WSA - THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT - BUILDING A HELTHY COMMUNITY IN SANTA ANA

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`"° Thc• California F- nkluwnlent Outcomw# ' Neighborhood and school environments support improved health and healthy behaviors. There were 26 participants in this listening session and a total of 87 points of feedback provided. There were five general themes. There were two themes equally mentioned most high (37% each for a total of 74%): .Programs .Collaborative Approach Most of the other mentions (18 or 21%) were under the theme: .Place within a Place The importance of "Safety" as a theme was also mentioned 4 times (5%) and "Housing" was mentioned once. ANALYSIS Most participants saw this outcome as a place within a place. Schools, parks, and recreational open space play a key part, along with appropriate meeting facilities. This special place provides the resources and services necessary to support health and healthy behaviors. One way to describe this "place" is a "Wellness Campus were programs are provided by various organizations in a collaborative way with maximum community participation. Having childcare is critical to make sure parents can be engaged and empowered. It was clear that the recreational open space is a significant need as well as providing a diversity of programs that are delivered in a culturally sensitive way. Specific collaborative approaches were suggested such as joint-use, and the leveraging of existing programs and services. What was important to many is programs by organizations that had lasting power. Key for this outcome is making sure parents are engaged and empowered and that service providers work effectively in a collaborative way. Outreach to enhance engagement was emphasized with a warning not to rely on Internet too much because of Santa Ana's "digital divide." Points of Feedback 18 4 32 1 32 87 *A: Place within a Place B: Safety C: Programs D: Housing E: Collaborative Approach