Goal • Create a healthier community by achieving positive
changes in: nutrition/weight physical activity tobacco use the built environment access to clinical preventive services (such as blood
pressure screening)
• Improve health and wellness of county residents through policy, environmental, programmatic, and infrastructure changes
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How?
• Reduction in deaths and illnesses from heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and asthma through policies that increase opportunities for:
physical activity and healthy eating healthy neighborhoods environments free of tobacco smoke
• Participatory Planning Approach Leadership, advisory teams and community input
• Research Policy Scan, Health Assessment, qualitative data
gathering
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Health Assessment Key Findings• Hispanics in Bernalillo County:
Have disproportionately high rates of death from Heart disease (men)Stroke (men and women)High blood pressure
Have high rates of obesity
High rates of poverty – 21.2%
High rates of smoking among high school students
• African Americans in Bernalillo County:
Have disproportionately high rates of death from Lung cancerHeart diseaseStroke
See higher rates of obesity than any other population group
Are most likely to encounter financial barriers to obtaining health care
Health Assessment Key Findings
Health Assessment Key Findings•American Indians in Bernalillo County:
Have disproportionately high rates of death from CancerDiabetes
See higher rates of overweight than any other population group
Are most likely to have no health insurance than any other group
Have highest rates of smoking among high school students and adults
Areas with highest concentration of families living in poverty have the highest rates of chronic disease
CINCH Community Engagement
Focus group-style community meetings Six communities identified in health
assessment Geographic – International District, South
Valley, I-25 Corridor Racial/Ethnic – African American, Native
American, Hispanic Two-hour meetings in community settings
(schools, community centers, etc.)
CINCH Community Engagement
• Key informant interviewsFill in the gaps from community meetingsWho was not represented?
Community health workers, youth advocates, community center leaders
CINCH Community Engagement
• Key findings - Healthy eating Need increased access to affordable,
quality fresh food Need education about healthy food
preparation Wanted more fresh food in schools and at
summer programs Low price and easy access to fast food
makes it difficult to eat well when time and money are constraints
CINCH Community Engagement
• Key findings – Active Living South Valley – need for safer streets and
sidewalks International District – concerns about
crime Supported increased access to school
yards after hours Expressed need for increased use of
community centers for recreation opportunities
CINCH Community Engagement
• Key findings - Tobacco Difficult for smokers to quit – become
defensive when regulations are proposed Enforcement is lacking – smoking in public
places as well as sales of tobacco to minors
Need to deal with larger issues of why people are smoking – stress, poverty
Living in a smoke-free environment is important, especially for children
CINCH Community Engagement
• Key findings – Clinical Preventive Services Hesitation to go for screening because costs
are often unclear Need more providers similar to the race and
ethnicity of the communities they serve Would like to see community health workers in
non-clinical settingsSchools, community centers
Need to make people aware of free clinics and screening services
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Policy Change•Written policies at the state, local, and
institutional level (schools, workplaces)
• Includes legislative, regulatory, and organizational policies that promote population health
•Focus on prevention of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes
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Examples of Effective Policies
•Tobacco-free school policies•Policies that increase opportunities for
physical activity in communities (e.g., joint use)
•Policies that support breast-feeding•Mixed-use zoning policies•Complete Streets policies•Training and technical assistance to
improve delivery of clinical preventive services
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The Community Transformation Implementation Plan
•CINCH’s two-year long planning process informed the development of a three-year implementation plan for Bernalillo County that focuses on prevention of chronic disease.
•The CINCH Planning Team met for six months to review results of the Health Assessment, Policy Scan, and focus groups, and to prioritize implementation activities.
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The Community Transformation Implementation Plan
•Policy, environmental, programmatic, and infrastructure changes consistent with CDC’s strategic directions
• Implementation activities must impact the entire population of Bernalillo County, as well as specific population subgroups with disproportionately high rates of health and social disparities
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The Community Transformation Implementation Plan
• Submitted to CDC for consideration in May 2013
• Implementation project period: October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2016
• If funded, activities will be carried out through contracts with community partners
• Seven objectives, each with an overarching goal and specific activities to accomplish the goal
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The Community Transformation Implementation PlanActive Living
Project Goal: Increase the number of schools that are authorized to provide safe, inviting, accessible places for physical activity opportunities during non-school hours
Objectives: 1. Increase the number of district-wide
joint use agreements that facilitate the shared use of school property for physical activity purposes
2. Increase the number of schools that employ joint-use and shared-use practices
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The Community Transformation Implementation Plan
Healthy Eating
Project Goal: Increase the number of people in lower-income neighborhoods who have access to healthy, affordable food
Objectives: 1. Increase the number of people served by mobile produce vending
programs that link consumerswith fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables
2. Increase the number of people served by healthy corner stores initiatives that facilitate access to fresh fruits and vegetables
3. increase the number of students served byinitiatives that provide schools with locallygrown fruits and vegetables
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The Community Transformation Implementation Plan
Tobacco-Free Living
Project Goal: Increase the number of people living in smoke-free multi-unit housing in Bernalillo County's International District
Objectives: 1. Increase the number of property owners/managers who
receive education, training, and outreach related to smoke-free housing
2. Increase the number of people exposed to smoke-free multi-unit housing messages
3. Increase the number of tenants receiving education and outreach related to smoke-free multi-unit housing in the International District
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The Community Transformation Implementation Plan
Tobacco-Free Living
Project Objective:Decrease the number of middle and high school students in priority neighborhoods with access to tobacco products
Goals: 1. Increase the number of community-based youth tobacco
compliance task forces2. Increase the number of tobacco merchants in priority
neighborhoods receiving education about tobacco sales to minors
3. Increase the number of community members in priority neighborhoods receiving education about enforcement and reporting of tobacco sales to minors
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The Community Transformation Implementation Plan
Healthy and Safe Physical Environments
Project Objective: Increase the number of adopted land use/transportation plans, policies, or funded projects that incorporate Complete Streets design principles
Goals: 1. Increase the number of transportation engineers, planners,
and other stakeholders in Bernalillo County that are familiar with Complete Streets principles and proficient in applying Complete Streets design standards
2. Increase the number of adopted land use/transportation plans, policies, or funded projects that incorporate Complete Streets design principles
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The Community Transformation Implementation PlanClinical Preventive Services
Project Objective: Increase the number of people who receive health education and preventive services from community health workers who are representative of the target populations
Goals: 1. Increase the number of community health worker programs that
have sustainable funding sources2. Increase the number of Bernalillo County-based community health
workers participating in a formal learning collaborative3. Increase the number of certification programs that incorporate
community health worker core competency curriculum modules that focus on chronic disease, social determinants of health, and CTG strategies
4. Increase the number of community health workers placed in community settings