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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWSA - THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT - BUILDING A HELTHY COMMUNITY IN SANTA ANA4/20/2009 IfArOd LlCtiOn WMAW The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, created in 1996, believes that where we live, work and play directly impacts our health A 1o-year, multimillion-dollar statewide commitment to create places where children and youth are healthy, safe and ready to learn has been launched by The California Endowment Fourteen places were selected for deep, sustained and community-driven investments Central Santa Ana is one of those places Tl _-u'4#;. .t-s.•ea: C,,nn-ai. f U-n MINE- ??.. ? mill iil??1 _ i it •i L= i® im® tM 1 4/20/2009 The California Endowinei;t ?I Beatriz Solis, Director Healthy Communities South Region 8oO.449.4149 Includes: Boyle Heights, South Figueroa Corridor/Vermont-Manchester, Central Long Beach, Central Santa Ana, Coachella, City Heights Lead Agency for the 9-Month Planning Process IEIANA SO 10 %%EL"IY, DIIrEC'rOR OF COMMUNITY 111311 DING ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION i . Wit... RFP was released and the first convening was held on March 13th at the SAUSD March 20th and 27th were dedicated to selecting the Steering Committee and identifying criteria for the Lead Agency Separate handout shows the list of the 30 member Steering Committee April 3rd, OC Human Relations was selected as the Lead Agency April 9th, Stakeholder and Community Engagement Forum 4/20/2009 What's Next... ? The Steering Committee is meeting in April every Monday and Friday afternoon to work on the grant which is Due May ist. May 15, 2oo9- Notification of Awards June 1, 2009- Start of Planning Process; lasts for 9 months and result in a io year strategic plan that addresses > o Outcome areas February 26, 2olo- Deadline for Receipt of Community Plans 10 Outcome Areas t. Children have health coverage. z. Families have improved access to a health home that supports healthy behaviors. 3. Health and family-focused human services shift resources towards prevention. q. Residents live in communities with health promoting land use, transportation and community development. 5. Children and their families are safe from violence in their homes and neighborhoods. _iiE? AaC'IS J ? Bpi , 6. Communities support healthy youth development. 7. Neighborhood and school environments support improved health and healthy behaviors. 8. Community health improvements are linked to economic development. 9. Health gaps for young men and boys of color are narrowed. in. Strategic use of media elevates local experience to help influence policy and systems change at all levels. 3 4/20/2009 Outcome Children and their families are safe from violence in their homes and neighborhoods. Outcome 7,?7 Neighborhood and school environments support improved health and healthy behaviors. *-Oi ?r **_ `"° 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 SANTA ANA BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY Stakeholder and Community Engagement Forum NOTES April 9, 2009 OUTCOME: #7- Neighborhood and school environments support improved health and healthy behaviors 1. What does this outcome area mean to you? • Outdoor spaces provide places for play and promote health (A) • Generates safe feeling (B) • Importance of God back in school (C) • Getting good information on health topics (C) • Schools as community centers, special expertise for every school (karate, parenting classes, bringing families together when in summer sessions -family resource centers. (A) • Centers have infrastructure to be self supported (A) • At centers provided by community, not only schools (A) • Provide instruction on healthy cooking involving the family (C) • More outreach education to link/access resident to centers Community wellness centers - access to the centers (A) • Community involvement- awareness of residents helping each other (E) • Schools serve as service providers with other organizations (E) • Support for child care and for access to attend activities at centers (A) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 6 times B. Safety - mentioned 1 time C. Programs - mentioned 3 times D. Housing - mentioned 0 times E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 3 times 2. What needs do you see and who has these needs? • Childcare to attend classes/centers (C) • More culturally sensitive health providers (and mental health) (C) • Deal effectively with sex education and parenting classes (C) • Provide information for immigration and