ILLINOIS YMCA ADVOCACY DAY HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES INITIATIVES FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTHY LIVING FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Jeff Sunderlin, Program Manager YMCA of the USA Healthier Communities Initiative

Overview of Activate America Healthier Communities Initiative Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC ) Statewide PHC (2009) Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental ChangE (ACHIEVE -2008) HCI  Physical Activity  Healthy Eating  All populations  Physical Activity  Healthy Eating  Childhood obesity  +Statewide/level policy  Physical Activity  Healthy Eating  Tobacco  Chronic Disease Management  All populations  Y-USA is 1 of 5 National partners

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STATEWIDE PIONEERING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES 6 State YMCA Alliances Funded for 4 Years – 2009 Cohort – CT, KY and TN – 2010 Cohort – IL, MI and OH – 32 Communities Funded Among the 6 States

1.Start With a Shared Vision & Spirit of Inquiry 2.Adapt to Emerging Opportunities 3.Borrow from Others and Build Your Own 4.Engage Cross Boundary Leaders Who Care 5.Serve in Multiple Roles 6.Use Data to Guide Not Drive the Effort 7.Develop Leadership Structures That Distribute Ownership & Action *Urban communities focus is being edited LESSONS AND LEADING PRACTICES

DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY What Was True in the Beginning Remains True What Was Thought to be True in the Beginning Has Changed

A WORD ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY Champions, Champions and More Champions (Paid or Unpaid) Ability to Play Nice in the Sandbox Keep It Simple/Avoid the Clutter Data That Informs a Plan

EXAMPLES FROM 2009 COHORT OF STATEWIDE TEAMS – Connecticut Coordination with Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Coordinated School Health Program Wallingford SPHC – Official Mayoral endorsement as a town-wide initiative – Kentucky KY YMCA Youth Association – Pending development of a Youth Advisory Board – Tennessee Coordination with the Tennessee Department of Public Health: Eat Well, Play More Grants Chattanooga – Partnership for Healthy Living