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SCACED’s Healthy Insights Initiative

SCACED aims to enhance low-wealth families' quality of life in South Carolina by advancing community economic development. Through partnerships and data tools, the initiative addresses obesity and health disparities by increasing access to healthy lifestyle resources.

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SCACED’s Healthy Insights Initiative

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  1. SCACED’s Healthy Insights Initiative

  2. SCACED Mission Statement • Through our network of members and partner organizations, SCACED strives to improve the quality of life for low-wealth families and communities by advancing the community economic development industry in South Carolina. • SCACED achieves this through capacity building and attracting public-private investment to local community economic development organizations, as well as influencing the public policy process in South Carolina.

  3. Partners • For more than 40 years, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked to improve health and health care. The Foundation is working with others to build a national Culture of Health enabling everyone in America to live longer, healthier lives. • New emphasis on connection b/w community development and health • The MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit company that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) providing innovative, practical solutions for some of the nation's most critical challenges in defense and intelligence, aviation, civil systems, homeland security, the judiciary, healthcare, and cybersecurity. • Built the Healthy Insights data visualization tool

  4. Background - Problems in South Carolina • 7th most obese state in the country and lags behind the rest of the nation in overall health measures1 • Ranks 42nd in standard public health measures, including the prevalence of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes2 • Ranks 4th in the nation for adult population with diabetes and 3rd for African American adults with diabetes3 • Spends $1.2 billion on care of patients with conditions related to obesity3 If South Carolina could halt the increase in obesity and simply maintain today’s levels, it would save the state approximately $3B by 20183 (avoided costs) South Carolina Food Access Task Force, "Access to Healthy Food in South Carolina," 2014. United Health Foundation, "America's Health Rankings," 2014. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, "Diabetes in South Carolina," 2011.

  5. Background – Problems in South Carolina According to USDA, 118 Census Tracts in South Carolina - or 11% of the state - are classified as "low-income" and "low access".

  6. Data for Healthy Insights • As a solution, SCACED & MITRE launched the Data for Healthy Insights initiative • increase access to a healthy lifestyle in economically underserved, low-access communities • “Access to a healthy lifestyle” = food, physical activity, education, and economic opportunity • RWJF awarded SCACED a $300,000 grant over 2 years: 3 deliverables: • Develop data visualization tool (w/ MITRE) • Conduct community workshops • Execute grant program to make investments in community health • Goal = demonstrate how public data sources can be used to guide initiatives that improve health in SC communities

  7. Data Visualization Tool • MITRE built the tool, Healthy Insights, by collecting various population data and “local capacity data” • Visually displays areas of SC with greatest health challenges and greatest need for investment in community health • 32 different sets of population data (MITRE) • 10 sets of “local capacity data” (SCACED) • The tool • Original User Interface (UI) that allows users to run “queries” and visualize maps • Open, publicly available data • Open source software (website demonstration at CED Conference) • Predictive Modeling • correlation with income, obesity and diabetes

  8. Primary Data Sources • Census • American Community Survey (ACS) • RWJF County Health Rankings • USDA SNAP retailers (classification through detailed analysis) • Farmer’s Markets and CSAs • “Let’s Go!” South Carolina Physical Activity Locations • “Local Capacity Data” • SCACED members and stakeholders • Churches • Other Community Resources: • YMCAs • Credit Unions • CAP Agencies • Schools

  9. Correlations Income and education are more strongly correlated with obesity than distance to nearby retailers.

  10. Scenario 1: Census County Division DataDrilling Down to the Community Scale

  11. Scenario 2: Predictor ModelingHelp Drive Long-Term Programming

  12. Scenario 3: Identify and Mobilize Local CapacityShow Capacity in an Area & Inform Investments

  13. Community Workshops • SCACED will conduct four Healthy Insights Community Workshops in each region of the state: • Upstate, Pee Dee, Midlands, & Lowcountry • Purpose: introduce SCACED’s Healthy Insights initiative statewide • Present the Healthy Insights tool with regional emphasis • Discuss available funding and RFP process • Solicit feedback from the community on health challenges and potential solutions • Target Audience: Local community development practitioners, community residents, and other stakeholders w/ an interest in community health

  14. Community Workshops www.healthyinsightsSC.org

  15. Grant Program • $100,000 in grant capital available over 2-year period • 4 projects will be selected @ $25,000 each • Competitive grant process w/ independent grant review committee • Eligible Entities: • Be a nonprofit organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code • A private entity can partner with a 501(c)(3) to develop project • Premium placed on partnerships and collaboration • Eligible Activities: • Projects or programs that increase “access to a healthy lifestyle” • food, physical activity, education, and economic opportunity • Intentionally very broad and non-restrictive • Job creation

  16. Grant Program Timeline of Grant Process • RFP Release (Sept. 30) • RFP Closes (Oct. 28 by 2:00pm) • Staff Review (Oct 31 – Nov. 3) • Grants Committee Review (Nov. 7 – 28) • Grants Committee Conference Call (Tuesday, Nov. 29) • Notification of Awards (Dec. 1) • Disbursement of Awards (upon receipt of signed Grant Agreement) • Project Implementation & Review (Dec. 2016 – Nov. 2017) • Final Report to RWJF (Jan. 2018) • Full RFP will be released on Sept. 30 • Can be made available to all Summit registrants via email

  17. Thank You! Lowell Atkinson Program Director lowell@scaced.org Sarah Pinson Healthy Insights Coordinator Sarah@scaced.org

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