Healthy Communities Consortium Helping to build healthy communities Peggy Schultz, Health Nexus Lorna McCue, OHCC June 8, 2011 Connecting for Healthy Communities

Overview Purpose: To focus attention on the broad determinants of health and collaborative approaches to creating healthy communities. Definitions of Health and Determinants of Health Health Promotion and Healthy Communities Connecting for Health: Examples of Collaborations Questions/Dialogue Healthy Communities Consortium

What is Health? A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO, 1948) Created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where we learn, work, play and love. (Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986)

4 HEALTH Health Services Income and Social Status Employment and Working Conditions Biology and Genetic Endowment Culture Social Support Networks Education Social Environments Physical Environments Personal Health Practices and Coping Skills Healthy Child Development Gender BELIEFS VALUES ASSUMPTIONS

Health Status Health Canada, Population and Public Health Branch AB/NWT * Data from CIAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research). Graph created by Saskatchewan Health. June 1997

What is health promotion? Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. Health Promotion action means: Build Healthy Public Policy Create Supportive Environments Strengthen Community Action Develop Personal Skills Re-orient Health Services

Health Promotion Values Holistic view of health Social justice and equity Power sharing and respect Social inclusion Empowerment Evidence-based practice Collaboration

How can we get there... build new alliances for health and well-being work better across jurisdictions (health, education, justice, employment) work better across government, voluntary and private sectors One way Health Canada, Population and Public Health Branch AB/NWT

Examples of Collaboration Healthy Communities – Communautés santé Connecting the Dots Healthy Communities Consortium

 BC Healthy Communities  Mouvement Acadien des Communautés en Santé du Nouveau-Brunswick  Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition  Réseau quebecois de Villes et Villages en santé Partners

Healthy Communities Framework

Connecting the Dots Healthy Communities Consortium CTD is a dynamic, multi-sectoral, community engagement model that helps communities “work together differently” for better chronic disease outcomes and improved health for all. Health Nexus works with communities to bring together a wide cross-section of community leaders to address complex problems in a new and innovative way.

Connecting the Dots

CTD – Key Features Community led Participant driven Connect the Dots horizontally and vertically Multiple sectors multiple organizations multiple levels

CTD - Key Findings Increased knowledge Increased connections Greater readiness for collaboration New and strengthened partnerships

Draw upon the assets, resources and capacity within each community Take a multi-sectoral, multi- faceted approach across the continuum. Connect the dots in our own communities and beyond! It takes a community to prevent a stroke!

Networks

Networks are everywhere

Why map networks? (Re)MappingAnalysis Weaving and Engagement

Many ways to map

What can be learned Various styles/types of leadership  Who are connectors (map & data)  Who are innovators (from data)  Who are influencers (from data) Stability & resilience of network  e.g. test map without strongest people Opportunities for improvement

Healthy Communities Framework Healthy Communities Consortium Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion & Sport Vision: Healthy Communities working together and Ontarians leading healthy and active lives. Goals: Create a culture of health and well-being Build healthy communities through coordinated action Create policies and programs that make it easier for Ontarians to be healthy Enhance the capacity of community leaders to work together on healthy living

HCF - Guiding Principles Healthy Communities Consortium Empower communities using a shared decision-making model Strengthen partnerships within and between communities and between local and provincial partners Mobilize a variety of community partners and sectors for change Focus on those at-risk for poor health to reduce disparities Build on research, evidence and experience Accountable to communities and the ministry through measurable outcomes Work toward sustainable programs and strategies

Healthy Communities Partnerships Promote coordinated planning and action among community partners to create policies that make it easier for Ontarians to be healthy. Network mapping Healthy Communities Consortium

Communities Consortium We are group of four health promotion organizations that collaboratively support community organizations and partnerships in Ontario to build healthy communities. Members of the Consortium are: Health Nexus Parent Action on Drugs (PAD) Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition (OHCC) Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA)

Communities Consortium Consortium Clients The Consortium provides a continuum of services, in both official languages, to: Healthy Communities Partnerships Community groups and organizations interested in and eligible for Healthy Communities Fund GrantsHealthy Communities Fund Grants

Communities Consortium Consortium Services Consultation Services Personalized on-site or phone/ support Learning Events Webinars, provincial workshops and regional workshops on a variety of health promotion and community development topics Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Educational resources, listservs and electronic bulletins Network Support Participation on and capacity-building services networks aligned with the Healthy Communities framework Referrals Referrals to additional resource centres and organizations

Communities Consortium Contact the Consortium To learn more about the Consortium or to request a service: Visit (English) or (Français) Call or ext. 3

Q&A and Discussion How are you connecting with others? How else could we be connecting? What is helping us? What is hindering us? Healthy Communities Consortium