1. Changing Paradigms in Maternal and Child Health: Alameda County Best Babies Zone Building Blocks Collaborative September 28, 2012

2. Best Babies Zone What We’ll Do Today What’s the scoop on the national project? What’s the scoop here? – What’s the zone? – How was it selected? What’s the neighborhood like? What’s coming up? Planning activity

3. National Overview

4. BBZ Vision and Mission All babies are born healthy, into communities that enable them to thrive and reach their full potential To give every baby born in a Best Babies Zone the best chance in life

5. Multi-level: not only individuals – but families, communities, systems and policy. Several different domains: not only health services – but educational, economic, and community development. Life-course: not only disease prevention – but health promotion and optimization over the life course, with strategic investments in sensitive periods. BBZ Approach Lead: UC Berkeley National Organizations: CityMatCH, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Healthy Start Local Sites: Oakland, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Milwaukee

6. Oakland Best Babies Zone!

7. Community Need Existing Community Momentum BBC Partner’s Expertise BBC Projects

8. Castlemont Neighborhood

9. Community Need Existing Community Momentum BBC Partner’s Expertise BBC Projects

11. Demographic Indicators AreaPopulationBirths Castlemont4,675101 Oakland389,8035,595 Alameda County 1,510,27119,286 Source: Census 2010, Alameda County Birth File 2010 & 2009-10

12. Birth Outcomes Indicators Area % Low Birth % Early Weight Babies% PrematurityPrenatal Care Castlemont11%12%83% Oakland8%9%87% Alameda County 7%9%88% Source: Alameda County Birth File 2006-10

13. Social and Economic Indicators Area% Single Parent % Children Poverty % Pop <200% Poverty Castlemont59%35%55% Oakland46%19%40% Alameda County31%14%26% Source: American Community Survey, 2006-2010

14. Housing and Education Indicators Area% Vacant housing % paying % Less Than High School Education 35% or more of household income in rent Castlemont18%59%41% Oakland11%46%21% Alameda County8%42%14% Source: American Community Survey, 2006-2010

15. Community Need Existing Community Momentum BBC Partner’s Expertise BBC Projects

16. Existing Momentum

17. Neighborhood Profile

19. Where do we begin?

20. Phase 1 Needs assessment Community engagement Develop organizational structure

21. Future Activities

22. Fail early fail often

23. What can we achieve together?