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ENRICHEngaging Neighbors,
Refugees & Immigrants in Community Health
Presenters:
Bertha Madrigal – El Programma Hispano
Pei-ru Wang - IRCO
Oleg Kubrakov - IRCO
Introduction
Name & affiliation
Middle school memory re: how did you get to school
Before we start
Background
Funded by Northwest Foundation
Built-in Environments for 2 school neighborhoods
Floyd Light (SE Stark & 108th)
Ron Russell (near SE 112nd & Powell)
Advocacy & policy change
Surveys
1. Parents’ knowledge & attitudes about students’ modes of transportation
2. Students’ mode of transportation
3. Parents’ attitudes toward participating activities/workshops
Parents’ Knowledge & Attitudes
Demographic of students
Mode of transportation
Allow children to walk/bike & why
Perception of School encourage/discourage walking/biking
Common modes of transportation to school
27.5%
4.9%
46.1%
21.6%
Walking Biking Bus Family Vehicle
Parent permission to walk/bike to school
Walk
No 45%
Yes, with me or another trusted adult 23%
Yes, with a friend 19%
Yes, he/she goes alone 13%
Bike
71%
16%
11%
2%
Factors limiting walking and biking
14.4%
4.8%
28.8%
31.7%
7.7%5.1%
11.5%
36.5%
32.7%
12.5%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%
Parent work House routine Weather School to far Student doesn'tenjoy
Parent doesn'tenjoy
Poor walk/bikefacilities
Traffic safetyconcerns
Neighborhoodsafety crime
Child's ability tobike/walk
Does school encourage or discourage walking/biking to
school?
15.6%
29.2%
44.8%
8.3%2.1%
Strongly Encourages EncouragesNeither Encourages or Discourages DiscouragesStrongly Discourages
A short questionnaire was designed for students
School attended last year
Race/Ethnicity
Common mode of transportation to school
Most common transportation to school
39%
0%15%
44%
2%
Walking Biking Family Car Bus Skateboarding
Parents’ participation in activities/training
Demographic Data
Participated in any school related activities?
Interests in having children attend bike and pedestrian safety classes in middle school?
Interests in taking bike and pedestrian safety classes?
Overall Data
YES45.3%
YES68.8%
YES22.0%
NO54.7%
NO31.3%
NO78.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
Have you participated in any schoolrelated activities
Would you be interested in havingyour child attend bike and pedestrian
safety classes in middle school?
Would you be interested in taking bikeor pedestrian safety classes?
Have you participated in any school related activities?
Yes No
African 76% 24%
Asian 84% 16%
Slavic 33% 67%
Latino 18% 82%
Having children attend bike/pedestrian safety classes?
Yes No
African 76% 24%
Asian 96% 4%
Slavic 50% 50%
Latino 68% 33%
Parents’ interest in taking bike/pedestrian safety classes?
Asian 20% 80%
Slavic 2% 98%
Latino 38% 62%
Yes No
African 35% 65%
Questions & (maybe) Answers
Group Discussion
What have you learned from today’s presentation?
What does this mean to your work?
How can you outreach to the communities of Color more effectively?
In Memory of Gloria Wiggins
A true champion and an inspiring leader for the community!