1. BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
TOGETHER
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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
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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 Living1.
Active Living2.
Healthy Eating3.
Clinical Preventive Services, and4.
Social and Emotional Wellness5.
Tobacco-Free Living
Active Living
HealthyEating
Clinical Preventive Services
SocialandEmotionalWellness
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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.
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ZeroToThree.org
National Center for Infants,Toddlers & Families
**
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Social
and Emotional W
ellness
Social and
Emotional Wellness
Active LivingActive 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
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HOSPITAL
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MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS
Tobacco-Free Living
Active Living
HealthyEating
Clinical Preventive Services
SocialandEmotionalWellness
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* Educate parents and teachers on the link
between physical activity and academic
achievement.
* Advocate for voluntary policy change to
increase the amount of time children spend:
* Increase access to fresh, healthy foods:
* Make it easier for Women-Infant-Children
(WIC) clients to shop at farmers markets.
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* Work with multi-unit property owners, property
managers, and housing authorities to support
voluntary adoption of smoke-free policies.
* Promote free smoking cessation services from
quityes.org 1-866-QUIT-YES (1-866-784-8937).
* Work with primary care offices to improve use
of evidence-based approaches for:
* Develop a plan for a chronic disease
self-management support network.
CLINIC
* Promote the use of evidence-based approaches
in programs that serve children and families in
our community.
* Increase screening for
adolescent depression by
school counselors
and physicians.
ADOLESCENT
DEPRESSION
SCREENING
SOCIAL WELLNESS EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
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