1. Healthy Livable Communities Consortium of Cattaraugus County, New York

2. 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

3. 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

4. Our SCALE Team for CHILA and future mtgs:

5. 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.

6. 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!!!

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. Favorite Hometown Sports
High School Athletics
St. Bonaventure basketball

13. 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!

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

15. Best way to contact us: Debra Nichols djnichols@cattco.org
Kate Ebersole
Sandi Brundage
Cathy Mackay or
Sue Brisky