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Multi-Sector Approaches to Healthy Communities
Elissa BasslerIllinois Public Health InstituteJuly 22, 2014
Strong Cities, Strong Communities, Strong Northwest IndianaPanel: Capitalizing on the Natural Assets and Industrial Heritage of Northwest Indiana
Presentation topics
• Health equity and healthy communities• Multi-sector approaches to healthy communities• Health in All Policies • Examples of existing tools and collaborative approaches
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Health Equity
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Achieving the conditions in which every person has the opportunity to realize their health potential -the highest level of health possible for that person -without limits imposed by structural inequities.
– Minnesota Department of Health
Health Equity
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What makes a healthy community?
- Inclusive, equitable &
broad community
participation- Collaboration
between partners- The capacity to
assess & address its own health concerns- Civic engagement
(adapted from Health Resources in Action)
Healthy Community Characteristics Healthy Community Process
- Equity - A strong economy &
employment opportunities- Health care &
preventative services- Housing/Shelter- Opportunities for active living - Transportation- Access to healthy food- A stable, sustainable ecosystem - Safety- An empowered population
- Healthy child development- Healthy public policy
- Engage multi-sector participation
- Employ policy, systems and environmental strategies
- Use data to guide & measure efforts
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County Health Rankings Model
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Multi-Sector Approaches to Healthy Communities
Examples from Illinois
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Sectors Engaged in IAPOOver 140 member organizations representing interests in:• Active transportation and transit• Education - early childhood, elementary, secondary, higher ed.• Behavioral health• Health care systems and providers• Chronic disease prevention• Farmers and local food systems• Research• Faith-based• Business and employment• Policy/advocacy groups• Local government agencies• Community based organizations and civic groups 9
IAPO Workgroups• Local Food Systems / Food Access
• Childhood Nutrition & Physical Activity in Educational Settings
• Physical Activity in Community & Other Institutional Settings
• Nutrition in Community & Other Institutional Settings
• Obesity Prevention through Clinical Interventions & Access to Care
• Legislative
• Healthy & Active Communities Network
IAPO Accomplishments/Highlights
• $10 million for Illinois Fresh Food Fund• Improved nutrition/physical activity requirements for
childcare licensing standards• Healthy Farms, Healthy People Symposium in 2012• Developed Worksite Wellness Resource Guide• State adopted new PE standards that promote MVPA• ILGA passed legislation requiring fitness testing• Advocating for improved pediatric obesity prevention
policies in Medicaid
• 2040 Plan Implementation • Integrated planning: health,
transportation and land use• Kane County planning staff
collaboration• Planning Cooperative open to
elected officials, planning commission members, appointed officials, staff, private sector planners –members with regional, county, and local focuses
2013/14 Projects by Kane County Staff and PartnersAll Integrating Health
Kane County Planning Cooperative – Workshops Monthly Newsletter Health Impact Assessment – Growing for Kane Green Infrastructure Plan - Adoption and
Implementation Primary Transit Network Study Big Rock Comprehensive Plan Homes for Changing Region Studies
with CMAP and 8 municipalities In 2014 – Health Impact Assessment with CMAP
and Village of Carpentersville through LTA Program 14
Health in All Policies• Collaborative approach to improving health of all people
by incorporating health considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas.
• Create conditions where people can lead healthy lives.
• Consider the intentional and unintentional impact of non-health policies on individual or population health.
• HiAP assists leaders and decision makers to integrate considerations of health, well-being and equity during the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and programs.
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(Gase, Pennotti, Smith. Health in All Policies: Taking Stock of Emerging Practices to Incorporate Health in Decision Making in the US.)
Doing Health in All Policies –Strategies & Approaches
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Lessons Learned: Multi-Sector Efforts
• Relationship-building is key - look for both new partnerships and new initiatives with existing partners.
• Sustaining efforts is a challenge – Desire is high for concrete outcomes, but this is likely a long term process of building and leveraging relationships and identifying opportunities.
• Build in interim measures of success to capture the value of your collaborative work.
• Need to be willing to make an upfront investment of time and energy.
• Hard work pays off! - potential for greater impact and for addressing social determinants & root causes of health inequities.
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