political issues - awareness (C) • More safe open/recreational places (A) • Ensure basic English classes are provided for families (C) • Affordable housing (D) • Childhood behavioral prevention proactive not reactive (C) • Increased foot patrol to ensure safe feeling, culturally sensitive (B) • Stress management resources for coping to prevent bad behaviors (C) • Community substations; foot patrol; culturally sensitive; safe feeling (B) • Provide resources in how to cope with stress (C) • Provide youth with mentorship programs (C) • More inclusiveness of low performing students and their parents (E) • Provide policies that help reduce firearms, use of drugs and alcohol (C) • Safe and healthy social opportunities for youth and adults (C) • More parks and money to support them (open space) consider non-traditional (A) • Resources on conflict management respect (E) • Community and activities programs for open space (C) • Make sure that center and schools have adequate space, maintenance and human resources (A) • Branding "wellness center or campus" (A) • Community based organizations from community promoters (E) • School hours expanded and adding more activities, meditation, community gardens provided by the children and directed by the parents (E) • Strengthen the family through prevention (C) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 4 times B. Safety - mentioned 2 times C. Programs - mentioned 13 times D. Housing- mentioned 1 time E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 4 times 3. What strengths or resources do we have that will address the needs? • The potential to strengthen the relationship between the SAUSDS and the City (E) • Potential for the schools and colleges with non-profits for community gardens (E) • School fields being used, more use -joint-use (E) • Ability to access more space (A) • Ensure all resources for safety (B) • Keep culturally relevant spaces open (A) • Coordinate efforts to bring all wellness centers (A) SANTA ANA BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY Stakeholder and Community Engagement Forum - Page 2 April 9, 2009 • Make sure all programs in existence are utilized (E) • Integrate library services in all areas (C) • Take advantage of all empty parcels in the City (build up/gardens etc) (A) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 4 times B. Safety - mentioned 1 time C. Programs - mentioned 1 time D. Housing - mentioned 0 times E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 4 times 4. What role should your organization or group have in addressing these concerns? • Inside the outdoors community activities - using parks/schools (environment/health ed) (A) • Casa La Familia - Provide health services and other organizations need more funding to provide other services (C) • Latino Health Access - Roles as parents and promoters have a lot to offer (services, engaging people) (C) • Increase/Strengthen collaborations to maximize effectiveness (E) • Serve healthy meals that can also be served at home (Grain Project) (C) • Schools should have a key role in gathering data to develop appropriate programs (E) • Legal Aid - Land use issues, domestic violence issues, etc. (E) • Expanding legal clinics at family resource centers (C) • Latino Health Access -Train residents to get involved in decision making (C) • Promoting community services (Toyama example) (C) • Nurses in schools and in the community can assist with planning of programs (C) • Schools should develop classes on child abuse, domestic violence, teen age pregnancies (C) • Central Cultural - programs /resources (C) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 1 time B. Safety - mentioned 0 times C. Programs - mentioned 9 times D. Housing - mentioned 0 times E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 3 times 5. As you think about the outcome, what is most important to you? • Create programs that are sustainable for a long period of time (10 year period) (C) • Cooperation of all community agencies (E) • Connectivity ensured for all (E) • Parent leadership (E) • Ensure inclusiveness /empowerment (E) • Youth involved in every stage (E) • Exposure to positive experiences in negotiations (E) • Individual family....... ultimately community involvement (E) SANTA ANA BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY Stakeholder and Community Engagement Forum Page 3 April 9, 2009 • Happy, healthy families/kids well informed and educated about resources and opportunities to build a better future (C) • Schools inclusive and allows other agencies to provide services (A) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 