1. Collaborative Work to Build Healthy Communities
Ryan Parker
United Way of Central Alabama

3. Solving Complex Social Problems Requires Multiple Partners Working Together
An organization working in isolation cannot address these problems alone
Understand that social problems-and their solutions -arise from interaction of many organizations within larger systems
Cross-sector alignment with government, non-profit, philanthropic, and corporate sectors as partners
Organizations actively coordinating their actions and lessons learned
All working towards the same goal and measuring the same thing

4. Regional Collective Impact Movement
A group working towards the same outcome
Looking at consistent data
To continuously improve practices over time
Coordinated Impact
A group working on the same issue
Sharing program level data
To identify best practices and align efforts
Individual Impact
Individual practioners working on specific issues
Collecting qualitative and quantitative data
To demonstrate impact with individuals

5. *As measured by the RWJF County Health Rankings Report
GOAL: All central Alabama counties will be ranked in the top 10 in Alabama for health outcomes by 2025.*
What are the County Health Rankings?
A yearly collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play
How are the Rankings calculated?
County-level measures from a variety of national and state data sources
Measures are standardized and combined using scientifically-informed weights
Measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America
What do the Rankings mean?
Based on factors that, if improved, can make communities healthier
They provide a starting point for change in communities
*As measured by the RWJF County Health Rankings Report

6. CHRR Approach
What are the County Health Rankings?
A yearly collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play
How are the Rankings calculated?
County-level measures from a variety of national and state data sources
Measures are standardized and combined using scientifically-informed weights
Measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America
What do the Rankings mean?
Based on factors that, if improved, can make communities healthier
They provide a starting point for change in communities
2016 Health Outcome Rank
#1-Shelby
#8-Blount
#16-St. Clair
#28-Jefferson
#62-Walker
2016 Health Factor Rank
#3-Jefferson
#18-Blount
#17-St. Clair
#25-Walker
The Rankings are based on a model of population health that emphasizes the many factors that, if improved, can help make communities healthier places to live, learn, work and play. 

7. Direct Investments Free summer meals for all Alabama children
Children up to 18 years of age can enjoy two meals a day
Reimbursement program based on meals served times rate of reimbursement
Sponsors and sites deemed eligible based on USDA and ALSDE requirements
Location Finder lists sites in your community offering free meals to children
Blount County Education Foundation
Jefferson County: Greater Birmingham Ministries
Shelby County: Alabaster City Schools
*Grants supported expansion of summer
meal programs that would serve high-quality,
nutritious meals.

8. Summer 2016 Plans Blount County: Program operated from June 6-July 15
Breakfast and lunch served at multiple locations
Estimated that 6,000 meals will be served.

9. Summer 2016 Plans Greater Birmingham Ministries:
Program operated June 5-August 5
Lunch served daily at the
Adelante Workers Center in Hoover
Estimated that 275 meals will be
served daily

10. Summer 2016 Plans Alabaster City Schools
A mobile program operated at 10 sites May 31-July 28
Breakfast and lunch served daily at multiple locations
Estimated that 650 meals would be served daily, but reached as many as 1,775 meals per day.
Over 43,000 meals served in 2016, an increase of 249% from 2015.
We served 43,173 meals this past summer (2016) due to the ability to purchase a delivery vehicle with this grant. This is a 30,808 meal increase over the summer of That is an increase of 249%. We were able to reach as much as 1,772 meals per day. This grant was very successful in feeding the children of Alabaster during the summer months.

11. Questions? Ryan Parker United Way of Central Alabama Rparker@uwca.org