Building Sustainable Communities Fanning Community Sparks into Flames! November 27, 2013
Vernon, BC Cadet Camp
10/24/ Inaugural Forum May 8 th in Osoyoos
10/24/ Inter-sectoral conversations
Community Sparks One contact per community arising from the OS forum - 8 communities ‘Fanned’ through meetings, phone calls and information – time consuming because cultivating relationships is critical to success! First meeting was with Coalition leadership Healthy Community Scan as proposed as a successful engagement tool – strengths base 10/24/20155
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First steps $1500 micro grants to complete the scan Recruited an IH employee for each group Monthly calls with IH Healthy Community Local Liaisons (HCLLs) Monthly calls with Community Leads 10/24/201510
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IH Healthy Community Local Liaison HCLLs represent IH interests and provide practical support - through participation along with other community members - to begin work to create a healthy community action plan. Groups will be comprised of local government and community stakeholders. 10/24/201513
Group capacity will be built Coalition will host capacity building workshops HCLLs and Leaders provided with Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Community Capacity Building Tool to monitor progress On-going process 10/24/201514
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Academic support for the work 10/24/201522
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The sparks are now embers 8 groups 6 active In process of completing the scans, and analysing the findings Leaders meeting at UBCO in January Winter OSHLC Forum will transfer knowledge on research and best practice $, capacity building, evaluation support New action teams (constellations) 10/24/201526
Oliver action ideas Outdoor exercise/fitness Incentives to increase physical activity Healthy built increasing transportation options Increasing access to affordable choices Healthy Eating affordable choices Neighbourhood Garden Program 10/24/201527
Dr. Andrew Larder, IH Senior Medical Health Officer “A healthy community is a sustainable community. In the short term a healthy community makes the healthy choice the easy choice for individuals; …..in the long term it works to improve the broad determinants of health for the entire population.” 28
Thank you! 10/24/ Betty Brown Community Health Facilitator Promotion & Prevention Community Integrated Health Services Interior Health (250)