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Creating Healthy Communities

Creating Healthy Communities. Cuyahoga County Coalition Meeting August 16, 2011 Cuyahoga County Library – Parma-Snow Branch. Creating Healthy Communities. Welcome/Introductions Program Updates Review of SWOT Mission/Goals of CHC coalition Similar programs/ initiatives. Program Focus.

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Creating Healthy Communities

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  1. Creating Healthy Communities Cuyahoga County Coalition Meeting August 16, 2011 Cuyahoga County Library – Parma-Snow Branch

  2. Creating Healthy Communities Welcome/Introductions Program Updates Review of SWOT Mission/Goals of CHC coalition Similar programs/ initiatives

  3. Program Focus Reduce the leading causes of death including cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes and lower respiratory disease

  4. Program Focus Develop systems, environmental and policy changes to promote healthy behaviors The choices you make are shaped by the choices that you have

  5. Health Care Activities Health care provider education program Educate and train health care providers to properly identify, prevent and treat pediatric obesity Focus on Proper screening Decision making for treatment Health equity Health literacy Counseling tips Goal Setting (nutrition, physical activity, tobacco)

  6. Update • So far, over 35 health care providers have been trained in Ounce (3 trainings) • Two additional trainings scheduled • Post tests indicate that Ounce is having a positive impact on physician practice

  7. Schools Comprehensive Nutrition policy 100% Tobacco free school policy Safe Routes to School Farm to School

  8. Update • East Cleveland SRTS: • Completed application for travel plan • Await engineering study • East Cleveland School Gardens: • Chambers and Superior Elementary Schools • Working on a garden curriculum training (Food Land and People) • Euclid’s FACET team: • Completed a wellness based action plan • Comprehensive Tobacco Policy • CATCH training (includes nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco) and curriculum pilot • Cross promote community gardening and the Euclid Farmers’ Market

  9. Worksites Breastfeeding in the workplace Active for Life Nutrition Policy Tobacco Policy/cessation Physical Activity Policy

  10. update

  11. Community Healthy land use policy/Healthy Planning Urban Agriculture Ohio Direction card use at farmers’ markets Healthy Food in Retail Establishments Safe Routes to School Farm to School

  12. update • EBT at Farmers’ Markets workshop Feb 2011 • Farm to School Conference held March 30, 2011 • Healthy Communities, Active Transportation Conference May 9-10, 2011 • XX Gardens with XX gardeners • Food Assessment • Memorial Park Community Garden added to the master plan map (Euclid)

  13. update

  14. Domain names available • www.CHCcuyahoga.org • www.CHCCuyahogaCoalition.org • www.CuyahogaCHCCoalition.org • www.cuyahogachc.org • www.CHCCCCoalition.org

  15. Project Contacts CCBH: Michele Benko, M.S., R.D., L.D. 216-21-2001 x1528 mbenko@ccbh.net CCBH: Ann Stahlheber, M.S., R.D., L.D. 216-201-2001 x 1544 astahlheber@ccbh.net OSU Extension: Nicole Wright 216-429-8200 x249 wright.1128@osu.edu Planning Commission: Kristin Hopkins, A.I.C.P. 216-443-3700 khopkins@cuyahogacounty.us

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