Vision: Vibrant Ohio communities where everyone has access to healthy food and opportunities for active living.
Mission: Activating community-led solutions to create sustainable change in policies, places, and population health.
CHC Equity Statement: Health equity is achieved when all people in a community have access to affordable, inclusive, and quality infrastructure and services that, despite historical and contemporary injustices, allows them to reach their full health potential.
How are we doing with healthy lifestyles in Allen County, Ohio?
According to the 2020 County Health Rankings:
(www.countyhealthrankings.org/ohio )
*The Food Environment Index ranges from 0 (worst) to 10 (best) and equally weights two indicators of the food environment.1) Limited access to healthy foods estimates the percentage of the population who are low income and do not live close to a grocery store. 2) Food insecurity estimates the percentage of the population who did not have access to a reliable source of food during the past year.
Goals:
Activities target three priority communities: City of Lima, City of Delphos and Allen County. The Allen County Creating Healthy Communities program has developed goals and objectives that support active living and healthy eating.
Programs occur in four settings – community, healthcare, schools and work site – through numerous partnerships and collaborations.
Desirable program outcomes include newly developed or revised policies, systems and environmental change – new methods of evaluating the effectiveness of community health programs that modify the environment to encourage healthy choices.
CHC Principles · Sustainable and equitable investments: CHC invests in policies, projects, places, and people to create and sustain equitable, inclusive opportunities for healthy eating and active living. · Self-awareness and empathy: Everyone involved in CHC prepares to engage in the work by strengthening self-awareness and empathy. · Community-led solutions: Community members experiencing health inequities or social marginalization partner with CHC to amplify their collective power and lead solutions for their community. · Organizational partnership: Organizations partner with CHC to align with and direct resources toward community members’ vision and priorities. · Coordinator responsibility: CHC Coordinators approach their relationships and the work with humility, transparency, dependability, and respect for others.
Subgroup Meeting Dates:
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
Tentatively: 4th Monday of Jan, April, July and October
Time: 8:30 – 10:00 am
Bike and Pedestrian Task Force
February 14 May 8 August 14 November 13
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Place: To be determined.
Food Policy Council
April 24 October 23
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Place: Chamber of Commerce 2nd floor conference room, possible zoom option.
To learn more…
The Creating Healthy Communities Coalition welcomes your input, ideas, and involvement. To join the coalition or for more information, contact Allen County Public Health, Prevention and Health Promotion Services Division at 419-228-4457.
Contact Info:
Bri Buzard
CHC Program Coordinator
219 E. Market St.
Lima, Ohio 45801
419-228-4457, ext. 168
bbuzard@allenhealthdept.org.
Please let us know how we are doing by taking a Community Partner Survey!
CHC Success Stories! See what Creating Healthy Communities programs have done across the state. Click here to view stories.
CHC Program Evaluation Report, 2010-2014. See how effective the Creating Healthy Communities program has been. Click here to view the report.
To learn more about the Ohio Creating Healthy Communities Programs, click here.
The Creating Healthy Communities Program (CHC) is funded by a federal Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant administered by Ohio Department of Health. The CHC program goal is to reduce the preventable risk factors for chronic conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.