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Achieving Health & Wellness:Building Physically Active Communities
Through Neighborhood Cohesion
Presentation by Ana Espinosa Rydman,
Maya Gillingham-Chung, Rachel Poulain,
and Belinda Wong
Master of Public Health Program
San Francisco State University
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What was our project about?
Being healthy
Being active
And your neighborhood
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What is Physical Activity?
Volunteerism
Civic participation
Give and take
Trust
Community communication
What is Social Capital?
Moving your body to whatever extent you are capable of
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Purpose of this Community Health Assessment
A Community Health Assessment means doing research with people in the community to find answers
to questions about health
Our purpose: To improve individual health status and community health & well-being by
increasing levels of physical activity and social capital
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Health Indicators Health indicators measure diseases in an area and tell you about the health & wellness of a community
For example in North Oakland, African Americans have 1.5 – 2 times higher rates of the following health conditions as compared to Alameda county: Coronary Heart Disease & Stroke Diabetes Low birth weight Asthma (all ages)
(Source Alameda County Public Health Department- CAPE Unit www.co.alameda.ca.us/publichealth)
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Agency Descriptions
Greenlining InstituteJohn Yuasa, Health Policy Director
M. Robinson Baker YMCATerre Logsdon, Program Director
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What do you like about the MRB YMCA?
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Community DescriptionNW Oakland, CA, US Census tract 4014Known as Ghost Town Population 4,76564% African American, 16% Latinos, 9% API, 7% WhiteAverage age 30.1 years82% rent10% unemployment73% of pop. makes <35KSupervisory District 5Former area of commercial enterprise named Golden Gate District
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Time for a mini surveyEverybody up!
If you like pizza reach for the sky!
If you don’t like pizza do the twist!
How many of you have ever taken a survey?
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Methodology
Why Survey?
Ability to reach more peopleBetter response rate
Provide better coverage of a more representative sample
Availability of survey interviewers
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Methodology
Lack of Training
English-only interviews
Door-to-door survey interviews (n=46)Nine 2-person teams15-20 minutes to completeIncentives (Starbucks coupon, YMCA of the East Bay family day pass, raffle entry)
Affects:
Internal and external validity
Reliability
Study Administration Study Limitations
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Methodology
Are community residents doing physical activity?
Are there barriers to using the MRB YMCA?
Do residents know about the MRB programs?
How do residents view neighborhood conditions?
We did a survey with four main questions:
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Findings & Analysis
Are neighborhood residents doing physical activity?
Demographic Census Study
n=46
Ethnicity/ Race: AA
64% 64%
API 9% 11%
Caucasian 7% 7%
Latino 16% 5%
Mixed/other 4% 14%
Age (Seniors) 9% 20%
Years in comm. 14.6
Gender M=49%
F=51%
M=33%
F=67%
Household size 2.99 3.4 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Light Moderate Vigorous
Respondents(n=41)
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Not much
Level ofExercise
Now it’s your turn…
How much do you exercise?Not muchSometimesA lot
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Findings & Analysis
Are there barriers to using the MRB YMCA?
21%
79%
Yes, cost is prohibitive
No, cost is not prohibitive
12%0%
24%
64%
Morning
Lunchtime
Afternoon
Evening
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
18-24 (n=8)
25-44 (n=19)
45-64 (n=10)
65+ (n=9)
Yes,safetyis abarrierNo,safetyis not abarrier
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Findings & Analysis
Do community residents know about the MRB YMCA programs and services?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Sports Programs
Swimming Classes
Youth summer camp
Rec Swim
Dance/Aerobics
After school programs
Childcare
Cultural Arts
Computer lab
Group mentoring
Adults who knowabout the program
How do residents view neighborhood conditions?
Neighborhood Friendliness
62%
25%
11%2%
Good to Excellent
Fair
Poor
Don't know
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Recommendations
MRB YMCA Awareness Campaign
Create an MRB YMCA newsletter On services the MRB YMCA offers On community health factors and prevention
Utilize face-to-face outreach Reinforces feeling of friendliness that already exists Builds social capital (trust, civic participation, give and take,
volunteerism, and community communication).
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What would you want to see in the newsletter?
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Conclusion
People Creating Connections