1. Raleigh, North Carolina
Southeast Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina

2. (Some) Team Members

3. Partner Organizations
YMCA of the Triangle
DHIC, Inc. (affordable housing)
Fertile Ground Food Cooperative
Wake County Human Services
Wake County Public School System
WakeMed Health and Hospitals

4. SCALE (CHILA) TEAM Linda Barrett
Manager, Corporate and Community Health,
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Dexter Hebert
Associate Branch Director, SE Raleigh, YMCA of the Triangle
Melvin Jackson
Community Improvement Advisor, SCALE
Sharon Peterson,
Long Range Planning Administrator, Wake County
Michael Denning
Community Youth Champion, SCALE

5. The Southeast Raleigh Pacesetters
Skilled and Soulful Southerners Seek Poised and Persistent Pacesetters
Southeast Raleigh, center of Raleigh’s historical African-American community, seeks to eliminate health disparities and advance equity by establishing a model of holistic community health—where physical activity, healthy food, quality education, mixed income housing, and health care services are within reach for those who are most vulnerable.
Looking for a community that has a strong track record of addressing social determinants of health.

6. Top Three Sources of Pride in our Community
Universities: home of St. Augustine’s and Shaw University
Plethora of community-based churches
Good economic development opportunities
vacant tracts of land zoned for development
close proximity to thriving downtown areas
easy interstate access to other prime Triangle destinations

7. Area(s) of Focus for our SCALE Work
Build cross-sector capacity to address social determinants of health
Identify innovative approaches to addressing health disparities
Access to nutritious, affordable food and physical activity opportunities
Purpose Built Communities Model
Last major grocery chain in SE Raleigh closed in 2013.

8. Accomplishments that have laid groundwork for the SCALE team to build upon…
Revitalization site identified and financing structure established
REACH Collaborative:
10+ SE Raleigh church partners
Shared-use agreement with SE Raleigh school for community physical activity
Youth advocacy training
WakeMed/YMCA of Triangle partnership
~3000 SE Raleigh children have received education and health screenings

9. Accomplishments that have laid groundwork for the SCALE team to build upon…
Wake County Human Services
SE Raleigh food desert and walkability/bikeability maps and data
Fertile Ground Food Cooperative
In start-up phase to establish local food economy
DHIC, Inc.
instrumental in expanding affordable housing opportunities in SE Raleigh

10. We know a lot about….. We need help with….. Our community assets
Partnership development
Working across sectors
Community engagement
Maximizing our potential as a partnership
Prioritizing efforts
Identifying metrics for our community health improvement efforts

11. Favorite Hometown Spot
Jack’s Seafood and Soul Food….you didn’t say HEALTHIEST spot, right?!

12. Words We Live By…..

13. Our Community Theme Song….
Wake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
.....“The world won't get no better if we just let it be…..the world won't get no better…we gotta change it yeah, just you and me”…..

14. Celebrity Spokesperson Who Best Represents Us
"When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.“ -Stewart Scott

15. Best way to contact us:
Dexter Hebert Associate Branch Director, SE Raleigh YMCA of the Triangle Melvin Jackson Community Improvement Advisor, SCALE