QCHI Anniversary Report

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Our Mission and Vision
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he Quad City Health Initiative (QCHI) is a community partnership
in active pursuit of a healthier community. Our definition of a
healthy community includes all aspects of our region’s physical,
mental, economic, social and environmental health including issues of
access, affordability and quality. The Initiative seeks to be a catalyst for
improving the health and overall quality of life within the Quad City
community. The Initiative raises awareness of health issues, encourages
or creates projects to address gaps in health services and fosters
community collaboration in all aspects of health.
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Rebecca J. Anderson, Quad City Health Initiative Assistant
The Quad City Health Initiative in 2004
• A community partnership of over 400 individuals
working to improve the health status and quality
of life in our community.
• A 35-member community board representing local
health departments, providers, insurers, social service
agencies, educators, businesses, media, law
enforcers, foundations and governments.
• An umbrella organization for the facilitation and
management of six community project teams
addressing issues of access to dental care, diet and
exercise patterns, heat related illness prevention,
access to children’s health insurance, tobacco use,
and teenage pregnancy.
• Author of the Quad City Community Health
Assessment, a comprehensive analysis of the health
status of Rock Island County, IL and Scott County, IA.
• A preceptor site for University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Nursing, QC Regional Program.
• An active member of DavenportOne, Bettendorf
Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Quad City Chamber
of Commerce, and Council on Community Services.
• A local partner of United Way of the Quad Cities Area
on issues related to dental care access, community
assessment and advocacy.
• Recognized regionally in both Iowa and Illinois for
healthy community work and a member of the national
Association for Community Health Improvement.
• Funded by major grants from Genesis Health System,
Trinity Regional Health System and Royal Neighbors
of America.
“To find the right trail is the problem.
And when found…from that
moment until life’s end…
there is constant growth.”
– Jens Jensen, landscape architect
Quad City Health Initiative
Five Years and Growing
Growing an organization from an idea is much like growing a garden
from seed. It starts with a dream and a plan, but in order for it to
develop and bloom it needs commitment and care. Our five-year
anniversary is a milestone. It is a time to celebrate and a time
to reflect, but it is also a time to plan and look to the future.
How It All Began
Before the Quad City Health Initiative seed was planted, Trinity
Regional Health System and Genesis Health System were both
concerned about building a healthy community as were many other
organizations in the Quad City area.
“In 1995 Trinity Regional Health System made a commitment to allocate
funds to improve the community’s health,” says Berlinda Tyler-Jamison,
President of Trinity Health Foundation and a member of the QCHI
Executive Committee. “The funds committed were in addition to the
charitable resources that Trinity was already allocating at that time. This
was a trustee initiated and driven initiative. Trinity’s board of trustees
believed very strongly that given our organization’s religious legacies
and role in the community, it was incumbent upon us to embrace and
demonstrate corporate social accountability. Such social accountability
easily led to our participation in and initiation, with Genesis, of the
Quad City Health Initiative.”
At the same time Genesis Health System was working with the Quad
City Coalition on Health trying to change the culture of the community
toward tobacco and its use. “We were also working with Dr. Cannon,
a retired dentist, who was providing dental care to children whose
families couldn’t afford it,” says Dr. James Lehman, Vice President
of Quality for Genesis Health System and a member of the QCHI
Executive Committee. “Part of my job description is to work with area
organizations and individuals on creating a healthier community.”
“The real catalyst that led to the idea of starting the Quad City Health
Initiative (QCHI) was a presentation that we heard in 1998 by health
futurist, Leland Kaiser,” says Dr. Richard Phillis, M.D. (Retired) and
current QCHI Board Chair.
“Kaiser talked about the ‘Healthy Community’ concept and what that
means in a broad sense. There are many determinants of a healthy
community from the economy and housing to the environment and
recreation. We need to understand that having a healthy
community for some people may mean that you can order pizza
at 1 A.M and feel safe opening your door. Neighborhood safety is
one aspect of health. He also made the point that we need to take
care of our own ship. We need to take ownership of our community
and the things that make it healthy.”
Dr. Phillis and several others who heard the presentation thought
that Kaiser’s points struck home and in October of 1998 they
brought Leland Kaiser to the Quad Cities to speak.
“We knew if something was going to be done we needed to involve
the entire community,” Dr. Phillis says. “Over 400 people heard his
presentation. After that meeting, 60 people signed up saying they
would like to be involved in an effort to improve the health of our
community.”
Collaboration and Cooperation is the Key to Success
A study committee was put together and they worked on defining
and developing the concept for an organization. In the summer of
1999, the Quad City Health Initiative grew out of those meetings
and was “self-empowered” to attack the issues that needed
to be addressed. The QCHI established an Executive Committee
and a community Board, including over 30 representatives of local
health departments, providers, insurers, social service agencies,
educators, businesses, media, law
enforcers, foundations and governments.
