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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

• 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.

“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



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

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.”

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.

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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


Health & Wellness

Allan Zaenger dispenses needed medications and hope at the Charitable Pharmacy.

“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)

(continued on page 14)

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.

(continued from page 13)

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

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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.

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.

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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


Education

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

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.

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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