Download - Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families
2010 Progress rePortA Public-Private Partnership Success Story
Table of ContentsThe Responsibilities of Good Neighbors ........................................... 1
Working Together to Create Vibrant, Sustainable Communities........ 2
Adding Up the Impact ..................................................................... 3
A Vision for Columbus’ South Side ................................................... 4
HNHF Close Up: Affordable Housing ................................................ 8
HNHF Close Up: Health & Wellness................................................ 12
HNHF Close Up: Education ............................................................ 16
HNHF Partners ............................................................................... 20
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the responsibilities of good Neighbors
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has proudly called the area around our downtown campus home for more than 118 years. So when we announced the
Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) initiative in September 2008, it was with a vision and commitment to making a significant, positive difference for our neighbors and our surrounding community.
Modeled after successful revitalization programs across the country, HNHF seeks to remove barriers to the health and well-being of thousands of families in our neighborhood using a multi-pronged approach. HNHF is a public-private collaboration that targets:
• Affordable Housing• Health and Wellness • Education• Safe and Accessible Neighborhoods• Workforce and Economic Development
As you will read in this report, HNHF has demonstrated noteworthy, tangible outcomes in many areas. Our current success has been fueled through the collaboration of numerous partners including, most notably, the City of Columbus, United Way and Community Development for all People (CD4AP). Their partnership not only has driven the success of HNHF, but it has attracted numerous others, highlighted throughout this report, to join the effort. In turn, having more partners leads to ever-greater potential to make a difference for our community.
We are on target to rehab or improve 100 homes during the next three to four years, far exceeding our original goal of 40 homes. Programs with Livingston Avenue Elementary School are making a difference in education, health and wellness for 375 children and their families. Supported by HNHF and numerous partners, including all central Ohio hospital systems, a Charitable Pharmacy was established in the Livingston United Methodist Church in February 2010 by the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church.
The pharmacy, after just seven months of operation, has provided free medications for nearly 900 residents who cannot otherwise afford them. In addition, construction of the new Nationwide Children’s Hospital is creating jobs for our neighbors and minority-/female-owned businesses, who have been invited to attend job fairs and open houses. We encourage you to read about these and many other programs in process as well as those planned to begin soon.
We thank everyone involved in HNHF’s progress to date (see the list on page 20) and look forward to continuing our successful collaboration in the years ahead.
Steve Allen, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Abigail S. Wexner
Chair, Nationwide Children’s
Hospital Board of Directors
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Working together to Create Vibrant, sustainable Communities
We’re proud to be working with Nationwide Children’s
Hospital and other Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy
Families (HNHF) community partners in this effective
public-private collaboration. The accomplishments outlined in
this report are a testament to the positive transformation possible
through broad-based commitment and action that is responsive to
the needs and desires of the community.
Making the health and safety of our residents the top priority is the cornerstone of building strong,
resilient communities. The programs and results discussed in this report are important steps in our
efforts to let neighborhoods thrive again, and we commend all the partners involved in this initiative
and the impressive results achieved.
I would like to recognize, in particular, some of the accomplishments made on housing and safety since
the initiation of HNHF only two years ago. Forty-five homes have been improved through a partnership
between Nationwide Children’s, Community Development for All People, United Way and the City of
Columbus. One of those homes was also the city’s first renovated residential property utilizing federal
housing and recovery funds through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program created to revitalize
communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment.
In addition, construction is underway on the Parsons and Livingston Improvements and Streetscape
Gateway Project. This project represents a $15 million investment in the community by the City of
Columbus that will improve safety through street lighting installations as well as road and walkway
widening. The expansion of Nationwide Children’s downtown campus is also critical to revitalizing
this area.
The achievements shown during the infancy of the ongoing HNHF initiative are encouraging and
we’re excited to continue the momentum. Working together as a community, we can create vibrant,
sustainable neighborhoods for Columbus’ residents.