From the beginning this was a collaborative
effort. “Our common goal was to move
the community health needle up and this
was a place where we became partners,
where we could collaborate and cooperate,”
says Tyler-Jamison.
The first issue identified was the need to
inform low-income families about the
availability of health insurance for their
children. There were already two
programs in place providing the
insurance-- KidCare in Illinois and hawk-i
in Iowa. “The problem was awareness,”
says Dr. Phillis. “The first project we
created was Kids HealthNet. Our goal
was to inform parents about the programs
available and help them sign up. Our
efforts were very successful and we
estimate that we have now reached
almost all of those who are eligible
for the insurance and at least informed
them about the opportunity.”
Extreme summertime heat and the
problems it creates for people with health
issues was the catalyst for the creation
of the Heat Emergency Task Force, the
second QCHI project. Warnings were
issued when the heat index reached
95 degrees and cooling centers were
set up where people could get water and
relief during the heat of the day. The
group also worked with community
agencies to distribute fans and later
air conditioners to those in need.
In December of 2001, Trinity and Genesis Health Systems co-funded
an office and hired Nicole Carkner as the QCHI Project Coordinator.
In 2002, a part-time assistant, Becki Anderson, was added. It was
also in 2002 that QCHI took on its biggest project to date, hiring
Professional Research Consultants, Inc. to conduct a comprehensive
community health assessment.
“The community health assessment was a major step. It helped us
evaluate where we were in relation to the
rest of the United States on issues of health
status,” says Carkner. “We learned that our
rates for obesity and heart disease are
above the national norm. The community
health assessment also helped us to
quantify the magnitude of problems such as
dental care access for the underserved.”
“The best news though is that the
Initiative has only just begun.
We know that our community
faces many challenges well
beyond the focus of traditional
health care, but the Initiative is
firmly rooted in the belief that
we have all the resources we
need locally to make our
community vibrant. We have
an abundance of talented people
and caring organizations. The
first five years of QCHI has
stirred our community’s passion
and commitment to collaboration.
Our achievements are boundless
when we work together.”
Two new project teams were created in
response to the assessment: Wellness
Warriors and Smiles For All.
The rest, as they say, is history. In just a
year and a half, the Wellness Warriors
and Smiles For All teams have attracted
135 volunteer members, created
community plans for action and started
to implement exciting new efforts.
The Wellness Warriors have focused on
building awareness of healthy lifestyles
and supporting Quad City residents in
making healthy choices regarding diet
and exercise. Smiles For All, with the
assistance of the local dental care
community, has opened up new doors
for access to care to needy individuals.
“One of our primary goals is to foster
collaboration,” says Carkner, “and the
results of collaboration can be astonishing.
For example, Smiles For All’s partnership
with the United Way’s Success by 6 Oral
Health Task Force and Community Health
Care, Inc. led to our community’s receipt
Nicole A. Carkner, QCHI Project Coordinator of a $50,000 national grant to create an
oral health volunteer care network. This
was truly an unexpected triumph for the first year of a new project.”
Two other critical health issues were identified early on. Teenage
pregnancy was the focus of the Quad-Cities Coalition on Adolescent
Sexuality and Pregnancy (QCCASP), and Tobacco-Free QC emerged
from the Quad City Coalition on Health to address the health issues
created by smoking.
“The success of these projects helped us move to the next level,”
says Dr. Phillis, “which meant funding an office and hiring staff.”
“The best news though is that the Initiative has only just begun,“
says Carkner. “We know that our community faces many challenges
well beyond the focus of traditional health care, but the Initiative is
firmly rooted in the belief that we have all the resources we need
locally to make our community vibrant. We have an abundance of
talented people and caring organizations. The first five years of QCHI
has stirred our community’s passion and commitment to collaboration.
Our achievements are boundless when we work together.”
“In the middle of difficulty
lies opportunity.”
–Albert Einstein
What is Health?
Health Status is:
50% Lifestyle and behavior.
Quad City Community
Health Assessment
20% Environment.
In 2002 QCHI conducted a comprehensive community health assessment for Rock Island
and Scott Counties with the help of Professional Research Consultants, Inc.
20% Human biology.
The study included:
10% Medical care.
D A randomized telephone survey of 800 community members representative of the
Quad City population in terms of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, as well
as geographic locators.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Canadian
Health Ministry and Tyler Norris
What Makes a Healthy
Community?
Critical Determinants of
a Healthy Community:
Low crime rate.
Good place to bring up children.
Low level of child abuse.
Not afraid to walk late at night.
D Examination of existing data from the Illinois and Iowa Departments of Public Health
and the Rock Island and Scott County Departments of Health, among others.
D A series of five focus groups to gain the perspectives of community leaders, social service
providers, educators, physicians, allied health professionals and business leaders.
