park Enhancements Community Health Assessment – CHANGE tool : Reviewed Framework – Sectors/ Modules/Methods Determine Sectors to be assessed (3 in each sector ) recommendations include: o Community Institution or Organization (CIO) Salvation Army, United Methodist Church, Well Help, Library, SLC Office on Aging o Schools: Wellington district o Worksites: Wellington LCCC Community-At-Large Sector – o Provided definitions used by the tool for Policy and Environmental changes o Reviewed the Policy and Environment rating scale o Need to verify and document (Ask participants to capture pictures) March 3, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY SOUTHERN LORAIN COUNTY]-minutes Feb 25th - Physical Activity/Leadership March 10th – Nutrition, Chronic Disease & Tobacco Completed questions and processed results Other: Lorain County Fitness Walks - Every Monday Night - 5:30 pm at Splash Zone in Oberlin Southern Lorain County Collaborative Janet, Thank you for hosting! March 9, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN MEETING MINUTES] Live Healthy Lorain will connect people and resources for the improvement of the Lorain community by assessing and promoting opportunities for increased physical activity, improved nutrition and reduced tobacco use and exposure…Creating a Community Where the Healthier Choice is the Easier Choice! SUMMARY During this Live Healthy Lorain (LHL) meeting we briefly reviewed the CHANGE tool community health assessment (definitions and examples below). We discussed the school, worksite, and community org. sites in Lorain that may be good to initially work with, beginning with this assets-needs assessment. These groups will partner with LHL to establish a baseline for health improvement projects that we anticipate will help the Lorain community to thrive over time. Time commitment was discussed, (see notes below). Lastly, we began and completed the Physical Activity and Leadership sections of questions for the CHANGE tool assessment. When answering these questions, participants were encouraged to think about Lorain City as a whole, rather than their individual agencies or groups. The results of the CHANGE tool will allow our group to prioritize what environmental, policy, and systems changes we can make to make the healthy choice the easy choice in Lorain. The next meeting is Wednesday, March 25. We will have a focus group discussion around Tobacco, Chronic Disease, and Nutrition in Lorain at this meeting and talk about the next steps for the group. *See below for details from 3/9/15.* Introductions-- Representatives from 13 agencies/groups in attendance. CHANGE tool-- Community Health Assessment: o Review of Framework/Definitions – Sectors- 4 categories 1. Community At Large = Live Healthy Lorain 2. Community Institutions/ Organizations = ex) Child Development Center, Church, Food Pantry 3. Schools = ex) Primary and secondary learning institutions, school districts 4. Worksites = Anywhere people work Modules-The categories of questions we will answer. These are Physical Activity, Leadership, Tobacco, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease. March 9, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN MEETING MINUTES] Methods- Info will be collected in many ways: focus groups, interview, photos, observation, surveys (web-based/telephone/faceto-face), walkability audit. o Policy and Environment --definitions/rating scale (handouts) Explained how this focus group info gathered in Live Healthy Lorain meeting will be weighted in the CHANGE Tool (see handout with green highlighted scores) Scored on a 1-5 scale…..1 being lowest, 5 being highest degree of implementation and evaluation Each question receives a 1-5 score for Environment and 1-5 score for Policy. We did not score on 3/9. We are focusing on getting the information before any final scoring. Examples and definitions of Policy and Environment were given in a handout in order to help the discussion For a more detailed recap on what the CHANGE tool includes please visit-http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/programs/healthycommunitiesprogram/tools/change.htm Proposed CHANGE tool sector sites 1. Community Institution/Org: o We Care We Share o Lorain County Boys and Girls Club of Lorain o Others Proposed for 3rd spot: El Centro, Neighborhood Alliance, Lorain Downtown Ministry Group 2. Schools: o Proposed schools: Garfield Elementary, Clearview Schools, Lorain City Schools, Horizon Education Center 3. Worksites: o Proposed: Mercy, Lorain City Government, Lorain Fire Department, Headstart Lorain, Nord Center, LMHA Time Commitment Individual site commitments are an initial 1-hour to 1.5-hour interview to complete the Change Tool questions for your sector (school, community org. or worksite) Commitment beyond data collection/interview for CHANGE tool questions on a case-by-case basis. We will work together to decide on the need, what projects fit for you, and what may overlap with current initiatives. All LHL members are encouraged to take photos when out and about in the community to give a visual representation of some of what we have discussed and add to our pool of data for scoring. March 9, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN MEETING MINUTES] CHANGE TOOL PROGRESS o 3/9 Physical Activity/Leadership/Tobacco CHANGE tool questions were completed in focus groups for Physical Activity and Leadership. Tobacco was not addressed due to time limit, will begin at our 3/25 coalition meeting o 3/25 Nutrition/Chronic Disease/Tobacco Next Meeting – Wednesday, March 25th, 2015 – 8:30 am – 9:30 am Lorain County Health & Dentistry 1205 Broadway Ave Lorain, OH 44052 o Please park toward the back spaces in the lot so that Lorain County Healthy & Dentistry patients have access to parking in the first two rows. Thank You! Other: o Healthy Snacks were provided and resources for how to lead healthy meetings can be found below: American Cancer Society--Meeting Well http://www.acsworkplacesolutions.com/wpspdfs/meetingwell_guidebook_f251300.pdf Healthy Office Snacks: Making a Change http://www.purdue.edu/hr/LeadingEdition/LEdi_0210_officeSnacks.html o Lorain County Fitness Walks - Free Every Monday Night - 5:30 pm at Splash Zone in Oberlin o Thank you for hosting, Lorain County Health & Dentistry! March 25, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN] Purpose. Live Healthy Lorain will connect people and resources for the improvement of the Lorain community by assessing and promoting opportunities for increased physical activity, improved nutrition and reduced tobacco use and exposure…Creating a Community Where the Healthier Choice is the Easier Choice! Creating Healthy Communities Projects: Lorain Tobacco-free park initiative, Share the Road promotion, Bicycle Racks, Bike Safety, Choice Food Pantry, Community Garden, Gardening Workshop, School Physical Activity and Nutrition policies, Safe Routes to School, Smarter Lunchrooms, Salad Bar implementation and more! Introductions: Get to know the agencies that make up the Live Healthy Lorain coalition. 