Michael B. Coleman
Mayor
Columbus, Ohio
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45 Homes renovated or repaired in 2010
98 Children participating in Fitness And Nutrition (FAN) Club during the 2009-2010 school year
100 Minimum net community gain of homes by 2013
126 Nationwide Children’s Hospital employees participating in Project Mentor
375 Livingston Avenue Elementary students jump-starting each school day with 10 minutes of exercise
10,000+ Estimated number of people Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families is impacting each year
11,287 Prescriptions dispensed at the Charitable Pharmacy from February 26 through November 30, 2010
70,000/1,330 Pounds of food delivered/people who benefitted from MR. D.R.I.V.E.N.’S TRUCK event
$3-5 million Seed money for affordable housing initiatives from Nationwide Children’s Hospital over 5-7 years
$6 million Investment in minority- and woman-owned business enterprises by Nationwide Children’s
$15 million City of Columbus’ investment in roadway infrastructure improvements to Parsons and Livingston Avenues
Adding Up the Impact
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Columbus’ South Side is in transition. Standing
today at the intersection of Parsons and Livingston
Avenues, you can see the city skyline, the sweeping
glass arc of the new Nationwide Children’s Hospital
under construction and traffic navigating a major
thoroughfare in the midst of a $15 million city
improvement project. As a counterpoint to the
development, you also see boarded up homes and
businesses, and, walking the streets, residents in need
of a better quality of life.
It was not always this way. In the 1950s, the tree-lined streets, small
neighborhood bakeries, restaurants and a movie theater were signs
of a prosperous, vibrant community. But two short decades later,
manufacturing began to disappear, taking jobs and the health of
the neighborhood with it. Homes were abandoned and boarded up.
Crime increased, schools suffered and small business moved on. Fear
and hopelessness invaded the area.
In 2008, Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) was
launched as part of a vision of neighborhood renaissance that
had its genesis in Nationwide Children’s commitment to not only
exist in the area, but help it reach it’s full potential. We know our
organization will thrive if we are located in a vibrant community.
The hospital’s mission is to create a healthier future for every child,
for every reason. To accomplish this, we must take a much more
active role in the surrounding community.
Our aspiration, then, is to become an even better pediatric health care
and research institute, while also working to turn the Columbus region
into a community where children benefit beyond the care they receive
on our campus. Rather than waiting for children to come to us, we
must also go to them—especially children in our own neighborhood.
“The housing work in the neighborhood is the most amazing thing the hospital has done so far—we’d like to see it continue block by block. You can really see the difference with the new housing and the new school. When your environment looks good, you feel good. When you feel good, things go better for you.”
Debra Diggs, Chairwoman, Columbus Southside Area Commission
Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families:
A Vision for Columbus’ South Side
A press conference was held in front of 829 Carpenter Street, the first home to be renovated with NSP federal stimulus dollars.
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To create a healthier future for children and our
entire neighborhood, a broad-based approach
would be required, as would the involvement
of many institutions, organizations and groups.
That’s why HNHF was developed as a public-
private partnership focused on creating tangible
outcomes in Affordable Housing, Health
and Wellness, Education, Safe and Accessible
Neighborhoods, and Workforce Development.
HNHF is currently building on efforts around the
recently-opened Livingston Avenue Elementary,
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and current
South Side housing improvements.
FOCUS AREA SNAPSHOTSAFForDABLe HoUsINgRenovating and selling homes in Columbus’
South Side is the goal of affordable housing. By
addressing vacant and abandoned properties
and offering programs like home buyer
assistance, education and homeowner grant
repair, we can revive the neighborhood.
The homes are being made more efficient,
safer and more attractive. Some homes are
being stripped down to the studs and rebuilt.
The properties are receiving improvements
such as new roofs, tankless water heaters, solar
tubes, energy efficient windows and furnaces,
recyclable carpet and design features for
handicap accessibility.
eDUCAtIoNThe opening of the new Livingston Avenue
Elementary School created an opportunity
to enhance primary and secondary academic
opportunities throughout the HNHF target
area. The creation of mentoring and additional
academic enrichment programs at Livingston
Avenue Elementary will improve early childhood
education. Taking it a step further, expanding
after-school programming to target parents and
creating literacy education programs for children
and adults will help families, not just children.