How We Rated
The QCHI 2002 Quad City Community Health Assessment identified several areas of
opportunity which were summarized in an article written by Jules Irish for the Business
News Quarterly, a publication of the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce.
According to the results of the Health Assessment, the Quad cities ranked “worse” than
other communities in the United States on 17 issues. Those concerns, in alphabetical
order, are:
Good schools.
Strong family life.
High environmental quality.
D Adolescent Pregnancy – The proportions of births to girls under 18 in Rock Island and
Scott counties have tracked higher than respective statewide proportions for most of the
past decade.
Good jobs & healthy economy.
Excellent race relations.
Low teenage pregnancy.
D Adult and Youth Tobacco Use – One out of four Quad City adults currently smoke
cigarettes, twice that of the Healthy People 2010 goal; one-third of the adolescents
have tried smoking, and one out of five currently smokes.
Low homelessness.
D Alcohol and Drug Abuse – Alcohol use among men and young adults is high.
Low infant mortality.
Adults rating 9 or 10 on a 10 point scale,
Survey results from The Healthcare
Forum, 1994
D Breathing Disorders – Indicators of respiratory disease are
relatively high in both counties; 13% of adults and 16% of
children have been diagnosed with
asthma; a significant share of adults
report breathing problems attributed
to the environment.
D Cost of Prescriptions – 13.6% of
adults in the Quad Cities report
they have gone without a needed
prescription in the past year because
they could not afford it.
D Dental Care Access for Low
Income Populations – Assessment
focus group participants uniformly
acknowledged that dental care access
for low-income populations is a severe
need in the Quad Cities.
D Exposure to Secondhand Smoke –
Nearly one-half of Quad City adults
are worried that secondhand smoke
is damaging their health.
D Nursing Recruitment and Retention – The ratios of nursing
professionals in Scott County are lower than statewide ratios.
“Over a number of years,
folks have leaned on state
and federal resources to solve
health concerns. With
diminishing state and
federal money, it is now
essential for the local
community to take care of
itself. By working together
we can do more with less.”
Richard L. “Bud” Phillis, M.D.
(Retired) and QCHI Board Chair
D High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol - More than one out
of four Quad City adults have been diagnosed with high blood
pressure and/or high cholesterol.
D Lung and Prostate Cancer – Lung and prostate cancers
are the leading causes of cancer deaths in the Quad Cities;
age-adjusted cancer death rates are above respective state
and national rates.
D Sexually Transmitted Diseases –
Chlamydia infection has been consistently
high in both counties over the past
years and gonorrhea rates are likewise
high, particularly in Scott County.
D Quality of Life Issues
The following quality of life issues were
identified as concerns:
Displacement and Homelessness.
Family Violence.
Public Education.
Violent Crime.
For more information about the results of the 2002 Quad City
Community Health Assessment visit the QCHI website at
www.qchealthinitiative.org.
“At the heart of community change is
how each of us rises to the occasion of
being a member of the community . . .
We must discover what our shared
values are and then act upon them to
build a healthier community.”
–- Tyler Norris, Consultant
D Obesity, Diet and Exercise - 64.1%
of surveyed Quad City adults are overweight. This compares to 58.9%
nationwide. Age-adjusted death rates
for heart disease in Rock Island and
Scott counties have tracked higher
than respective statewide and national
rates. Heart disease is the leading
cause of death in both counties and
stroke is the third leading cause of death.
Smiles For All
T
he Dental Care Team seeks to increase access to dental care prevention and treatment
services for the underserved. The project team was organized in December 2002 and has
created a collaborative plan for action. Team workgroups are tasked with implementing
plans to improve access for low-income individuals of all ages living in the Quad Cities.
Project Contacts
Karen Dowsett, Project Co-Chair
Jill McLaughlin, Project Co-Chair
“Our hope,” says Karen Dowsett, Smiles For All Co-Chair, “is that more individuals will
realize that access to dental care is a key issue for many families in the Quad Cities and that
new partners will join us in finding local solutions to this challenge.”
Project Participants
Project Goals and Objectives
Advanced Radiology Diagnostic Centers
Alternatives for the Older Adult
Center for Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI)
Child Health Specialty Clinics
Churches United of the Quad City Area
Community Child Care Resource and
Referral Center
Community Health Care, Inc.
Community Members
Davenport Community School District
Family Medical Center
Friendship Manor
Genesis Health Group
Genesis Health System
Girl Scouts of the Mississippi Valley, Inc.
Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N. Head Start
Iowa-Illinois Health Solutions
ISU Scott County Extension
Mercer County Health Department
Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency
Private Dental Practices
Project NOW Community Action Agency
Quad Cities Oral Health Partners
Rock Island County Health Department
Rock Island County Senior Center
Rock Island School District Head Start
School Health Link
Scott Community College
Scott County Health Department
Trinity Parish Nurse Program
Trinity Regional Health System
UIC/Division of Specialized Care
for Children
United Neighbors, Inc.
