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1 Healthy Neighborhoods Learning Collaborative Meeting
Insert map here Urban Health Plan, Hunts Point Yineska Guerrero, Project Coordinator March 29, 2017

2 Cross Sector Partners and Collaborators
DOT- Division of Transportation Planning and Management Activation of public spaces in the Hunts Point Peninsula NYC-DOHMH Center for Health Equity Hunts Point Alliance for Children NY Restoration: Haven Project New York City Economic Development Corporation Hunts Point Resiliency Project Greater Hunts Point Economic Development Corp (GHPEDC) Partnership with the Hunts Point Market Focus on improving businesses and workforce development in the Hunts Point community Hunts Point M.S. 424 School Based Health Program Promote Health education services to students & parents Promote Shop Healthy initiatives to the school community Shout out to Bella I and II Project HOPE

3 Long-term Goal Develop a facility open year-round that will provide access to fresh produce as well as create opportunities for local entrepreneurs. It will include a communal space to hold business development/entrepreneurial classes, exercise activities, information sessions and events. Support a healthy and vibrant community in collaboration with community residents to improve quality of life Short- Term Goal Increase access and activate open spaces. Increase community engagement and create opportunities through the use of the built environment by hosting, placing and creating play streets, Weekends Walks and Bronx Playces

4 Top Accomplishments Increased access of affordable fruits and vegetables and opportunities for healthy eating Shop Healthy Bronx Program GrowNYC’s Food Box Program Pop-up Markets Harvest Home: Farmer’s Market in Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square #Not 62 – IHEAL Campaign The Bronx Food Forward 11/17/2016 The approval of The Peninsula proposal (Spofford Development) Business Plan Development Bronx Playces (Active Living Design and the built environment) Interactive nutrition and health ed is a basic and important component of community engagement

5 Lessons Learned Having a multidisciplinary team who is committed to the project and making it a success Meeting with community residents in natural occurring meetings. Safety is a necessary pre-condition to open spaces. Do not say: meet people where they are at

6 Key Challenge The challenges of sustaining community engagement
The need to negotiate and have key partners while trying to activate streets and spaces. The Hunts Point market Hunts Point has been the focus of many developments and activities making it really difficult to keep community engage and focus on the end goal. Question Working with some city agencies DOT MTA Parks & Recreational How could we gain collaboration between city agencies, non for profits and businesses to assure the implementation of active spaces and beatification of our communities?

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