Livingston Avenue Elementary School
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HeALtH & WeLLNessFirst and foremost we aim to build on the presence of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. By improving
residents’ access to health care coverage, primary care, fresh fruits and vegetables, we are helping to
prevent obesity and pre-maturity, and reducing infant mortality rates. The new Charitable Pharmacy
is filling a huge health care gap, providing needed prescription medication to eligible Franklin County
residents who cannot afford them.
sAFe & ACCessIBLe NeIgHBorHooDs By supporting plans for roadway infrastructure improvements (sidewalks, bike paths and enhanced
green space), the quality and appearance of the neighborhood will improve, as will the ease of
transportation. Creating both crime prevention programs in the area and personal safety programs,
such as bike helmet and car seat safety checks, will improve the safety of residents.
WorKForCe & eCoNoMIC DeVeLoPMeNtWe will increase the workforce in Columbus’ South Side by targeting economic development efforts and
supporting the Parsons Avenue Vision Plan. Nationwide Children’s is undertaking the nation’s largest
pediatric expansion to date (based on the addition of new, non-replacement facilities), which will open
in 2012. The new hospital is expected to generate $1.3 billion in new regional economic activity, and
create more than 2,000 new jobs. We also will increase employment and career fairs for jobs and vendor
opportunities at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as well as establish student internship programs for the
younger generations.
Through these efforts, it is estimated that Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families is impacting more than 10,000 people each year, in places that need it most.
Workforce & economic Development: targeting supplier DiversitySince 2007, Nationwide Children’s has intensified
its efforts to invest in and partner with the local
business community around supplier diversity.
As part of HNHF, Nationwide Children’s has
hosted four Minority Business Entrepreneur
(MBE)/Women Business Entrepreneur (WBE)
open houses since 2008 aimed at providing
local, disadvantaged and minority businesses
a better understanding of the scope, needs and
opportunities when working with Nationwide Children’s prime contracts. These efforts helped make
2009 a banner year in working with MBE/WBE.
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MR. D.R.I.V.E.N.’s TRUCK Delivers 70,000 Pounds of Food to Individuals and Families in Need
On Saturday, December 11, Livingston Avenue Elementary hosted MR. D.R.I.V.E.N.’s TRUCK and over
1,330 people who lined up in the cold to receive several weeks’ worth of a variety of food items.
MR. D.R.I.V.E.N.’s TRUCK is a project of the D.R.I.V.E.N. Foundation, which is the brainchild
of former Ohio State University football standouts and NFL veterans, Roy Hall, Jr. and Antonio Smith.
This year, the D.R.I.V.E.N. Foundation joined forces with Northwoods Foundation, Follow Me! Healthy
Parents, Healthy Kids, Columbus City Schools and Nationwide Children’s Hospital to feed individuals
from single-parent homes, low-income and homeless families.
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Giving more people access to affordable housing by
building new homes and revitalizing blighted homes
is the cornerstone of HNHF. Homes are the most
immediately visible expression of a neighborhood’s
status, spurring or deterring growth. Revitalizing
homes helps improve home-ownership and
strengthens our community.
KeY ACCoMPLIsHMeNts
Healthy HomesHealthy Homes is an affordable housing initiative and key HNHF
platform to revitalize 38 square blocks around Nationwide Children’s.
The nonprofit organization Community Development for All People
(CD4AP) and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have partnered to
form the nonprofit Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families Realty
Collaborative as a subsidiary of CD4AP to build and rehabilitate/
repair houses to sell or rent.
Key accomplishments for Healthy Homes-related initiatives include,
new and revitalized housing, the Homeowner Home Repair program
and the World Changers’ home repair program.
New and Revitalized HousingWe are exceeding the original target outcome of 40-60 homes
impacted by 2013 and are on track to impact a minimum of 100
homes by 2013. The first wave of housing improvements was
completed in November 2010.
Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families Close Up:
Affordable Housing
target outcomes• $3-5 million in seed
money to develop housing over 5-7 years from Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Net community gain of at least 40-60 homes in 3 to 5 years*
• Provide home buyer assistance and education
• Establish home repair grant program
* We are exceeding this goal and now are on track to impact a minimum of 100 homes in 3 to 5 years
Another attractively renovated home goes on the market.