United Way of the Quad Cities Area
Wells Fargo Bank
1. Develop a collaborative partnership with the local dental community.
2. Increase access to dental care prevention services for the underserved.
3. Increase access to dental care treatment services for the underserved.
Project Accomplishments
Smiles For All Activities:
D Distributed approximately 1,300 dental care educational brochures to new parents
through Welcome Baby packets.
D Organized four oral health education sessions for seniors.
D Assembled 5,000 oral health prevention kits which were distributed through Churches
United’s food pantry network and senior citizen meal sites.
D Received a $10,000 grant from Trinity Health Foundation to continue the production
and distribution of oral health prevention kits in 2004.
D Provided oral health care to 122 children at Christina’s Smile Children’s Dental Clinic with
the help of 18 volunteer dentists and 17 community volunteers. Raised $5,175 for
Christina’s Smile sponsorship.
D Researched policy remedies for access to care issues, best practices, potential partners
and potential programs.
D Hosted eight graduate nursing students conducting research on oral health care needs
of the elderly.
D Team was featured in An Anthology of Exemplary Oral Health Programs in the State of Illinois.
Quad Cities Oral Health Partners Activities (with Success by 6 and Community
Health Care, Inc.):
D Secured a $50,000 grant from ADA/Volunteers in Health Care to design and pilot
a Volunteer Care Network.
D Supported work and planning for annual
Give Kids a Smile Day (coordinated by
Success by 6) in February 2004.
D Sponsored a physician and dentist
continuing education event in April 2004.
D Secured a $5,000 grant from ADA/Harris
Fund to create public service announcements
that educate children ages 8 - 18 on oral
health care.
Smiles For All Co-Chairs
Karen Dowsett and
Jill McLaughlin.
Project Contacts
Wellness
Warriors
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he Lifestyle team supports Quad City residents in making healthy choices regarding
diet and exercise. The team was organized in December of 2002 and has created
a collaborative plan for action. Team workgroups are tasked with implementing the
plan for the benefit of all the residents of the Quad Cities.
“When I became aware of the 2002 Community Health Assessment,” says Tom McGovern, Project
Co-Chair and Partner in Cleaveland Insurance Group, “it confirmed the need we have in our
community to get people moving and eating right. The only way to control health care costs is
to keep people out of the hospital by educating them on how to stay fit and be more healthy.”
Long Term Goals:
1. Decrease the percentage of adults with high blood pressure.
2. Decrease the percentage of adults with high cholesterol.
3. Decrease the percentage of adults and children who are overweight or obese.
Short Term Goals:
1. Increase the number of adults and children who engage in regular daily exercise.
2. Increase the number of adults and children who eat daily nutritious meals.
3. Increase the number of adults and children who receive regular screenings for health risk factors.
D Co-sponsored with the Mississippi Valley Dietetic Association a conference on Promoting
Healthy Eating Habits in Our Community in March of 2004 during National Nutrition
Month. Speakers included Julie Gieseman, a Hy-Vee corporate dietitian, Richard B. Elder,
senior director at the International Food Information Council in Washington, D.C., Sue
Clarahan, RD, a dietitian with Genesis VNA and Oncology Hematology and Tom Steidler,
MSPT from Genesis Health Systems. Quad City media covered the event.
D Launched a Speakers Bureau with two Wellness Speakers Days in April 2004 highlighting
local expertise on the topics of cardiovascular health, nutrition, weight management,
exercise and stress management.
D Partnered to promote a community walk for
Employee Health and Fitness Day with the Quad
City YMCAs and John Deere Health Care, Inc.
D Began a community-wide education campaign
focused on encouraging healthy living
including developing key messages, a
directory of healthy living, a healthy dining
guide and projects around EF/NEP
program expansion, church based wellness
and health screenings.
D Formed two Lighten Up Iowa
teams to compete in 2004.
Wellness Warriors
Co-Chairs Jerry Jones
and Tom McGovern.
Tom McGovern, Project Co-Chair
Jerry Jones, Project Co-Chair
100 Black Men of the Quad Cities
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Red Cross of the Quad Cities
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley
Carleton Life Support Systems
Child Health Specialty Clinics
City of Davenport
City of Moline
City of Rock Island
City of Rock Island Martin Luther King
Community Center
Cleaveland Insurance Group
Community Members
Deere & Company
Family Resources, Inc.
Generations Area Agency On Aging
Genesis Occupational Health
Genesis Plaza Outpatient Clinic
Genesis VNA
Gloweb Industries
Hearts of the Quad Cities
Hy-Vee Food Store
Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce
Integrity Integrated
Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N.