1 time B. Safety - mentioned 0 time C. Programs - mentioned 2 times D. Housing - mentioned 0 times E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 7 times 6. What does community engagement mean to you? • Regardless of age, ethnicity and education all included (E) • Take full advantage of all cultural wisdom (E) • Community together, learning and sharing (E) • Emphasize development, hope and engage parents (C) • Engage facilities by more access to centers (A) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 1 time B. Safety - mentioned 0 time C. Programs - mentioned 1 time D. Housing - mentioned 0 times E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 3 times 7. What role should residents play on this outcome? • Steering community 60-70% should be residents (E) • Advise what works for them-relevance (E) • Provide information on programs offered not at last minute (C) • Accountability of programs (C) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 0 times B. Safety - mentioned 0 times C. Programs - mentioned 2 times D. Housing - mentioned 0 times E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 2 times 8. How can we listen to you? How can we engage you during the nine month planning process? • Inform of needs (E) • Communication is key (E) • Approach to ensure attendance not just emails (E) • Ensure parents have information in time (E) SANTA ANA BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY Stakeholder and Community Engagement Forum Page 4 April 9, 2009 • Parent informing other parents (C) • Digital divide = rely on traditional distribution of information (E) • Develop strong relations between providers and residents (promoters) (E) • Get information to schools (A) A. Place within a Place - mentioned 1 time B. Safety - mentioned 0 times C. Programs - mentioned 1 time D. Housing- mentioned 0 times E. Collaborative Approach - mentioned 6 times SANTA ANA BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY Stakeholder and Community Engagement Forum Page 5 April 9, 2009 Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities Steering Committee Representatives by Outcome Area Lead Agency, OC Human Relations, Iliana Welty, Director of Community Building iliana@ochumanrelations.org Outcome Area Steering Organization E-mail Committee Members 1. Children have health Ilia Rolon CFCOC rolonconsulting@sbcglobal.net coverage. Mary Jo Hooper CHI-OC mjhooper@chioc.org 2. Families have improved Russell Ver ara COCCC rvergara@coccc.org access to a health Am Buch OCHCA abuch@ochca.com home that supports Alex Flores Youth Representative afloresl8@gmail.com healthy behaviors. 3. Health and family- Maricela Rios Human Options mrios@humanoptions.org focused human Pam Pimentel moms ppimentel@momsorangecounty.org rvi hift r se ces s resou ces towards prevention. Dianna Daly Cal Optima ddaly@caloptima.org 4. Residents live in Cesar Kennedy Commission cesarc@kennedycommission.org communities with Covarrubias health promoting land Debbie Phares OCCCO debbie@occcopico.org use, transportation and Julio Perez OC Federation of Labor julio@ociabor.org community development. 5. Children and their Anthony Santa Ana Police Department tarrelson@santa-ana.org families are safe from Harrelson violence in their homes Tish Leon Downtown Neighborhood Assoc tishleon@roadrunner.com and neighborhoods. Jose Rea Madison Neighborhood jjrea@uci.edu Association Joe Stokely OC Probation Agency joseph.stokely@prob.ocgov.com Jane Russo SAUSD jane.russo@sausd.us 6. Communities support Ava Steaffans Kidworks ava@kidworksonline.org healthy youth Randy Barth Think Together rbarth@thinktogether.org development. 7. Neighborhood and Gerardo Mouet City of Santa Ana gmouet@ci.santa-ana.ca.us school environments Heidi Cisneros OCED hcisneros@access.kl 2.ca.us support improved Monica Wilson Pro Education Group monica@proeducationgroup.com health and healthy America Bracho Latino Health Access americab@latinohealthaccess.org behaviors. Jane Russo SAUSD jane.russo@sausd.us 8. Community health Alan Woo CAP-OC awoo@capoc.org improvements are Brenda Gonzalez Wells Fargo brenda.n.gonzalez@wellsfargo.com linked to economic development. 9. Health gaps for young Andrea Coulson AIDS Service Foundation of acoulson@ocasf.org men and boys of color OC are narrowed. Alejandro Moreno Invoca alejandro@invocadignidad.com Shawna Smith Taller San Jose ssmith@tallersanjose.org 10. Strategic use of media Alfredo Amezcua LEAP/ Santa Ana Business amezcualgisrvcs@aol.com elevates local Bank experience to help Eric Altman OCCORD ealtman@occord.org influence policy and systems change at all levels.