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• 20 homes were acquired in 2010
• 11 were renovated and offered for sale
• 7 were renovated for rent by Nationwide
Children’s
• 3 have sold and are occupied
• 1 in contract with a Nationwide Children’s
Hospital employee by mid-December
• Federal stimulus funds provided to renovate
10 properties in 2010
• United Way of Central Ohio funds provided
to renovate 10 properties in 2010
Homeowner Home Repair ProgramThe Home Repair Program provides grants to
current homeowners for exterior repairs. Items
eligible for repair include: windows, doors,
roofs, siding, porches and general landscaping.
These repairs not only help to increase the
curb-appeal of these homes, but they also
help enhance the energy-efficiency for the
homeowner. United Way of Central Ohio is a
key partner in this program.
• 19 existing homeowners were provided
grants for exterior upgrades in 2010
World Changers’ Home Repair ProgramThe week of June 14, 2010, 150 high school
students, ages 14-18, descended on the
neighborhood, hammers in hand, to attack 15
home repair projects. The students were from
Southern Baptist Churches that are members
of World Changers, an organization that
mobilizes people to donate time and energy
to make a difference in neighborhoods across
America. Trained to make a variety of exterior
improvements/repairs, the energetic students
had a productive week that left homeowners
and others involved in the program humbled
and amazed. Nationwide Children’s Hospital
joined with the City of Columbus, CD4AP and
The Home Depot to sponsor their visit.
Employees from Turner Construction, the company building the new hospital, took to the streets to increase curb-appeal.
Awe-inspiring students with World Changers tackled 15 home repair projects in one week.
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“Community Development for All People is a faith-based, nonprofit community development
organization. Developing safe, affordable housing is one focus of our mission to improve the
quality of life for low and moderate income residents of Columbus’ south side. We began by
purchasing abandoned, blighted homes and renovating them, so we made a natural partner
to work with the hospital as part of Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families.
As of December, more than $4 million had been invested in the healthy housing target area.
That’s a major infusion of money showing great results in a short amount of time. People see
what is happening, and it gives them hope for the neighborhood. It’s one thing to talk about
neighborhood renaissance, but seeing is believing.”
Reverend John Edgar
Executive Director, Community Development for All People
NeW AND CoNtINUINg AFForDABLe HoUsINg ProgrAMs For 2011Healthy HomesWe have only begun. We will continue working with our partners to spur neighborhood growth and
development through Healthy Homes, working toward impacting a minimum of 100 homes by 2013.
exterior Home repairs by turner ConstructionTurner Construction’s new associates who are in the company’s leadership development program will
participate in exterior home repair projects similar to the ones completed by World Changers in 2010.
Future Partnership and grant opportunitiesNationwide Children’s will continue to pursue partnership and grant opportunities to help keep the
housing renovation and repair momentum going.
HNHF Holiday Home TourSeven fully renovated, affordable and energy-efficient homes were open for
viewing during a holiday home tour held December 4, 2010. In spite of the
bitter cold weather that day, 30 people turned out for the tour.
The chance to win prizes and enjoy holiday appetizers and refreshments
were a draw, but the showcased homes at these locations were the star
attractions:
754 Carpenter 799 Heyl
766 Carpenter 808 Heyl
829 Carpenter 815 Heyl
833 Carpenter
The tour generated serious interest among potential buyers and
contracts were being negotiated within a few weeks of the event.
Saturday, December 4 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.For additional information and to ensure your spot on the tour, please RSVP to Robert Williams at [email protected].
Holiday Home TOUR
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Realtor Contact Information:Celeste & Associates Real Estate
Premier Select Homes
Anthony Panzera (614) 205-1925 Darryl Isabel (614) 934-1231
Join us for the Healthy Neighborhoods,
Healthy Families Holiday Home TourCome see the fully renovated, affordable and energy efficient homes that are currently available for purchase—and decorated for the holidays!
