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MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT

MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT. CMHA – Thunder Bay Branch. WHAT WAS THE MINDING OUR BODIES PILOT PROJECT?.

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MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT

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  1. MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT CMHA – Thunder Bay Branch

  2. WHAT WAS THE MINDING OUR BODIES PILOT PROJECT? • Pilot project was an initiative of CMHA, ON in partnership with YMCA ON and York University’s Faculty of Health with the support of Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion through the Communities in Action Fund • MOB was a 2 year project (ending Mar. 2010) • Goal of MOB – promote active living, create opportunities for people with serious mental illness to support recovery

  3. ENERGIZE YOUR MIND BODY AND SPIRIT – CMHA Thunder Bay Branch • Focus Group organized in Jan. / 09 • 8 members attended the focus group • Identified barriers to physical activity, benefits of engaging in physical activity and identified preferred activities

  4. CMHA Thunder Bay Proposal • To offer a variety of physical activity programs through structured time blocks • To offer monthly health and wellness / educational sessions on a variety of topics • To actively involve consumer leaders in program planning and implementation • To plan for sustainability of physical activity programs upon project completion

  5. CMHA Thunder Bay Branch receives funding for the MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT May – October 2009 MINDING OUR BODIES PROMOTING ACTIVE LIVING

  6. “MOBATS” or the Minding Our Bodies Action Team 2011 • 3 CONSUMER LEADERS • 5 STAFF • REC LEADERSHIP INTERN STUDENT – CONFEDERATION COLLEGE, JAN. – APRIL 2011

  7. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Our Vision: A community where people are empowered to achieve healthy and meaningful lives. Working  Together To Discover Your Hopes and Dreams By taking an active leadership role in your recovery you can and will regain hope for a brighter future.

  8. Member’s Information Board

  9. Member’s Information Board

  10. PARTICIPACTION MESSAGE FROM THUNDER BAY

  11. MOB ACTIVITIES OFFERRED • Weekly walks • Bowling • Hatha yoga • Baseball • Gym activities (floor hockey / basketball) • Marina sports (bocce, croquet, frisbee and badminton) • Horseshoes • Complex Aquabics and Dry Land Activities

  12. Educational Sessions Offered • Diabetes Session • Nutritional Meal Planning • Healthy Body / Healthy Heart • Safe Food Handling • Smoking Cessation • Arthritis Management • Intro to Wii • Intro to Tai Chi • Monthly Fruit / Vegie Educational (2011)

  13. SUSTAINABILITY PLAN : • TO OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING • TO OFFER PEER SUPPORT • TO ACCOMODATE FOR MEMBERS’ SPECIAL NEEDS • TO MEET AT ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS • TO OFFER REGULAR / CONSISTENT PROGRAMMING • TO UTILIZE A VARIETY OF PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES • TO OFFER BACKUP PROGRAMMING IN THE EVENT OF PROGRAMMING CANCELLATION

  14. SUCCESSES OF PROJECT TO DATE: • MOB has become part of the Skills Development culture and “meaningful day activity” service programming • Consumers are transitioning into fulfilling leadership roles and developing leadership skills • Members have developed physical activity skills within their comfort level and physical ability • Members’ physical health awareness has increased

  15. (SUCCESSES CONT’D) • Members have participated in two focus groups – Healthy Communities and development of the Eating Well for Mental Health proposal • A Nutrition Education Component was adopted into the MOB programming Jan. / 11 • Community partnerships have been maintained • The Minding Our Bodies Action Team continues to meet post project with most of the original members

  16. (SUCCESSES CONT’D) • MOB has adopted an intake and orientation process • MOB member registrations have grown • MOBATs are looking to the future to continue growing / sustaining opportunities for the members of CMHA Thunder Bay

  17. REGISTERED MEMBERS FOR THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS Members registered (Oct. / 09) = 45 Members registered (Mar. / 11) = 66 (Members do not need to register to attend educational sessions.)

  18. CONSUMER LEADERS HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL IN THE SUCCESS OF IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING A HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM AT CMHA. * CONSUMERS HAVE ACTED AS ROLE MODELS, SUPPORTIVE PEERS AND ADVOCATES OF HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES * CONSUMERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, FOCUS GROUPS, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND BI-MONTHLY MOBAT MEETINGS *

  19. CMHA Thunder Bay Branch MINDING OUR BODIES MOVINGFORWARD MINDING OUR BODIES PROMOTING ACTIVE LIVING

  20. (MOVING FORWARD) • We are in the process of completing program descriptions with defined goals / objectives and outcome measures. • We will consider more leadership opportunities in peer support. • We will re-engage past members in the physical activity programming through a variety of strategies. • We will continue to be creative in developing new low cost / no cost programs in the future. • We will participate in the City of Thunder Bay, Quality of Life consumer focus group May / 11.

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