John Deere Health Care, Inc.
MetroLink
Midwest Dairy Council
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center
National MS Society, Greater IL Chapter
Palmer College of Chiropractic
QC Senior Olympics
Quad Cities Wellness & Rehab
River Action
Robert Young Center for Community
Mental Health
Rock Island County Regional Office of Education
SBC
School Health Link
Scott County Family Y
Trinity VNHA
Two Rivers YMCA
UIC College of Nursing, QC Regional Program
United Way InfoLINK
University of Illinois Extension,
Rock Island County
Wildwood Designs
Work Fitness Center
Y.O.U. Health & Wellness Consultant
Project Contacts
Richard L. Phillis, Project Chair
Rebecca J. Anderson, Project Assistant
Augustana College
Center for Active Seniors (CASI)
Davenport Electric Contract Company
Generations Area Agency on Aging
Genesis VNA
Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living
Intouch Adult Day Services
Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N.
KWQC TV 6
MidAmerican Energy
NewsChannel8 WQAD
Project NOW Community Action Agency
River Bend Transit
SEAP
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Trinity Senior Services
Trinity VNHA
T
he Heat Emergency Task Force was created to promote awareness of measures to
prevent heat-related illnesses. The Task Force also distributes cooling equipment
such as fans and air conditioners to those in need and provides support for paying
additional utility costs related to extreme weather conditions.
The target audience is homebound residents of the QCA and those individuals susceptible
to excessive heat including the elderly, the disabled and persons with chronic disease.
The Task Force began operating in 2001. It launched its Heat Awareness campaign in
2002 and distributed cooling equipment to those in need. Heat Emergency advisories
were issued by the Task Force via the media. The Task Force last met autumn 2002.
1. Raise awareness of the effects extreme weather has on health.
2. Meet 100% of the identified need for cooling equipment in the QCA through direct
assistance or referrals.
3. Assist 100% of those individuals identified in need with unmanageable utility expenses
due to extreme weather.
“What we were surprised about is that a lot of the high-rises don’t have air conditioners,” says
Lynda Vogt of Intouch Adult Day Services, “and those that did, couldn’t afford to run them.”
D Five air conditioners were purchased and installed for individuals in
need in 2001. Sixty air conditioners were purchased and distributed in 2002.
D Approximately 490 fans were distributed free of charge in 2001
and 300 in 2002.
D Seven cooling sites were established and available during heat
emergencies in 2001.
“Seeds of faith are always within
us; sometimes it takes a crisis
to nourish and encourage
their growth.” –Susan Taylor
Kids HealthNet
(affiliate project)
ids HealthNet was created to promote awareness and enrollment in the Illinois
(KidCare) and Iowa (hawk-i) state-funded health insurance programs for children.
The Kids HealthNet project workgroup was formed in 1999 and the awareness
campaign was first launched in March 2000 followed by a second campaign in 2002.
K
Project Contacts
The target audience is families who do not have or cannot afford health insurance at their
place of work but who do not meet the guidelines for Medicaid.
Marion Meginnis, Project Chair
1. Make 100% of the estimated eligible families aware of the coverage available under the
state funded health insurance programs for children.
2. Assist 100% of the parents who indicate interest in the programs with completing and
submitting applications to the insurance programs.
“One of our biggest challenges,” says Marion Meginnis, Project Chair and President and General
Manager of WQAD, “was how do we market this program? This is a fluid population, people
relocate and they move in and out of the program depending on their work and financial situation.”
D As of April of 2004, 60% of the targeted children have coverage and nearly 100% of the
eligible families in the QCA have been contacted.
D WQAD has produced television spots that have been shared with other media outlets in
the QCA. The local newspapers have also helped get the message out.
D Over 5,527 calls have been fielded since the start of the program.
D Iowa Governor Vilsack and former Vice-President Al Gore have praised the program for its
accomplishments.
Meginnis says the project has evolved and its success is based on an incredible collaboration
and sharing of knowledge across state lines. “We have developed an extensive network
reaching out to doctors, nurses and educators. One of our big breakthroughs was
connecting with the kindergarten roundups.” She gives special credit to Community
Health Care for championing the program and serving as a home for it.
“The challenge for the future,” Meginnis adds, “is getting and tracking renewals
since program participants must renew each year.”
“We did not weave the web of
life, we are merely a strand in
it. Whatever we do to the web,
we do to ourselves.”
- Chief Seattle
Kids HealthNet Toll Free Line
(1-800-656-1324)
Tammy Uskavitch, Project Coordinator
Paula Ramos, Outreach Worker
Peggy Patch, Outreach Worker
Augustana College
Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce
NewsChannel8 WQAD
Rock Island City Department
of Human Services
Success By 6
UIC/Division Of Specialized Care
for Children
Tobacco-Free Quad Cities
(affiliate project)
Project Contacts
James A. Lehman, Project Chair
JaNan Less, Project Coordinator
Jennifer Johnson, Project Coordinator
American Cancer Society
Bettendorf School District
Center for Alcohol and Drug Services, Inc.