The tour will showcase the following homes: 754 Carpenter, 766 Carpenter, 829 Carpenter, 833 Carpenter, 799 Heyl, 808 Heyl and 815 Heyl. Attendees will have a chance to win
prizes and enjoy holiday appetizers and refreshments throughout the tour. Sponsored by:
Save the Date
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Home Repair Program Grant Gives Couple a New Window to their Neighborhood
Stanley Lacey had noticed the new home construction and
home renovation projects on Carpenter Street and other
streets in his neighborhood. He often saw Robert Williams, the
project director for the HNHF Realty Collaborative, and struck up a
relationship with him.
“One day I asked Robert if there would be any help given to
existing homeowners,” says Stanley. “At the time there was
nothing, but Robert said something was in the works and he would
let me know about it when it was ready. And he did.”
That’s how Stanley and his wife Corinthia learned about the
Home Repair Program grants for existing homeowners for exterior
repairs. Items eligible for repair include windows, doors, roofs, siding, porches and general landscaping.
These repairs not only help to increase curb-appeal, they also help enhance the energy-efficiency for the
homeowner.
“The application process was not hard, and we got a grant for new windows and some tuck pointing
around the chimney and foundation.” The existing wood windows were original to the home and not
at all energy efficient.
The Laceys, who have lived on Carpenter Street for six years, are happy with their new windows and
masonry repairs. The two volunteered as greeters for the Holiday Home Tour on December 4, 2010.
“The home tour was a good experience for me and my wife. People love the homes and how the
neighborhood is coming along. They like the design of houses. There was a lot of positive feedback.”
The couple also is pleased with recent changes in the neighborhood. “Corinthia picked out our house,”
explains Stanley. “So she is really excited to see the new homes, and with the new school on Livingston
Avenue, they are doing some really great things.”
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Columbus Public
Health Department are organizing partners for HNHF
health and wellness initiatives. Designed to build
on the existing programs offered by Nationwide
Children’s Hospital, the target programs include
expanding initiatives to remove barriers to health and
wellness as experienced in HNHF communities.
KeY ACCoMPLIsHMeNts
The Charitable PharmacyAfter years of documenting unmet needs, central Ohio’s first-ever
charitable pharmacy welcomed its first customer on February 26,
2010, at the Livingston Avenue United Methodist Church, which
houses the pharmacy. Since then, business at the Charitable
Pharmacy of Central Ohio, Inc., a partner in the Healthy
Neighborhoods, Healthy Families initiative, has grown more rapidly
than expected due to significant need.
Charitable Pharmacy serves as a last resort, providing free medications
to low-income, uninsured and underinsured Franklin County residents
who cannot afford generic medicines or must take name-brand
medicines because no generic is available. Typically, customers have
been prescribed multiple medications, often up to seven or eight.
Heart disease, diabetes, asthma or COPD (airway disease) and mental
illness are the most common conditions being treated.
From February 26 through November 30, 2010, Charitable Pharmacy
qualified 864 patients to receive services and dispensed 11,287
prescriptions at a value of $902,960. The pharmacy operates through
the support of a number of donors, including all central Ohio
hospital systems. For every dollar donated, Charitable Pharmacy is
returning $5 in pharmacy value.
tArget
ProgrAMs • Access to fresh
fruits and vegetables through farmers’ markets
• Child-friendly, sustainable methods for tackling obesity
• Preventing prematurity and reducing infant mortality rates
• Asthma and diabetes education
• Access to health care coverage
Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families Close Up:
Health & Wellness
Allan Zaenger dispenses needed medications and hope at the Charitable Pharmacy.
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“I saw a lot of energy and enthusiasm about what is happening on Columbus’ South Side at the Community Development for All People annual meeting. There is a growing pride in the neighborhood. With the Charitable Pharmacy being in the community, it takes away one significant issue that is frustrating to people. When someone doesn’t have to worry about access to medication, they can focus on other areas of their health.”
