1. Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm Project Cindy Winters - October 2013

2. Multi-sector Partnership 36 Member Steering Committee Employers/businesses City of New Ulm Chamber of Commerce Churches School District Local media outlets Local college New Ulm Medical Center Brown County Public Health Community Members

3. Project Sections The project includes community education, medical interventions, environmental and policy changes, concurrent in the following spheres of influence: HealthcareCommunityWorksite

4. HeartBeat Connections Program High risk patients proactively identified from the medical record Welcome packet, educational materials, and 1:1 telephonic coaching with a health professional Grand Rounds Quarterly provider education seminars National and regional scientific experts Healthcare

5. Heart Health Screenings 5221 screened in year 1(2009) 3215 in year 3 (2011) Multiple Community Health Challenges Increasing activity Increasing fruits/vegetables Weight management Making small manageable changes Community

6. Community Summits Project updates & national speakers FoodWorks Work with local restaurants, grocery and convenience stores to develop more healthy & affordable items “What’s Cooking New Ulm?” TV show Farmer’s Market Policy Initiatives Complete Streets Resolution Healthy Concessions

7. Worksite Environment/Culture audits Quarterly employee challenge programs Annual Employer Summit Speakers Bureau Employee health screenings Policies

8. Cohort 20092011 n=1766 % Current Smokers6.35.3 % Sufficient Physical Activity68.477.0* % Sufficient fruit/veg ≥ 518.531.5* % NU Lifestyle score 8 or 1047.758.4* % Daily Aspirin Use28.535.6* % Medication for Diabetes4.16.5* % Medication for Hypertension25.930.6* % 100% Medication Adherence67.770.5* % Hypertensiveł2418.8* % High Total Serum Cholesterol (>200mg/dl)49.442.8* % Obese (BMI>30)3635.6 High Glucose (>100mg/gl)26.623.2 ł systolic bp (140+) and diastolic bp (90+) according to JNC VII report in 2003 *significant change at alpha = 0.05 compared to 2009 Snap Shot of some screening results of 56073 Zip Code Residents Age 18 +

9. Outcomes: Process Key contributing factors to our population health outcome results are the process outcomes. 68% of survey respondents report some level of HONU engagement in the past year. 81% of residents are very satisfied or satisfied with what HONU is doing in the community. Engagement at every level of the community: businesses, city, media, schools, public health department, legislators, etc.

10. Cindy Winters Community Programs and Public Policy Specialist Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm Project E-mail: cindy.winters@allina.comcindy.winters@allina.com Phone: 507-217-5548 Contact Information