Davenport Police Department
Davenport School District
Division of Tobacco Use Prevention
and Control
Edgerton Women’s Health Clinic
Genesis Cancer Center
Iowa State Extension
North Scott School District
Pleasant Valley School District
Quad City Medical Society Office
Rock Island Police Department
Scott County Sheriff Department
Spring Park Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgeons, P.C.
Work Fitness Center
T
he TFQC coalition addresses all aspects of tobacco including education, cessation
and product availability in the community. TFQC was created in 2000 and was
formerly known as the Quad City Coalition on Health.
The target audience is individuals residing in both Rock Island and Scott Counties. The
coalition is currently active in the community addressing various tobacco concerns.
“We are working to address every segment of the community,” says JaNan Less, Project
Coordinator and Community Health Consultant at Scott County Health Department. “Our
goal is to reduce the impact of tobacco in our community through a grassroots effort that
involves everyone.”
To change the culture of the community regarding tobacco use and exposure through:
1. Preventing people from starting to use tobacco.
2. Promoting the cessation of tobacco usage.
3. Limiting the exposure to secondhand smoke.
4. Decreasing the availability of tobacco products.
5. Influencing tobacco related legislation.
“Teens acting as youth advocates have recently contacted legislators,” Less says. “New
billboards with a tobacco message designed by students will be put up soon. We are also
working with businesses and the medical community to promote cessation in the
workplace. One of our next goals is to reach college students.”
D Implemented “Smoke-Free That’s Me” program in area schools reaching over 1,920
students across five school districts in 2003.
D Launched website www.tobaccofreeqc.org.
D Presented tobacco education to 806 students in after-school progams in 2003.
D Distributed 15,000 2002 Smoke Free Dining Guides in the community and released
2003 guides.
D Developed the “Time to Quit” cessation tool for physicians, dentists, chiropractors and
other health professionals in the community.
D Unveiled a new exhibition “Busy Bodies Healthy Choices” at the Family Museum of Arts
and Science, Bettendorf, Iowa.
“The Tobacco-Free Quad Cities
Coalition has a great message
that helps kids understand
the importance of making
good choices and having
healthy bodies.”
–Mrs. Schelin-White,
At Risk-North Scott Junior High
Quad-Cities Coalition
on Adolescent Sexuality
& Pregnancy
(affiliate project)
T
he QCCASP is a coalition of diverse community groups focused on reducing the
teenage pregnancy rate in the Quad Cities. The coalition formed under this name in
1999 but predecessor groups extend back to 1980.
The target audience is teenagers ages 12-17 and their parents.
Projects have included a media campaign, an informational website, parent education forums,
and information and referral telephone lines for teens. The coalition last met June 2003.
1. Reduce the teen pregnancy rate in the Quad Cities by 5% over 5 years.
2. Provide effective, timely assistance to pregnant teens.
3. Provide meaningful, sustained assistance to teen parents.
D In October of 2002 QCCASP organized an Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention Conference
for those concerned about the effects of
adolescent pregnancy.
D “Worth the Wait” media campaign (Dec. 2000Jan. 2002) reached 85% of the teenagers from
12-17 years of age an average of 5.6 times during
its first 10 months.
D 50,000 wallet cards, 250 posters, and 10,000
bookmarkers highlighting the Information and Referral
lines were created. These were distributed at local schools
and service agencies.
D Organized eight parent education sessions addressing
a wide array of issues related to teen sexuality and
equipping parents to discuss these issues with teens.
Project Contacts
Angela Keesy, Project Chair
Bethany For Children & Families
Child Abuse Council
City of Rock Island Martin Luther King
Community Center
CPC Pregnancy Resources
Life & Family Coalition
Lutheran Social Services of IA
Maternal Health Center
Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
QC Affirming Diversity
QC Teens for Life
Riverdale School District
Robert Young Center for Community
Mental Health
Rock Island County Council on Addictions
Rock Island County Court Services
Rock Island County Regional Office
of Education
School Health Link
St. Pius Teen Life
University of Illinois Extension,
Rock Island County
Team Members
Smiles For All
Dr. Richard R. Garza along with Smiles
For All Co-Chairs Karen Dowsett and Jill
McLaughlin helping to provide dental care
for school children at Frances Willard
Elementary School in Rock Island.