– Allan Zaenger, Executive Director/Pharmacist, Charitable Pharmacy
Farmers’ MarketsEating fresh fruits and vegetables is important
to overall health and achieving a healthy
weight. Inner-city neighborhoods are often
food “deserts”, where fast-food restaurants and
expensive packaged foods dominate. By bringing
farmers’ markets to the HNHF neighborhoods,
residents are able to make healthier choices.
Nationwide Children’s and Columbus Public
Health have held separate farmers’ markets for
several years. Both markets offer fresh foods to
more residents by accepting Women, Infants
and Children (WIC) Farmers’ Market Vouchers,
Senior Farmers’ Market Vouchers, and food
stamps. In 2010, Columbus Public Health held
three farmers’ markets at the Parsons Avenue
location. The hospital held four farmers’ markets
on the downtown campus that included special
events, such as cooking demonstrations, apple
tastings and pumpkin decorating.
Screening StudentsNationwide Children’s Hospital has partnered
with Columbus City Schools on screening
programs to document the extent of the obesity
problem among kindergarten, third grade
and fifth grade students. It was intended that
this data would help children and parents
understand the implications of a body mass
index (BMI) indicating overweight or obesity.
The screenings also have provided rationale
and baseline data for new prevention and
intervention programs.
Over the past three school years, BMI screenings
of kindergarten, third grade and fifth grade
children in Columbus City Schools have revealed
that an alarming percentage are overweight or
obese. During the 2009-2010 school year, for
example, BMI screening found that 29 percent of
kindergartners, 38 percent of third graders and 47
percent of fifth graders were overweight or obese.
(Data provided by Columbus City Schools)
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COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH BMI 95% OR ABOVE
29% 28%27%26%25%24%23%22%21%20%19%18%17%16%15%14%
KindergartenThird GradeFifth Grade
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Source: All data provided by Columbus City Schools
The chart above shows the alarming percentage of obese students.
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In addition, during the 2007-2008 and
2008-2009 school years, a pilot program was
conducted to screen a total of 491 students
at three Columbus elementary schools for
Acanthosis Nigricans (AN). Among the
subgroup of children with BMIs indicating
overweight and obesity, 38.4 percent screened
positive for AN. However, nearly all of the AN
(86.8 percent) was found in children classified
as obese. Furthermore, among all children
with AN, 75 percent were African American
compared to only 25 percent who were
Caucasian. (Pilot project conducted by Robert
Murray, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
and Michelle Battista, PhD, The Ohio State
University Interdisciplinary PhD Program in
Nutrition)
HNHF health and wellness programs, such as
FAN Club and Happy Healthy Preschoolers
(both described in this chapter) are designed
to help kids lose weight if they need to, and
prevent them from gaining unhealthy weight
if they do not. Perhaps most importantly, they
seek to tackle the obesity problem using child-
friendly, sustainable methods.
FAN ClubFitness And Nutrition (FAN) Club is a 30-week,
after-school fitness training program combined
with a social cognition-based nutrition program
for high risk and obese children. The program
is a partnership between Nationwide Children’s
Hospital, Columbus Public Schools and Mount
Carmel College of Nursing.
During the 2009-2010 school year, a total
of 98 children participated from Livingston,
Lincoln Park and Avondale Elementary Schools.
Thirty-five took part in a pre- and post-program
evaluation of fitness and BMI. They increased
aerobic endurance and strength, improved their
knowledge of nutrition and maintained their
BMI (see results charts below). A fourth school,
Linden Elementary, also rolled out the FAN Club
at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.
“FAN Club is fun, effective and safe. They do exercise three nights, and African drum and dance the other two nights. At first we selected students to participate, but now have a waiting list to get in. It’s great to see kids moving and enjoying it.”
– Melinda Dixon, Principal, Livingston Avenue Elementary
BMI Percentile
Push-Up Curl-Up Aerobic
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Pre-programPost-program
2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR FAN CLUB RESULTS
Pre-programPost-program
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Fun Healthy Habits Become a Lifestyle
Selena Rios was introduced to fitness training and nutrition concepts in Fitness And Nutrition
(FAN) Club, where the fun, friendly environment made the effort a blast.
