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THURSTON THRIVES

Thurston County Public Health and Social Services March 2014. THURSTON THRIVES. For more information visit: www.ThurstonThrives.org or contact: Chris Hawkins, Coordinator (360) 867-2513 hawkinc@co.thurston.wa.us Don Sloma, Director (360) 867-2502 slomad@co.thurston.wa.us.

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THURSTON THRIVES

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  1. Thurston County Public Health and Social Services March 2014 THURSTON THRIVES For more information visit: www.ThurstonThrives.org or contact: Chris Hawkins, Coordinator (360) 867-2513 hawkinc@co.thurston.wa.us Don Sloma, Director (360) 867-2502 slomad@co.thurston.wa.us

  2. We Believe: • Good health comes from: • We Believeour choices matter. • We Believe health comes from the way we live, work, and play. People around here LIVE OUR BELIEFS in HOW WE TREAT OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT…

  3. Thurston Thrives is bringing together community partners around the work we share to honor those who make this a healthy and safe place and to align efforts to make an even bigger difference by creating a “Collective Impact”. What is thurston thrives?

  4. What Makes a Strong Collective Impact? “Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work” 2012 Stanford Social Innovation Review

  5. Increase community engagement and alignment around health priorities. • Integrate --- do not reinvent --- existing plans & groups. • A Board of Health led process — focused and engaging — to create Collective Impact. • Products: • A few, simply stated community outcomes • Lead organizations and main helpers for each outcome • A limited number of clear milestones. • Communicate outcomes frequently and widely as an ongoing community “call to action.” • That is Thurston Thrives! How Does thurston thrives work?

  6. Thurston Thrives Model of Population Health Requires the collective impacts of Thurston Thrives Health Care & Social Services Environment Community Design Housing/Shelter Food Education Employment, Income, Wealth Child & Youth Resilience (ACEs) Social Resilience Adapted from U. of Wisconsin Population Health Institute 2012. County Health Rankings Model. *Model takes as given various significant factors in the health of a community, such as the availability of antibiotics, clean drinking water and sanitary wastewater disposal, immunizations, etc.

  7. THURSTON THRIVES PHASES Phase I:2013 - 2014 Phase II: 2014 - 2020 Phase III: 2020 - 2021 • Develop • Name advisors & action leads • Map strategies • Set measures • Continue action strategies already underway • Name ‘backbone’ organizations • Implement • Carry out and continue action strategies • Communicate continuously • Engage public in action • Celebrate progress annually • Re-assess • Review strategies • Adjust targets • Complete revised action agenda

  8. Food, economic development, community design, Education & Housing are out for public comment • Food • Food Insecurity: - Satellite Food Bank - TC Food Bank - Robert Coit • Nutrition: (GRuB) – Katie Rains • Safety: Food Worker Training - TC Environmental Health - Sammy Berg • Economy • Employers: Thurston Economic Development Council – Michael Cade • Employees: WorkForce Training Board – Cheryl Fambles • Family Resiliency: Thurston County Asset Building Coalition – Lisa Smith • Community Design • Places: School Districts, Thurston Regional Planning Council and Other Local Partners • Codes: TC Public Health and Social Services – Chris Hawkins • Housing • Rehabilitation: Homes First, Rebuilding Together – Trudi Soucoup • Standards / Housing Construction: Habitat for Humanity – Curt Andino • Education • School-Community Partnership: Pilot projects – Mike Hickman

  9. Community Design: • Continued focus on corridors and districts, to increase density and diversity, to create a built environment that is very walkable… Thurston Thrives Builds on Sustainable Thurston • ST Community 1.4 – • Encourage efficient use of land and building form that encourages walkability.

  10. Food: • Increase local agricultural production; perform production-capacity analysis Thurston Thrives Builds on Sustainable Thurston • ST Food 1.1 – • Convene a food policy council/advisory group [to] develop a local food systems plan, including a production-capacity analysis.

  11. THURSTON THRIVES ADVISORY COUNCIL For additional information about the TT Advisory Council members, see www.ThurstonThrives.org

  12. Thurston Thrives Action Teams food economics Community design

  13. Thurston Thrives Action Teams – con’t housing education Child/Youth Resilience

  14. Thurston Thrives Action Teams – con’t Community resilience environment Clinical care and emergency care

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