Healthy Livable Communities Consortium of Cattaraugus County, New York

NY Connects – Cattaraugus County Long Term Care Council “Empowers individuals to make informed choices about appropriate levels and types of services available to meet long term care needs” Merged forces with County Health Department County Health Rankings group to form Healthy Livable Communities Consortium

Partner Organizations: Healthy Livable Communities Consortium Cattaraugus County, NY Catt Co Dept of Aging Healthy Community Alliance Southern Tier Health Care System City Salamanca Youth Bureau Cattaraugus Community Action United Way P2 WNY

Our SCALE Team for CHILA and future mtgs:

VISION created 2013 wellness defined as physical, mental, social, cultural, environmental, financial, and educational wellness Five years from now, with the support of the community and policy makers, Cattaraugus County will offer a higher quality of life through improved and equitable access to wellness* opportunities and healthier lifestyles within livable communities.

Healthy Livable Communities of ____________ Collaborators…/ Rah-Rah ____/ Worker _____ / NO _____ / Action focused/Everyone matters/ _____/ _____ creators/ focused on reducing ______ and increasing _______/ rural, predominantly _____ county of less than 80,000/ Let’s make HEALTHY choices the EASY choices!!!

Top Three Sources of Pride in our Community ACHIEVE Salamanca: PENNSY trail reclamation, Smoke-free parks, Complete Streets Walkable Olean CS Salamanca + Gowanda

Areas of Focus for our SCALE Work Sustainable Policy/ Systems/ Environmental Changes: Reducing obesity Healthier living (i.e. increased PA, decrease Use of Tobacco) Increased Understanding of Social determinants We plan to improve equity by better reaching families to encourage healthier behaviors…AND… by providing primary care to vulnerable populations

ASSESSING NEEDS & RESOURCES Assets Inventory What works What/ who is missing How do we leverage “working” to address “missing”? Assets Inventory by categories Transportation and Access Child Education and Daycare Youth supports and Recreation Community Involvement and Safety Employment and Education Family Stability and Relationships Financial Stability Food and Nutrition Housing Medical Care and Insurance Health/ Physical/ Social/ Emotional/ Mental Support

IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES Work Group Consortium Children in Poverty Built Environment Tobacco Use Access Health Behaviors Education Funding/ Economic Drivers Motivation/ Motivating Factors

We know a lot about….. We need help with….. Collaboration Community Conversations Social Determinants Engaging additional sectors of the community beyond those in health and wellness Further reducing tobacco use Engaging FAMILIES in health and wellness

Favorite Hometown Sports High School Athletics St. Bonaventure basketball

Words We Live By….. We Are Family Our Community Theme Song…. We are Family, I got all my teammates w/me We are Family, Get up everybody and sing! Everyone can see we’re together, as we WALK on by… and we fly like birds of a feather, I won’t tell no lie. All the people around us say can they be that close? Let me state for the record we’re giving HEALTH in a family dose! (Repeat CHORUS…) Living life is fun and we’ve just begun to get our share of the world’s delights… high hopes we have for the future and our goal is in sight. No we don’t get depressed, here’s what we call our golden rule…Have faith in you and the things that you do, You won’t go wrong, This is our County’s Rule!!! All people matter We’re better together Everyone has a voice Collaboration is key Make the HEALTHY choices the EASY choices!

Celebrity Spokesperson Who Best Represents Us (and why) Inspiring Courageous Overcomer Fighting spirit Forgiving Olympic torch carrier in Japan @ age 81 Originally from Olean, NY We are small but mighty in Cattaraugus County!!! Louis Zamperini : Unbroken

Best way to contact us: Debra Nichols djnichols@cattco.org Kate Ebersole kate.ebersole3@gmail.com Sandi Brundage sbrundage@salmun.com Cathy Mackay cmmackay@cattco.org or Sue Brisky sabrisky@cattco.org