BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES TOGETHER www.healthyhoi.com Partnership for a Healthy Community: Peoria and Tazewell Counties of Illinois Community Transformation Project is a collaborative effort of 20 organizations that aim to improve the health of more than 300,000 Central Illinois residents by providing them information, tools, resources and a supportive environment to make healthy lifestyle changes. The HOPE Network is a result of the Child Wellness Learning Collaborative Initiative. It is a think-tank to improve community wellness by Helping Others Provide Encouragement using evidence-based social and emotional resources. Join the HOPE Network and learn more about our project at www.healthyhoi.com Made possible by funding from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Transformation Grant Grant Award Number: 1H75DP004385-01 The contents of this pamphlet are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the U.S. government. Collaboration Partners include: American Red Cross – Central Illinois Chapter • Bradley University • Central Illinois Wellness Council • Children’s Hospital of Illinois • City of Peoria • FamilyCore • George Washington Carver Association • Gifts in the Moment • Greater Peoria Family YMCA • Heartland Community Health Clinics • Hult Center for Healthy Living • OSF Saint Francis Medical Center • Peoria City/County Health Department • Quality Quest for Health of Illinois • Simantel • Tazewell County Health Department • Tazwood Center for Wellness • UnityPoint Health|Methodist • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria • Center for Health Outcomes Research University of Illinois Extension • Partnership for a Healthy Community: This project includes 5 key strategic areas which are: Tobacco-Free Living 1. Active Living 2. Healthy Eating 3. Clinical Preventive Services, and 4. Social and Emotional Wellness 5. Tobacco-Free Living Active Living Healthy Eating Clinical Preventive Services Social and Emotional Wellness Initiatives for the Partnership for a Healthy Community Tobacco Awareness Media Campaign Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Schools with Green-Space Physical Activity Minutes of School Physical Activity Afterschool Physical Fitness Opportunities WIC Client Farmers Market Coupons U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommended Screenings Evidence-Based Management of Hypertension Peoria and Tazewell Counties of Illinois Community Transformation Project Clinical Preventive Services High Blood Pressure Fast Facts: 67 million American adults (31%) • have high blood pressure - that’s one in every three American adults. * Clinical preventive services to • prevent heart disease could save tens of thousands of lives each year. ** Project Goal: Increase the number of people who • routinely have recommended screenings. * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ** National Prevention Council, DHHS Depressed Fast Facts: 10% to 14% of children under the age • of 5 experience social & emotional problems which can adversely affect their development and school readiness. * An estimated 1 in 10 U.S. adults • report depression. ** Project Goal: � Decrease the number of poor mental health days. * ZeroToThree.org National Center for Infants,Toddlers & Families ** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention S o c i a l a n d E m o t i o n a l W e l l n e s s Social and Emotional Wellness Active Living Active Living Active Inactive Fast Facts: Less than 3 in 10 high school • students get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. * Inactive adults have a higher risk • for early death, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression, & some cancers. * Project Goal: Increase the rate of adult physical • activity. Increase the percent of children who • are physically active for at least 60 minutes/day. * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Eating Fast Facts: In 2010, more than one third of • children and adolescents were overweight or obese. * Healthy eating reduces the risk of • developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. * Project Goal: Increase use of and access to healthy • foods. * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overweight Tobacco-Free Living Fast Facts: Tobacco use leads to disease and • disability and is the leading preventable cause of death. * The rate of adult smoking in • Peoria and Tazewell counties is 20.3% which is still higher than the national benchmark of 14%. ** Project Goal: Decrease the rate of adult smoking. • * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ** 2012 County Health Rankings Cigarette smoking All other causes of death Initiatives for the Partnership for a Healthy Community Child Wellness Learning Collaborative Screening for Adolescent Depression Worksite Wellness Peoria South Side Community Wellness Action Learn More inside