18 people in attendance, 16 different agencies/groups. Review the CHANGE tool, a CDC community health assessment that will help guide future projects. Sectors- Community At Large, Community Institutions/ Organizations, Schools and Worksites Modules- The categories of questions we will answer. These are Physical Activity, Leadership, Tobacco, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease. Methods- Info will be collected in many ways: focus groups, interview, photos, observation, surveys (web-based/telephone/face-to-face), walkability audit. Working Groups: Chronic Disease, Nutrition, and Tobacco The group split into 2 focus groups to complete chronic disease questions and the nutrition questions 1st. After 40 min, we pulled together and completed the tobacco focus group questions. Activity! Stop, Reflect, Write, Report Index cards were handed out. Everyone was asked to write down what they felt the priorities were that arose out of the CHANGE tool/ discussion. The group was asked to write down 1 focus area/ project wish for improving nutrition, 1 to increase opportunity and amount of physical activity, and 1 idea or project wish for decreasing the use/exposure to tobacco in Lorain. Cards were collected at dismissal. ACTIVITY RESULTS: Tobacco Smokeless Tobacco policy amendment at the municipal level Nutrition Combine all agencies into sponsoring 1 giant farmers market and screening event Physical Activity I believe the first step is to educate the community on the benefits to physical activity Miscellaneous Chronic Disease management: create a city wide mapping ongoing screening/prevention programs. Provide this info for residents and organizations. March 25, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN] Smoke-free campus initiative Access to healthier foods and showing that healthy foods can be purchased at same/close cost to unhealthy/fast food Reducing the Urban League urban availability and access agriculture project on to tobacco to take first Broadway step toward reduction Policies to support community gardens with incentives (e.g. access to land bank lands and education for small growers) Resources/Symptoms APP for county-health Create a bicycle pool: residents can easily sign out a bike for short term rental Eliminate all tobacco advertising Increase access to fresh food and farmers markets Tobacco free outdoor public spaces Put in to place new strategies to recruit small supermarkets (Marc’s?) into metro areas Collect locally grown foods to local rests and food venues Enhance access to public transportation to connect people with physical activity opportunities We need bike lanes and bike racks Connect hospitals educational opportunities to the community and provide lectures in a non-hospital setting Increase availability and access to transportation More signage protecting children from tobacco exposure and positive language signage Enforce the ban of selling single cigarettes Promote and hand out tobacco cessation offerings Painted lines or designated areas for tobacco use Policies for notobacco product indoors Family fitness programs possibly at Black River Landing #1 area of need: transportation If providing transportation is not an option, provide mobile stores or kiosks to provide produce options Breakdown barrier of Maintain a network of biking Educate on inability to access routes preventative care healthy foods by Ex) info on FB or improving online about transportation prevention in newspaper. Free prevention screenings? SNAP and other healthy Systems/policies/environmental Diabetes prevention food incentive change for workplace exercise programs and movement (ex: 15 minute office walks, workouts, etc.) Promote farmers Mile markers for walkers and markets throughout those exercising in the city parks/outdoor spaces Need a Lorain County More visibility to publications food aggregator/food like “arrowhead” so that the hub to assist local March 25, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN] growers to coordinate public knows where they may sustainable access to go for free physical activity local markets Tobacco education for Promote bringing teens produce TO the community memberslike a book mobile-“Traveling Farm Market” Remove advertising Increase the amt. of for tobacco products- stores that accept WIC more Billboards etc., and/or food stamps for Quitlines, etc. produce Enforce ban of Promote healthy food tobacco promotions and beverage options Limiting kids exposure; Provide recipe cards for things we can do to healthy food stop kids from starting to smoke Improve public transportation to improve access to nutrition Urban Farm to employ community members and also to provide fresh produce to the community Food demonstrations and taste testings with produce available Implement community gardens/container gardening in classrooms, educate on canning and preserving Next Meeting – JUNE 3RD…Location, Time TBA Healthy Meetings Toolkit: http://cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/Healthy-Meeting-Toolkit.pdf This toolkit is intended for anyone that holds meetings and conferences who would like resources for promoting health through environmental, policy, and systems changes to promote health. March 25, 2015 [LIVE HEALTHY LORAIN] Other: o Lorain County Fitness Walks - Every Monday Night - 5:30 pm at Splash Zone in Oberlin o Let’s Get Gardening--April 16, 2015 at We Care We Share o Thank you for hosting, Lorain County Health & Dentistry!
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