Selena participated in the FAN Club after-school program at Lincoln Park Elementary during third
grade. Over nine months she increased the number of sit-ups she could do by 500 percent and boosted
her aerobic capacity 36 percent. But if you ask Selena what she did in the program, she’ll tell you
simply, “fun things.”
“What I liked best was playing games and meeting new friends,” says Selena. “We were a team and
helped each other out.”
Selena’s mom, Reyna, has seen many positive changes in Selena since she began the program
and started practicing what she learned at home. She says her daughter is happier, more
content and much more active. “At home, Selena will make up her own activity plan,”
Reyna explains. “Every Sunday we go out and she rides her bike or takes a walk.”
Selena is also making better nutritional decisions all on her own. Instead of eating three
tortillas at dinner, she now chooses to eat one. And Selena shares nutritional knowledge
with her family: “Eat broccoli because it doesn’t have any fat.” “Fish is good for your
brain.” “Don’t eat pizza; it has too much fat.”
“I eat fruits and vegetables every day and play outside for 30 minutes.”
NeW or eXPANDINg HeALtH & WeLLNess ProgrAMs For 2011early education Programming: Happy Healthy PreschoolersThe Happy Healthy Preschoolers (HHP) program sponsored by Nationwide Children’s Hospital (through a
grant from the United Way of Central Ohio) educates parents/caregivers of children ages 1 to 6 about the
importance of eating breakfast every day, choosing healthy drinks and snacks, decreasing screen time, the
power of play and having dinner as a family. Stowe Baptist Center was the first HNHF area organization to
hold the program in 2010 and the Columbus Health Department will present it in 2011.
Farmers’ MarketsIn 2011, Nationwide Children’s will use new advertising techniques to reach a larger audience for its
markets. More farmers will be invited to participate to offer the broadest range of market goods and
meet additional demand generated by advertising.
Community gardensA fresh vegetable garden will be constructed on Nationwide Children’s hospital property that will be
open to residents and employees to plant, grow and harvest their own vegetables.
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Because Livingston Avenue Elementary is a focus
school for Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families,
as well as a partner, a variety of educational programs
are pumping up their activity level. The following
pages outline key accomplishments in reaching
ongoing program goals as well as programs that will
be launched in 2011.
KeY ACCoMPLIsHMeNts
Fitness FeverStudents at Livingston Avenue Elementary have the “fever” for
fitness. Every morning at 9 a.m. the entire school participates in 10
minutes of morning exercise in the classroom. Principal Melinda
Dixon, along with 10 fourth graders, participate in videos, filmed by
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, that air in each classroom and guide
375 students, plus staff, through the day’s routine. This daily exercise
promotes fitness, learning readiness and mind-body connection.
Project MentorOne hundred twenty six Nationwide Children’s Hospital volunteers
are mentoring students in schools near the hospital. Project Mentor
at Livingston Avenue Elementary is a partnership between Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio and Columbus City Schools.
The program’s goal is to better our community one child at a time.
Adults mentor students for one hour a week on Thursday afternoons.
Volunteers from Nationwide Children’s mentor Livingston Avenue
Elementary students whom they begin working with in third grade.
Plans are for mentors to continue following their student as they
advance through middle school and high school.
Principal Melinda Dixon interacts with students at Livingston Avenue Elementary on a daily basis.
tArget
ProgrAMs • Establish mentoring and
academic enrichment programs at Livingston Avenue Elementary
• Create literacy education programs for children and adults
• Use medical residents to teach health topics in a school mentoring program to create positive role modeling around health care careers
• Expansion of after-school programming targeting parents
Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families Close Up:
Education
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Obesity Symposia for School NursesAll Columbus City School nurses, about 100 total, attended three
mandatory obesity programs sponsored by Nationwide Children’s
Hospital. The program focused on the complete needs of the overweight
child (mind, body and social) as well as what the school nurse can
do to help students and their families. The nurses were given projects
resulting in teams developing resource guides to help school staff
connect students and families with services in their neighborhood as
needed. They also developed a nutrition/fitness guide to generate ideas
for school-based activities.
