1. Health and Wellness in the Library Making a Difference one Starfish at a Time

3. Nearly 20% Unemployment Median Household income well below the national poverty rate 86% African American 35% Uninsured Red Crime Area, over 150 violent crimes last year. Health Disparity Violence is a Health Inequity! “Violence undermines people’s health by causing injury, disability and premature death” Trauma and Mental Health Issues Over 70% Suffering from Chronic Disease mostly Hypertension and Diabetes Food Desert High Rates of Obesity Drug related death, smoking, work injury, infant mortality, homicide, stroke, dental problems, asthma and cancer related to environmental pollution (CDC)

4. The Wellness Approach Current Materials in a Health and Wellness Section Scales and a Blood Pressure Machine Health and Wellness Computers Well Trained Staff Pamphlets and Brochures Was it enough to just provide traditional library resources in the area of Health and Wellness? Was it making a difference?

5. Taking the Wellness Approach to the Next Level with Hands-On Information Delivery and Tools! Chronic Disease Self-Management Classes Diabetes Self-Management Classes Tools for Success – Truman Mobile Market – Health Fairs with Free Medical Testing – Health Insurance Enrollment Sessions – CPR Training – Teen and Family Programming: Family Fitness Nights, Teen Lock-ins – Youth Feeding Program – Vitamix and Popcorn Popper – Condoms – Walk With Ease Program – Weight Loss Challenges – Weight Loss Classes – Fitness! Fitness! Fitness!

6. The AMAZING Nicki Jones, Founder and CEO of NickiFit

7. It Works! I know it does! http://www.kshb.com/lifestyle/newsome-learns- she-can-read-and-sweat-at-the-lucile-bluford- branch-of-the-kansas-city-public-library

8. It Takes a Community of Partners to Make a Community More Healthy What does your community need? Who is already working to meet that need? What do I bring to the table? How can we make this work in my library space? How open minded am I to new ideas? Who is getting the grant money? How can I tap into those resources? How can we leverage these partnerships to get even more resources for my community?

9. Because the more people there are on the beach, the more starfish we can save! Truman Medical Center’s AMAZING Community Health Nurse, Raquel Garcia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjcYjQVqd8U

10. Keys to Success Providing a Good Product Personal Connections Open Mind Marketing through Neighbor- hoods and Partners Staff Support – Training – Word of Mouth Marketing – Participation – Healthy Staff is Happy and Hard Working Staff!

11. Fun Ideas for a Small Start Plan Healthy Food for Meetings and Programs Ask your vending machine vendors to provide healthy choices Ask your community members what their concerns and needs are in the area of health and wellness Try a one time fitness, zumba or yoga class Invite a potential community partner to coffee Put a bowl of fruit in your staff workroom or breakroom Create a display of health and wellness books Invite a local health organization to have an information table at your library during a high traffic time Plan a dance party for teens or kids Spend 5 minutes brainstorming the possibilities!

12. Questions? Questions you don’t want to ask in public? Contact us! April Roy aprilroy@kclibrary.org aprilroy@kclibrary.org Nicki Jones GetNickiFit@gmail.com GetNickiFit@gmail.com Raquel Garcia Raquel.Garcia@tmcmed.org Raquel.Garcia@tmcmed.org