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Workshop on Meaningful Involvement To Improve Nutrition and Reduce Chronic Obesity in Chicago How Can You Get Involved

Workshop on Meaningful Involvement To Improve Nutrition and Reduce Chronic Obesity in Chicago How Can You Get Involved? . Michael Diamond President, World Resources Chicago. COMMUNICATION TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH OF CHICAGO AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING NUTRITION AND REDUCING OBESITY.

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Workshop on Meaningful Involvement To Improve Nutrition and Reduce Chronic Obesity in Chicago How Can You Get Involved

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  1. Workshop on Meaningful InvolvementTo Improve Nutrition and Reduce Chronic Obesity in ChicagoHow Can You Get Involved? Michael Diamond President, World Resources Chicago

  2. COMMUNICATION TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH OF CHICAGOAN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING NUTRITION AND REDUCING OBESITY • Obesity and nutritional deficiencies are getting worse • in spite of tremendous energy, innovation • Improve Nutrition and Reduce Obesity through: Improved Communication • New framework includes • Cultural Competency • Health Literacy • Language Specificity

  3. Building a Healthier Chicago IMPROVE COMMUNICATION Improve Nutrition and Reduce Obesity • Share Lessons Learned • Share Best Practices • Apply our energies, resources, skills, experiences and enthusiasm Collectively • Apply these lessons that we may learn from one to any and all disease reduction or health intervention strategies

  4. Building a Healthier Chicago • Convergence of Interest • Improve the quality of healthcare for all people • Communicate • Cooperate • Coordinate • Act as a Catalyst

  5. Building a Healthier Chicago • We know the problems • We know the resources • We know what is being done and what works • We know the power of partnerships HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE OUR KNOWLEDGE?

  6. Towards a Surgeon General’s Workshop To Transform Healthcare in ChicagoNext steps: Community dialogues with key stakeholders • Community People/patients • Community Health Workers • Community Health Care Professionals • Physicians • CDPH/HHS/politicians • Professional Health Associations • Insurance Companies • NGOs and community groups • What can we do better together and how can we do it more effectively?

  7. Towards a Surgeon General’s Workshop To Transform Healthcare in ChicagoNext steps: • Innovations: • Community Health Information Centers • Health Informationalists • Promotores • Nutritionists – Mobile Farmers Markets • Small health care entrepreneurs • Beauty Parlors providing Health information • Barber Shops discussing nutrition • Certification Programs

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