1. Impact
of
Community
Events
on
Overall
Community
Health
and
Fitness
Melody
Yuan,
Intern
Robert
Wood
Johnson
University
Hospital
Community
Health
Promo>ons
Program
Yesenia
Hernandez,
Direct
Supervisor;
Mariam
Merced,
Department
Supervisor
PURPOSE
OUTCOMES
METHODOLOGY
SIGNIFICANCE
Limita>ons:
Ø Small
sample
sizes
Ø Time
limita>ons
Ø Ongoing
data
collec>on
and
long-‐term
implemented
programs
could
produce
more
conclusive
results
EVALUATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ø To
analyze
and
gauge
levels
of
individual
and
popula>on-‐wide
health
and
fitness
in
New
Brunswick
due
to
community
engagement
programs
and
events.
Ø To
understand
how
interven>ons
through
two
community-‐wide
events,
Ciclovia
and
the
Family
Arts
Fes>val,
impact
the
popula>on’s
percep>on
of
community
events
and
New
Brunswick.
Ø Community
involvement,
collabora>on,
and
civic
engagement
result
in
posi>ve
health
impacts
within
the
community.
Ø Communi>es
of
Middlesex
County
suffer
from
higher
rates
of
asthma,
obesity,
and
lack
of
exercise
within
the
past
30
days.
Ciclovia:
A
quarterly
open-‐streets
event
that
invites
community
members
to
bike,
play,
and
be
ac>ve
in
a
safe
environment.
Family
Arts
Fes<val:
An
annual
event
that
encourages
children
and
their
families
to
engage
in
different
ways
to
be
ac>ve,
including
cultural
dances
and
art.
Ø The
annual
and
quarterly
presence
of
the
Family
Arts
Fes>val
and
Ciclovia
serve
as
posi>ve
impacts
to
the
community
in
changing
health
percep>ons
and
behaviors.
Ø
Event
a]endees
report
be]er
overall
health
than
non-‐a]endees.
Ø Higher
percentages
of
event
a]endees
than
non-‐a]endees
engage
in
physical
ac>vi>es
more
than
1
hour
daily
and
more
than
7
>mes
a
week.
Ø
Higher
percentages
of
event
a]endees
than
non-‐a]endees
report
improvements
in
their
chronic
illnesses
within
the
past
year.
I
would
like
to
thank
Yesenia
Hernandez,
Mariam
Merced,
and
Professor
Anita
Franzione
for
the
con>nual
guidance,
support,
and
encouragement.
CITATIONS
h]p://easybib.com/key/92d611
Comprehensive
background
research
Survey
distribu>on
1.
Ciclovia:
70
par>cipants
2.
Family
Arts
Fes>val:
67
par>cipants
Data
analysis
through
Microsod
Excel
and
SPSS
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
9e.
Alterna>ve
forms
of
exercise/
healthy
living
9f.
Social
interac>on
and
engagement
9g.
Posi>ve
impact
in
life
9h.
Healthy
life
opportuni>es
9i.
More
daily
exercise
13.
NB
as
a
great
place
to
live
A=endees'
Percep<on
of
Ciclovia
and
the
NB
Community
Generally
yes
Generally
no
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Alterna>ve
forms
of
exercise/healthy
living
Healthy
life
opportun>es
Would
you
come
back
next
year?
Did
you
learn
anything
new?
New
sport/hobby
A=endees'
Percep<on
of
Family
Arts
Fes<val
and
New
Brunswick
Generally
yes
Generally
No
![Impact
of
Community
Events
on
Overall
Community
Health
and
Fitness
Melody
Yuan,
Intern
Robert
Wood
Johnson
University
Hospital
Community
Health
Promo>ons
Program
Yesenia
Hernandez,
Direct
Supervisor;
Mariam
Merced,
Department
Supervisor
PURPOSE
OUTCOMES
METHODOLOGY
SIGNIFICANCE
Limita>ons:
Ø Small
sample
sizes
Ø Time
limita>ons
Ø Ongoing
data
collec>on
and
long-‐term
implemented
programs
could
produce
more
conclusive
results
EVALUATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ø To
analyze
and
gauge
levels
of
individual
and
popula>on-‐wide
health
and
fitness
in
New
Brunswick
due
to
community
engagement
programs
and
events.
Ø To
understand
how
interven>ons
through
two
community-‐wide
events,
Ciclovia
and
the
Family
Arts
Fes>val,
impact
the
popula>on’s
percep>on
of
community
events
and
New
Brunswick.
Ø Community
involvement,
collabora>on,
and
civic
engagement
result
in
posi>ve
health
impacts
within
the
community.
Ø Communi>es
of
Middlesex
County
suffer
from
higher
rates
of
asthma,
obesity,
and
lack
of
exercise
within
the
past
30
days.
Ciclovia:
A
quarterly
open-‐streets
event
that
invites
community
members
to
bike,
play,
and
be
ac>ve
in
a
safe
environment.
Family
Arts
Fes<val:
An
annual
event
that
encourages
children
and
their
families
to
engage
in
different
ways
to
be
ac>ve,
including
cultural
dances
and
art.
Ø The
annual
and
quarterly
presence
of
the
Family
Arts
Fes>val
and
Ciclovia
serve
as
posi>ve
impacts
to
the
community
in
changing
health
percep>ons
and
behaviors.
Ø
Event
a]endees
report
be]er
overall
health
than
non-‐a]endees.
Ø Higher
percentages
of
event
a]endees
than
non-‐a]endees
engage
in
physical
ac>vi>es
more
than
1
hour
daily
and
more
than
7
>mes
a
week.
Ø
Higher
percentages
of
event
a]endees
than
non-‐a]endees
report
improvements
in
their
chronic
illnesses
within
the
past
year.
I
would
like
to
thank
Yesenia
Hernandez,
Mariam
Merced,
and
Professor
Anita
Franzione
for
the
con>nual
guidance,
support,
and
encouragement.
CITATIONS
h]p://easybib.com/key/92d611
Comprehensive
background
research
Survey
distribu>on
1.
Ciclovia:
70
par>cipants
2.
Family
Arts
Fes>val:
67
par>cipants
Data
analysis
through
Microsod
Excel
and
SPSS
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
9e.
Alterna>ve
forms
of
exercise/
healthy
living
9f.
Social
interac>on
and
engagement
9g.
Posi>ve
impact
in
life
9h.
Healthy
life
opportuni>es
9i.
More
daily
exercise
13.
NB
as
a
great
place
to
live
A=endees'
Percep<on
of
Ciclovia
and
the
NB
Community
Generally
yes
Generally
no
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Alterna>ve
forms
of
exercise/healthy
living
Healthy
life
opportun>es
Would
you
come
back
next
year?
Did
you
learn
anything
new?
New
sport/hobby
A=endees'
Percep<on
of
Family
Arts
Fes<val
and
New
Brunswick
Generally
yes
Generally
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