Kara Ade
Robert Anderson
Aimee Arvanitis
Jeffrey Bassman
Maureen Brotherton
Fred Burnham
Ann Campeau
Rassoul Dastmozd
Sarah Detweiler
Wendy DeWitt
Kris Downey
Karen Dowsett
Angie Edmondson
KD Flick
Karen Freda
Mo Hart
Norma Heilmann
Virginia Helble
Jim Horstmann
Mary Jo Huddleston
Valerie Inman
Kelly Jacobs
Janice Kisner
Jan Lawrence
James Lehman
Diane Lopez
Peg Macek
Monica McColley
Rhonda McElroy
Jill McLaughlin
Dawn Moeller
Sally O'Donnell
Martha Owens
Linda Patton
Analisa Pearson
Richard Phillis
Ron Quay
Sylvia Roba
Anita Robacker
Kathy Schadel
Lynne Schweppe
Becky Sipes
James Stewart
Vera Stokes
Mary Suhr
Amy Thoreson
Berlinda Tyler-Jamison
Tammy Uskavitch
Linda Woods
Christina’s Smile Children’s Dental Clinic
Volunteer Dentists 2003
Bryan Blew
Brian Bollaert
Fred Burnham
Regina Erickson
Joe Gillman
John Gnatovich
Charles Johnson
Casey Kenney
Margarida Laub
Charles LoGiudice
Mitch Myers
John Naert
Brian Richards
Kevin Solis
Muna Strasser
Thomas E. Sullivan
Steve VanSpeybroeck
John Williams
Wellness Warriors
Members of the Wellness Warriors (l -r)
Kathleen Sparbel, Jody Kealey, Tom McGovern,
and Rose Hoenig welcomed speaker Richard
Elder (center) at a nutrition conference for
health care professionals.
Chris Adamson
Paula Arends
Gary Bargstadt
Martha Bazik-Rittmueller
Vicki Bean
Karen Beshears
Sarah Betsworth
Carol Brenner
Tony Calabrese
Ann Campeau
Carol Choutka
Sue Clarahan
Becky Clark
Lisa DeBates
Lance DeBruine
Patrick Doherty
Laura Domino
Brian Fellows
John Flaherty
Theresa Foes
Gale Francione
Michael Freda
MaryAnne Gale
Rick Garrels
Jill Garvin
Debbie Geisler
Linda Gerber
Charlott Glowacki
Cheryl Goodwin
Missy Gowey
Jill Green
Judy Greiman
Linda Guebert
Missy Hanssen
Emma Hefford
Ellen Heisner
Andrea Helfrich
Bettina Hermiston
Amanda Hess
Sharon Hodson
Rose Hoenig
Ruth Johnson
Jerry Jones
Victoria Kauzlarich
Jody Kealey
Janice Kisner
Jennifer Koopmann
Leah Kurth
D'Ann Lagerblade
Troy Larson
Lori Leipold
Michelle Lora
Thomas McGovern
Donna Medina
Sharon Meister
Carla Morse
Thomas Myers, Jr.
Diane Nelson
Jo Nicholson
Carol Nickell
Shauna Norby
Sally O’Donnell
Dan Osterman
Lauryn Overstreet
Dennis Pauley
Molly Pelzer
Rose Pena
Ann Perdue
Richard Phillis
Cheryl Reidenouer
Michael Richards
Pam Rollison
Pam Rudsell
Daniel Saskowski
Kathy Schadel
Jerry Schroeder
Kathleen Sparbel
Vera Stokes
Betsy Tatro
Amy Thoreson
Janet Treftz-Allen
Anne Wachel
Deborah Waymack
Dianne Williams
Todd Williams
Ginny Wilson-Peters
Marci Zogg
Heat Emergency Task Force
Teresa Anderson
Deana Carstens
Kris Downey
Stacie Fidlar
James Graham
Denise Heinrichs
Virginia Helble
Jim Horstmann
Brinson Kinzer
Janice Kisner
Jan Lawrence
James Lehman
Diane Lopez
Donna Medina
Sandy Nichols
Wendy Olson
Mark Parrick
Richard Phillis
Jerry Schroeder
Steve Swisher
Tammy Uskavitch
Lynda Vogt
Anne Wachel
JEL Teens help educate young kids about
tobacco at the Youth Fest.
