Kare ren T T. . Ga Gately, , RTH Executive Director Leaders in - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Kare ren T T. . Ga Gately, , RTH Executive Director Leaders in Health November 16, 2017

Summary Grew out of efforts in the late 1960’s by residents of Mission Hill and students at Harvard University to preserve the unique character of the neighborhood by moderating the expansion of local institutions into their community .  1110 Uni nits of of mixed inc ncome hou housing Loc ocate ted in n the the Mission Hill Neighborhood/LMA  Racially, y, ethni hnically, y, and cultura turally y diver erse  Avera rage e hous usehol ehold incom ome approximatel tely y $20,000  Thriv ivin ing, self-gov overni erning communi nity ty of 2,196 people  Noted oted for or its ts stron trong com ommunity part rticipation and nd hi high qua uality of of life Age House useho hold d Langua uage 27% Chi hildr dren a n and Y Youth ( h (0-20y 20yrs) Englis ish Cant ntone nese 38% Adults 21 38% 21-54 54 yrs. Spani nish sh Russi ssian an 35% 35% S Seniors 55+ 55+yrs Othe her ( (Somali, Swahi hili, A Arabi bic, H Haitian n Creole, Mandar ndarin) n)

THE N HE NEED EED:  Few places for kids to play, especially in bad weather  Indoor active recreation program space and staff to focus on getting and staying “Healthy was severely limited  Issues impacting residents: Poverty, Fragile Families, Isolation, Racism, Unemployment, Literacy, Chronic Disease, Drugs, Disability, Crime, Mental health issues-depression, fear, anxiety, stress, Health Barriers

Projec ect: FIT FO FI FOR LIFE FE is is a 3 year r call ll to actio ion de desig igned to bu build ild a fra ramework to expa pand a d and s d sustain a a cult lture o of Healt lth & & Welln llness f for r RTH re resid idents Tim imelin line RTH Resid ident P Part artic icipat ation Goal al Year 1 25% Year 2 40% Year 3 50% RTH Community Center

Welcome Center

Access for r people le wit ith dis isab abil ilit ities Wel ellness Cen Center

Youth and Teen Teen Dev evelopment Cen Center Han angin ing out an and L Learn arnin ing

Imple lement a a mult ltic icult ltural, al, mult ltilin ilingual al, healt alth pro romotion/welln lness model, l, whic ich focuses o on in incre reasin ing aw awar areness, h healt alth e educat ation, lif lifestyl yle enhan ancement pro rogram ams, exerc rcise, an and cre reat atin ing cult ltural al chan ange opport rtunit ities wit ithin in the RTH communit ity y to im impro rove healt alth an and welln llness le levels of re resid idents of all all ag ages an and ab abilit ilities. Improvement in RTH resident Health & Wellness measures: BP, HR, BMI, Strength, Endurance and Flexibility. Increased consistently of resident participation in Health & Wellness activities. Improved Quality of Life and decrease of preventable disease or feelings of “unwellness.”

Key ey S Step eps Outcomes es Activ ivitie ies Staff and Builds Trust and credibility Communicate participant’s involvement in ambassadors serve as Seen as fulfilling our mission the program in the Community newsletter Role Models of Recognition for volunteers and at Community meetings healthy living and Increased utilization of Social marketing campaign. well being programs available now Create a Culture of Strategic Priority Improving Collaborate with other like minded agencies Health & Wellness resident Health & Wellness is Boston Food Bank, colleges, hospitals. more than implementing Celebrate success ie graduations Healthy individual programs foods at events Provide a variety of Builds excitement and Health Fair, cooking classes, Group exercise, program offerings decreases boredom. Increases Seasonal fitness challenges, Walking groups, with positive participation and improves screenings, smoking cessation, stress incentives outcome management, Monthly themes on bulletin boards, Gift cards, t-shirts, sneakers Track Participation Validate successes. Track Select Data collection software. Helps in and Outcomes success of Fit for Life Culture by securing funding first measuring and increasing Pre/Post surveys participation and then build system to track outcomes Measure ROI Leads to Commitment to Satisfaction surveys and focus groups Effectiveness and Efficiency Focus on Stability Residents motivated over time Strategic priority and ensures H&W improving sustainability programs have dedicated resources

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Outc tcom omes Outp tputs ts Inp nput uts Activ ivit itie ies Sh Short rt-te term Interm rmedia diate Lon ong-te term # of resident Individ ividuals ls/Grou oups Recruit and train ambassadors Collaborations resident Health & Improved Quality trained Better Self- with medical Wellness Ambassadors Increased of Life and based partners # of meetings Management Community decrease of BWH, NEBH, Dana Leadership (skills, behavior, awareness preventable Faber Development # and type of coping) disease or and policy on College Work- feelings of new policies smoke free study/ interns Community meetings “unwellness.” and Increased areas MPCHS, Participatory decision procedures Community Increased Improvement in Northeastern making written Leadership Health & Wellness feelings of Umass, HSPH Measures Empowerment Support for Policy changes to the Increase Community to choose Increased # of RTH community knowledge and Leadership Healthy residents Development of awareness of Lifestyle participating in ↑ Knowledge Communication Infrastruct cture Health & Health & Wellness and access to Channels RTH CC-Wellness activities. Wellness tools and Center, Gym, Pool, resources Implement a meeting spaces ↑ training and multicultural, H& W # of Link, Coordinate, multilingual, Tools ools offerings Collaboration finalize agreement health ↑ physical activity Gather existing Provide partners on Collaborations promotion/wellne and improved tools i.e. Best manpower Provide support ss model to nutrition ↓ tobacco Practices. Data and tools and training, to improve H&W tracking monitoring staff and usage levels of residents Activities, Events process evaluation of all ages and residents Programs, classes, Increased sense abilities. evaluation tools Workshops of Wellness Revise and Finalize work ↑ consistency plan of part in a ↑ knowledge variety of Theme Th mes: and moderate & Res esiden dents i involved ed def efine e Maintain # of Activities participation vigorous prior orit itie ies, s share l leadership ip. healthy # of Events physical weight # of Programs activities Mixed ed m met ethods ev evaluation # of Classes Me Measure o outco come mes linke ked ↑ Fun un # of Workshops to p parti ticipati tion.

 Recruit and train 10-12 diverse Health & Wellness Ambassadors to partner with staff to champion the “Fit for Life” Culture Create job b desc script ption n stress ssing ng communi unity owne nershi ship p of H&W cul ultur ure ◦ Serve as role le Model of health lth and wellb llbein ing ◦ Sche hedul dule monthly meeting ngs b s beginni nning ng i in Janua uary 2 2018 ◦ Provi vide de trai aini ning ng, revi view avai vailabl ble data, best st practices ◦ Develop Chart t of work w with th S SMAR ART g goals ls ◦ Asse ssess and d define ne the probl blem, gathe her data, plann nning ng, impl plement nting ng and evaluat uating ng ◦ the solu olution on Conduc duct surve vey, resi side dent nt intervi views, s, focus us group, up, revi view pre and d post st test st data ◦ Communi unicat ate resul sults to the entire communi unity ◦ Recommend nd program ams that at woul uld d help p trans nsform resi side dent nts’ attitude udes toward d H&W ◦ Champi pion n resi side dent nt participa pation ◦ Outc tcom ome: Increased community buy in and sustainability- RTH residents would be partners in creating the culture, for they can tell you what, how, and why programming should be done. Ap Approach: Education & Communication Participation & Involvement LIH Concept = CBPR Facilitation & Support