“Columbus City Schools has a great partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation to create awareness about healthy eating and exercise and their impact on long-term health. It’s important to realize that health and wellness is a critical part of any neighborhood if it is to thrive. When people are active and healthy, that adds to the vitality of a neighborhood. Children especially get so excited about making positive changes and feeling good.
As an example, a young lady at Livingston Avenue Elementary told me about her involvement in FAN Club, and how excited she was about looking and feeling better because of that program. She inspires her family and she inspires other children. You see, feeling well can be contagious. For the future, we look forward to expanding our efforts to include other partners across the spectrum of organizations interested in improving the health and wellness of our kids and their families.”
– Gene Harris Superintendent, Columbus City School District
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Additional education Programs with Livingston Avenue elementary
Residents in Schools InitiativeRISI is a unique training program for pediatric
residents who are assigned to teach second-,
third- and fourth-grade students about health
care challenges such as obesity, smoking and
sedentary lifestyle. These health issues are
behaviorally based and can be influenced in
schools by education and prevention efforts.
The residents:
• Provide students and their families with
information to improve health and make
healthy choices,
• See first-hand children’s needs and the
community resources that are available to
address them,
• Work with teachers to evaluate and manage
learning and behavior problems, and
• Promote access to primary care and health
services.
STINKY U Videos(formerly known as grossology LIVe!)
Produced by Nationwide Children’s Hospital
through a National Science Foundation grant
coalition, these videos teach anatomy and
physiology through interactive activities that
explore the impolite functions of the human
body, such as snot, farts, vomit and digestion.
NeW ProgrAMs For 2011
Family Literacy ProjectNationwide Children’s has teamed up with the
Dominican Learning Center to offer family
literacy classes. February 10 through May 19, 2011,
volunteers will tutor adults and young or school-
aged children every other Thursday at Livingston
Avenue Elementary after school hours. Volunteer
tutors from the hospital staff and the community
are being trained by the Dominican Learning
Center. Each month a different learning/literacy
theme will be featured, like Health and Nutrition
and their Child’s Education.
Pen PalsHaving a pen pal can help children learn basic
writing skills and, as the relationship with their
pen pal progresses, how to express oneself
in writing. It can even help with classroom
behavioral problems. In January, Nationwide
Children’s employees, through a partnership
with Columbus Rotary, will write monthly letters
to their special pen pals at Livingston Avenue
Elementary. As of mid-December, 58 pen pals
have volunteered.
In 2008, these residents brought health care challenges to the head of the class.
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Kids Learn to Jump-Start Each School-Day with Exercise
I got the idea to make 10-minute exercise videos for our kids after I heard someone speak about
how exercise improves academic performance,” explained Livingston Avenue Elementary Principal
Melinda Dixon. “And, I also knew it would be easy to meet the anticipated Ohio requirements to
provide 30 minutes of exercise a day if you simply broke the time up into smaller chunks.” Plus, she
was aware that, for a number of reasons, poverty and obesity can go hand-in-hand, and she wanted to
help students fight it.
With those thoughts in mind, coupled with a background as a physical education teacher, Melinda
developed a video in which she demonstrated the exercises. After a year of the children enjoying the
routines, she decided to fine-tune the concept. She enlisted five pairs of fourth graders to star with her in
the videos. “Each pair of kids chose three exercises they wanted to do, and we worked with Community
Education staff at Nationwide Children’s to produce a 10-minute video for each day of the week.”
The videos are complete exercise units with a warm-up, cardio and a cool down that includes a yoga
move that encourages concentration. The exercises connect both sides of the brain and build core
muscle strength, which helps the students sit in a chair for long periods at school.
“The kids love it. When the video starts at 9 each morning, they go into action,” says Melinda. “I was in
a classroom one morning when the video came on with no picture, only the sound. Everyone stood up
and started doing the exercises; they knew exactly what to do.”
“I think the videos and programs like the Residents in Schools Initiative help the kids understand their
health in all different aspects. They also educate parents and get them connected with the school in
a positive way—one that’s comfortable for them. It also makes them more accountable for their kids’
fitness and wellness. Parents comment about how neat the video is and kids tell them about it as well.”
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Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families:
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