BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

TOGETHER

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Partnership for a Healthy Community:Peoria and Tazewell Counties of Illinois Community Transformation Project is a collaborative effort of 20 organizations that aim to improve the health of more than 300,000 Central Illinois residents by providing them information, tools, resources and a supportive environment to make healthy lifestyle changes.

The HOPE Network is a result of the Child Wellness Learning Collaborative Initiative. It is a think-tank to improve community wellness by Helping Others Provide Encouragement using evidence-based social and emotional resources.Join the HOPE Network and learn more about our project at www.healthyhoi.com

Made possible by funding from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Community Transformation GrantGrant Award Number: 1H75DP004385-01

The contents of this pamphlet are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

the Department of Health and Human Services, or the U.S. government.

Collaboration Partners include:

American Red Cross – Central Illinois Chapter• Bradley University• Central Illinois Wellness Council• Children’s Hospital of Illinois• City of Peoria• FamilyCore• George Washington Carver Association• Gifts in the Moment• Greater Peoria Family YMCA• Heartland Community Health Clinics • Hult Center for Healthy Living• OSF Saint Francis Medical Center• Peoria City/County Health Department• Quality Quest for Health of Illinois• Simantel• Tazewell County Health Department• Tazwood Center for Wellness• UnityPoint Health|Methodist• University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria • Center for Health Outcomes ResearchUniversity of Illinois Extension•

Partnership for a Healthy Community:This project includes 5 key strategic areas which are:

Tobacco-Free Living1. Active Living2. Healthy Eating3. Clinical Preventive Services, and4. Social and Emotional Wellness5.

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Initiatives for the Partnership for a Healthy Community Tobacco Awareness Media Campaign

Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing

Schools with Green-Space Physical Activity

Minutes of School Physical Activity

Afterschool Physical Fitness Opportunities

WIC Client Farmers Market Coupons

U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceRecommended Screenings

Evidence-Based Management of Hypertension

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Clinical Preventive Services

High Blood Pressure

Fast Facts:67 million American adults (31%) •have high blood pressure - that’s one in every three American adults.*

Clinical preventive services to •prevent heart disease could save tens of thousands of lives each year.**

Project Goal:Increase the number of people who •routinely have recommended

screenings.

* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention** National Prevention Council, DHHS

Depressed

Fast Facts:10% to 14% of children under the age •of 5 experience social & emotional problems which can adversely affect their development and school

readiness.*

An estimated 1 in 10 U.S. adults •report depression.**

Project Goal:� Decrease the number of poor mental health days.

* ZeroToThree.org National Center for Infants,Toddlers & Families** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Active Inactive

Fast Facts:Less than 3 in 10 high school •

students get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.*

Inactive adults have a higher risk •for early death, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression, & some cancers.*

Project Goal:Increase the rate of adult physical •activity.Increase the percent of children who •are physically active for at least 60 minutes/day.

* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Healthy Eating

Fast Facts:In 2010, more than one third of •children and adolescents were overweight or obese.*

Healthy eating reduces the risk of •developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.*

Project Goal:Increase use of and access to healthy •foods.

* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Tobacco-Free Living

Fast Facts:Tobacco use leads to disease and •

disability and is the leading preventable cause of death.*

The rate of adult smoking in •Peoria and Tazewell counties is 20.3% which is still higher than the national benchmark of 14%.**

Project Goal:Decrease the rate of adult smoking.•

* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention** 2012 County Health Rankings

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Initiatives for the Partnership for a Healthy Community

Child Wellness Learning Collaborative

Screening for Adolescent Depression

Worksite Wellness

Peoria South Side Community Wellness Action

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* Educate parents and teachers on the link between physical activity and academic achievement.

* Advocate for voluntary policy change to increase the amount of time children spend:

* Increase access to fresh, healthy foods:

* Make it easier for Women-Infant-Children (WIC) clients to shop at farmers markets.

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* Work with multi-unit property owners, property managers, and housing authorities to support voluntary adoption of smoke-free policies.* Promote free smoking cessation services from quityes.org 1-866-QUIT-YES (1-866-784-8937).

* Work with primary care o�ces to improve use of evidence-based approaches for:

* Develop a plan for a chronic disease self-management support network.

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* Promote the use of evidence-based approaches in programs that serve children and families in our community.

* Increase screening for adolescent depression by school counselors and physicians.

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