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Monday Meetup: Episode 2: Walking
- 1. WALKING Monday Meetup Speakers: CoriSweet, Chanta’l Rose, Belinda Riddle, AmandaWoody, CameronTaylor
- 2. What are MondayMeetups? Focused on nutrition and physical activity supports for direct-ed (PSE topics) Meant to provide: • Platform for sharing projects and asking questions • Information onTNCEP allowable funds and resources • Peer & professional speakers • Links to resources • Ways to assess and report impact of the project
- 3. What are MondayMeetups? • March 8th: Walking Initiatives • April 12th: SNAP/EBT at Farmers’ Markets & Produce Distribution Strategies • May 10th: EngagingCoalitions and Partners on PSEActivities • June 14th: Funding and Leveraging Resources
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- 5. Today’s Agenda • Whywalking initiatives and howTNCEP plays a role • Belinda Riddle, Coffee County Extension • AmandaWoody, Pickett County Extension • CameronTaylor,Tennessee Department of Health • Chanta’l Rose,TNCEP: SNAP-Ed Evaluation
- 6. Why Get Involvedin Walking Initiatives? • Easy and familiar way to start and maintain physical activity (Free!) • Multi-purpose • Benefits communities • SupportsTNCEP programming • Benefits the health of your participants
- 7. How canTNCEP Agents& PA’s Work with Walking Initiatives? • Assist partner groups to organize and plan walking trails • Promoting walking trails and the benefits of physical activity • Contribute toWalking School Bus Initiatives • Supporting Extension programs and publications • Faithful Families, Eating Smart at Home, Easy Choices, Walk Across Tennessee
- 8. Ideas to getstarted Get walking Get others involved ConsiderConnectivity & Accessibility
- 9. Ideas to getstarted • Create a walking route • Use signage to promote trails & walking • Organize walking meetings, walking clubs, walking school bus • Policies and practices to promote walking at a site or in a community • Implement policies or agreements to make facilities available • Identify and promote safe places to walk in the community • Trail and path improvements: benches, trail clean up/adopt a trail, signs/maps
- 10. How canTNCEP Help? •Allowable Expenses: • Incentive items including water bottles and pedometers • Possible support/assistance with signage • TNCEP CANNOT Purchase capital equipment or build sidewalks • Connecting walking withTNCEP and other Extension Programs
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- 12. Belinda Riddle, Universityof Tennessee Extension
- 13. How we gotthere
- 15. Community Collaborating Partners •City of Tullahoma • Tullahoma Parks & Recreation • Coffee County Lannom Memorial Public Library • TN Valley Woodworkers Association • UT and TSU Extension • Association for Family and Community Education • Boy Scout Troop 336 • Coffee County 4-H • Coordinated School Health • Extension Master Gardeners • First Methodist Church • National English Honor Society • Recycling Center • Senior Citizens • The Literacy Council • Tullahoma HousingAuthority • Tullahoma Builders Supply • Daniel’s Automotive • McMurr’s • KA Display Solutions • GFWC Centennial Women’s Club 4
- 16. The Value ofa Volunteer Total Volunteer Hours 1,023 Value of Volunteer Time $12,550
- 17. What are thegoals of this project? • Create safe and sustainable space for families with young children to be physical activity in a non- competitive environment • Increase physical active among families • Improve youth literacy skills • Build relationships • Engage families in/with the outdoor, natural green environment
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- 68. Engaging Families, Youthand Adults Programs & Incentives ➢ May 21 - Ribbon Cutting/ Kickoff ➢ Where’s the library dragon? ➢ What’s Your Favorite Book ➢ Outdoor Explorers ➢ Walk With Ease the ‘Green’ Way Sustainability ➢ Dedicated committee and volunteers ➢ Committed civic organizations ➢ Supportive city and county governments
- 69. Did the trailmeet expected outcomes?
- 70. Kellogghubbard.org/storywalk • Story walkFAQs • Story walk history • Suggested books
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- 74. Health Information Adults Youth • 33%Obese • 37% Physically Inactive • 51% Obese
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- 83. CameronTaylor Tennessee Department ofHealth Healthy Development Coordinator
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- 85. What we think itlooks like ... What it REALLY looks like ... Assessing & Reporting
- 86. To EVALUATE isto determine the value of our work MONITORING is a way of tracking progress, events and accomplishments of the initiative
- 87. What do Itrack? Ask: Who, What, When, Where, How much Before – During - After
- 88. Ask: Who, What,When, Where, How much What we invest What we do Who is involved Who we reach • Staff • Volunteers • Time • Money • Materials • Equipment • Partners • Donations • Meetings • Services delivered • Developed products, resources • Facilitation of access to information • Other activities • Relationships • Ascribe value to time and produce • Partners • Participants • Community Members • Volunteers • Environmental changes • Satisfaction • Marketing • Economic benefits (money saved/cost) • Outputs & Outcomes • Accomplishments Program: Walking initiative Goal: Increased physical activity
- 89. Address questions thatare important to you, members of your community, and those who are providing financial/material support: • How much did the community participate? • What programs, policies or practices have changed in the community? • Have people's behaviors changed? If so, what kinds, and how? • Are those changes due to your efforts?
- 90. Reporting to SUPER •Include volunteer hours • # of physical activity supports implemented in agencies and communities • Adopt preventive practices Topic • Include all activities as supports that support walking and physical activity: • # signs • # promotional events • # promotional efforts (social media posts, email blasts, etc.) • Include information in your impact statement • Track partners, donations, volunteer contributions
- 91. Assessing & Reporting Theevaluation team is here to support you and consult with you on your efforts. Reach out to us to brainstorm with and get assistance and support in documenting your processes and successes Please connect with us! Karen Franck kfranck@utk.edu Chanta’l Rose (801) 318 - 4277 crose33@utk.edu
- 92. Resources • Healthy DevelopmentCoordinators •Walking School Bus • CommunityWalk Audits • Create a walking path (Internal Resources): • Easy Choices • Promoting Physical Activity at the Workplace