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Healthy Living Community Engagement Strategies Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support

Creating a Healthier Minneapolis healthy eating + physical activity + smoke-free living. Healthy Living Community Engagement Strategies Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support. Department of Health and Family Support. Vision:

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Healthy Living Community Engagement Strategies Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support

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  1. Creating a Healthier Minneapolis healthy eating + physical activity + smoke-free living Healthy Living Community Engagement StrategiesMinneapolis Department of Health and Family Support

  2. Department of Health and Family Support Vision: Health, equity and well-being for all people in their communities Mission: To promote health equity in Minneapolis and meet the unique needs of our urban population by providing leadership and fostering partnerships

  3. Health Department Goals & Initiatives Strong Urban Public Health Infrastructure Emergency Preparedness Health care safety net Healthy weight through active living and healthy eating Minneapolis Healthy Living Homegrown Minneapolis Healthy sexuality and relationships School-based clinics HIV and STD prevention Thriving and violence-free youth Youth development projects Commission Youth Violence Prevention A healthy start to life and learning Lead and smoke-free homes Thriving babies: Healthy Start Infant Mortality Prevention Initiative School-ready children

  4. Minneapolis Healthy Living Initiative Comprehensive, 14-project initiative to reduce obesity, tobacco use, and the chronic diseases they cause (examples: diabetes, heart disease, asthma) Focused on achieving health equity; targeted to specific communities Focused on policy, systems and environmental approaches

  5. Spectrum of Healthy Living Community Engagement Strategies • Official boards and processes • Community Input • Periodic meetings • Ongoing Community Leadership Team • Per project engagement • Initiative-level partnership • VOICE: story-based community dialogues

  6. Per Project engagement Community engagement built into every projects Examples: • North Minneapolis Greenway Project • Smoke-free multi-unit housing • EBT at farmers markets

  7. Initiative-level engagement • Expanding the reach and impact of Healthy Living strategies in small, clearly defined populations (cultural or geographic) through community-based and neighborhood organizations • Partnering with organizations to: • Increase the concentration of healthy opportunities • Increase target population’s participation in and use of these opportunities

  8. What is VOICE….. A community engagement strategy that connects with cultural communities that are at high risk for obesity Story Based Community Dialogue Fosters Partnerships Shares Knowledge Promotes Sustainability & Community Buy-In Promotes Greater Inclusion Strengthens understanding

  9. Stories from VOICE…..*Food is central across cultures

  10. VOICE is a strategy that builds upon core community engagement principles—City of Minneapolis Right to be involved Contribution will be thoughtfully considered Recognize the needs of all - sustainable decisions Seek out involvement – public participation Participants design participation – consult for professional services Adequate information – meaningful participation Known effect of participation – affect decisions The Voice Project(Valuing Our Individual Cultures through Engagement )

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