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Building Sustainable Communities

Building Sustainable Communities. Fanning Community Sparks into Flames! November 27, 2013. 1954. Vernon, BC Cadet Camp. 1980. 2007. Inaugural Forum May 8 th in Osoyoos. Inter-sectoral conversations. Community Sparks.

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Building Sustainable Communities

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  1. Building Sustainable Communities Fanning Community Sparks into Flames! November 27, 2013

  2. 1954 Vernon, BC Cadet Camp 1980 2007

  3. Inaugural Forum May 8th in Osoyoos

  4. Inter-sectoral conversations

  5. Community Sparks • One contact per community arising from the OS forum - 8 communities • ‘Fanned’through meetings, phone calls and information – time consuming because cultivating relationships is critical to success! • First meeting was with Coalition leadership • Healthy Community Scan as proposed as a successful engagement tool – strengths base

  6. First steps • $1500 micro grants to complete the scan • Recruited an IH employee for each group • Monthly calls with IH Healthy Community Local Liaisons (HCLLs) • Monthly calls with Community Leads

  7. OK Falls first meeting

  8. IH Healthy Community Local Liaison HCLLs represent IH interests and provide practical support - through participation along with other community members - to begin work to create a healthy community action plan. Groups will be comprised of local government and community stakeholders.

  9. Group capacity will be built • Coalition will host capacity building workshops • HCLLs and Leaders provided with Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Community Capacity Building Tool to monitor progress • On-going process

  10. Inter-sectoral conversations

  11. Assessing scan results for capacity

  12. Academic support for the work

  13. The sparks are now embers • 8 groups 6 active • In process of completing the scans, and analysing the findings • Leaders meeting at UBCO in January • Winter OSHLC Forum will transfer knowledge on research and best practice • $ , capacity building, evaluation support • New action teams (constellations)

  14. Oliver action ideas • Outdoor exercise/fitness • Incentives to increase physical activity • Healthy built increasing transportation options • Increasing access to affordable choices • Healthy Eating affordable choices • Neighbourhood Garden Program

  15. Dr. Andrew Larder, IH Senior Medical Health Officer “A healthy community is a sustainable community. In the short term a healthy community makes the healthy choice the easy choice for individuals; …..in thelongterm it works to improve the broad determinants of health for the entire population.” 28

  16. Thank you! Betty Brown Community Health Facilitator Promotion & Prevention Community Integrated Health Services Interior Health (250) 718-4190 betty.brown@interiorhealth.ca

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