Kids HealthNet
David Baker
Larry Barker
Jennifer Best
Wendy DeWitt
Kathryn Griffith
Valerie Inman
Colleen Kannenberg
Marion Meginnis
Peggy Patch
Richard Phillis
Paula Ramos
Becky Sipes
Kai Swanson
Amy Thoreson
Scott Tunnicliff
Tammy Uskavitch
Tobacco-Free Quad Cities
Chris Adamson
Shalita Allen
Kathy Andresen
Wendy Ballou
Larry Barker
Sue Berg
Jennifer Best
Clifton Bethel
Jeannie Bragg
Libbet Brooke
Sharon Brooks
Jim Chadwick
Pat Christy
Pam Cinadr
Pat Doherty
Katie Embree
Theresa Foes
Roger Fuerstenberg
Renae Ganzer
Tedra Holland
Deb Ide
Jennifer Johnson
Dave Knack
James Lehman
JaNan Less
Lynn Longner
Sue Lydic
Judy McFarlin
Barb McFate
Amy Miller
Jo Nicholson
Shauna Norby
Sherri Pauli
Karen Payne
Chris Pekios
Richard Phillis
Ray Rangel
Janet Rector
Jan Roberts
Jennifer Rushton
Bryce Schmidt
Carol Schnyder
Paul Smith
Michael Sponsler
Aaron Swanson
Claudia Tarr
Amy Thoreson
Tammy Uskavitch
Cathy Whittlesey
Yvonne Wignant
Anne Williams
TFQC Coalition Members and special
guests participate in the ribbon cutting for
the Busy Bodies Healthy Choices exhibit at
the Bettendorf Family Museum.
Quad-Cities Coalition on Adolescent
Sexuality & Pregnancy
Diane Baker
Karen Beshears
Libbet Brooke
Al Edgeworth
Sondra Engstrom
John Flaherty
Jennifer Holldorf
Shelly Huiskamp
Michelle Hulsted
Angela Keesy
Lori Mariner
Jerri Marti
Ann McCarrell
Lynne Meeske
Tom Mizeur
Sally O’Donnell
CJ Payne
Richard Phillis
Cheryl Reidenouer
Ida Robinson
Paul Showalter
Amanda Stablein
Kristia Tinsley
Judy Trimble
Joe Vermeire
Renee Vonbehren
Anne Wachel
Colleen Willman
Pam Ziegler
Team members listed are active as of May 2004. We apologize if any
names have been omitted.
Fred Burnham, Carolyn Bileddo, Karen
Dowsett and Jim Bishop at the launch of
the Quad Cities Oral Health Partners.
Our Goals
• Raise Awareness – To increase the knowledge of consumers and providers
about matters relevant to the health of the community.
• Develop Projects – To encourage the growth or development of new projects
in the Quad Cities that address unmet needs or gaps in health service.
• Foster Collaboration – To bring consumers and/or providers together
for the express purpose of coordinating services and maximizing resources to improve
the health of the community.
• Develop Plans and Reports – To support the collection, tracking and
reporting of data relevant to the health status of the community.
• Encourage Advocacy – To educate the community on grants, regulations,
ordinances, policies, and legislation that will improve the health of the community.
• Access Funding – To heighten awareness and share information about private
and public resources that are available to improve the health of the community.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Quad City Health Initiative
Central Park Medical Pavilion, Suite 490
1227 East Rusholme Street
Davenport, IA 52803
Phone: 563-421-2815
or 563-421-2826
Fax: 563-421-1275
www.qchealthinitiative.org
Board Members
Dr. Robert Anderson
Ms. Paula Arends
Mr. Lawrence Barker*
Dr. Fred Burnham
Ms. Karen Dowsett*
Ms. Rondi Doyle
Mr. John Flaherty
Mr. Steve Flatt
Mr. Carl Freeman
Ms. Cheryl Goodwin
Ms. Melinda “Missy” Gowey
Mr. Jerry Jones
Mr. John Kiley
Mr. William Leaver*
Dr. James Lehman*
Judge John McClean
Mr. Thomas McGovern*
Ms. Jill McLaughlin*
*Executive Committee Member
Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce
Private Dental Practice
Community Member
Royal Neighbors of America
Rock Island County Regional Office of Education
The Dispatch/The Rock Island Argus
Community Member, Genesis Health System
Representative
Family Resources, Inc.
Genesis Health Services Foundation
City of Rock Island Martin Luther King Community Center
Circuit Court of Rock Island
Cleaveland Insurance Group
Community Member, Trinity Regional Health System
Representative
Ms. Marion Meginnis
Ms. Sharon Meister
Mr. Dennis Pauley*
Dr. Christine Petty
Dr. Richard “Bud” Phillis*
Ms. Sandra Potter-Marquardt
Rev. Ronald Quay
Ms. Anita Robacker
Dr. Edward Rogalski
Mr. James Russell*
Mr. James Stewart*
Mr. Kai Swanson
Ms. Wendy Trute*
Ms. Berlinda Tyler-Jamison*
Ms. Cathy Whittlesey
Ms. Ginny Wilson-Peters
Ms. Linda Woods
NewsChannel8 WQAD
Generations Area Agency on Aging
SBC
Community Member, QCHI Chair
Scott County Decategorization Program
Wells Fargo Bank
St. Ambrose University, Genesis Health System
Representative
Russell Construction Company
Augustana College
Quad City Medical Society Office
Integrity Integrated, Bettendorf Chamber of
Commerce Representative

QCHI Anniversary Report

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