The Partnership Progress Report

Summer 2017

Believe it or not, we are gearing up for our next round of health assessments! They will be similar to previous ones in that random surveys will be given to evaluate community health related issues and adults and parents of children/youth will be surveyed. Look for more information coming soon and thank you all for your continued commitment to this partnership and to improving health outcomes for Delaware County citizens!

Susan Hanson, MSW, LISW-S

Partnership Co-Chair
Helpline Executive Director

Partnership members met in June to go over questions for the upcoming adult health assessment survey.

#GoHealthyDelawareCounty

One part of the Access to Care action plan is to implement coordinated public health messages. A plan to coordinate messages through a universal hashtag has been proposed and will be shared with Partnership members for their own use.

#GoHealthyDelawareCounty will be strategically used by Partners who wish to get a certain health message out through social media platforms. This hashtag will link partners with a common goal while still maintaining their individual branding standards.

Maryhaven Offers Family Program for Families Dealing with Addiction
Maryhaven has developed the Families in Recovery Program to provide education, training and counseling support to families that are confronted with substance abuse problems.

Chronic substance abuse can have devastating effects on families. Although concerned, others are often motivated to get help in persuading the substance abuser to seek treatment; they are often in dire need of help themselves. These negative effects include declines in psychological and social adjustment, deterioration in relationships, loss of family cohesion, and increased interpersonal conflict, including domestic violence.

We are pleased to share with the community Maryhaven’s Families in Recovery Program offers both individual counseling and family counseling services. A unique part of this program is the fact that families can access these services even if their family member is not currently in treatment with Maryhaven.

Thanks to funding provided by Delaware and Morrow Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, participation in our Families in Recovery Program is without cost and available to anyone residing in either Delaware or Morrow Counties.

Families in Recovery Group Schedule

Strengthening Families Center Now Open!
United Way of Delaware County officially opened the Strengthening Families initiative on July 31 at the Willis Education Center. This center aims to reach families with children ages birth to 5 years old, as well as serve the middle school population with after school programming. A variety of community agencies were on hand to celebrate the launch of center which includes a teen youth room, a drop in mental health center, as well as a lending toy library. Be sure to follow Strengthening Families on Facebook to learn more!

Second Quarter Stats
The pounds of food distributed at the pantries increased by 4% from end of 2^nd quarter 2017 compared to end of 2^nd quarter 2016. The total pounds of food distributed at the pantries in 2017 to date is 757,162.

Click here for full report
Click here for a list of all community meals and food pantries

Improving Indoor Air Quality
Jacqueline Langhals, representative from Focus on Green gave a presentation on ways organizations can improve indoor air quality at our March Partnership meeting. She said that we spend about 90% of our time indoors, and our physical environment impacts our health more than lifestyle, medical care and genetics. The Wells Building standards include improving indoor air quality by:

Air quality standards-limits set on volatile, and particulate matter and inorganic gases
Air filtration maintenance-keep records of air filtration maintenance
Cooling Coil Mold Reduction-Ultraviolet lamps on cooling coils and drains pans to control mold
Humidity control-Keep relative humid between 30%-50%
Engine exhaust reduction-policy preventing idling cars
Entryway air seal-building entry vestibule
Outdoor smoking ban-25 feet from entrance
Interior paints, finishes and other coatings-meet Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) limits
Window operation management-discourage opening windows during unfavorable weather conditions
Asbestos, and leads-abatement in accordance with U.S. EPA guidelines

For more information, please contact Jacqueline at 419-969-0882.

New Campaign Coming Soon!

Helpline of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc. Prevention Educators have been working with staff from the Delaware General Health District to create a social media campaign that will blanket Delaware County middle and high schools in the fall. The campaign aims to reach students who are impacted by bullying by promoting access to a FREE texting service where they can connect anonymously with trusted adults. The campaign will kick off in the month of October to celebrate the health observance National Bullying Prevention Month. Stay tuned for updates!

Cooking Matters

In April, campaign partner OWU Cooking Matters reached out with 5321AlmostNone obesity prevention materials for 50 Delaware County families through three different venues— the traditional Cooking Matters class, a Cooking Matters pop-up event at an Andrews House community dinner, and a Cooking Matters outreach table during a weekly People in Need service session.

Buckeye Valley School District
Campaign partner, Buckeye Valley School District, provided 5321AlmostNone education “kits” to 150 3^rd graders and their families at the BV 3^rd Grade Wellness Day in May.

Lewis Center KinderCare
Welcome to our new 5321AlmostNone Campaign partner, the Lewis Center Kindercare! The child care center gave out campaign education materials to 80 Kindercare families with 96 children, and Kindercare teachers will develop class activities based on the five campaign healthy weight behaviors! The hope is those activities and campaign education materials can then be shared with more Delaware County child care providers.

DGHD Promoting 5321AlmostNone

DGHD participated in multiple community events providing obesity prevention education information to resident families at the Schultz Elementary School Field Day, Big Walnut Community Fair, the Delaware and Powell YMCA Healthy Kids Day events, the Celebrating Seniors event and the Powell Festival.

Teen Leadership Opportunities

PEACE is a collaboration of school and community partners, working together to promote prevention education in Delaware County schools. The guiding vision for the coalition is youth are healthy, safe & engaged in their community. With the 2016/2017 Delaware County Youth Risk Behavior Survey complete, prevention partners want to hear directly from teens about issues they see in their community. The Youth Advisory Board will work alongside community partners to brainstorm ideas on how to improve adolescent health across Delaware County schools. Click on the registration link below to get involved today!

To learn more about The Partnership click here. If you wish to become involved, please contact Lori Kannally at 740-203-2029 or email at lkannally@delawarehealth.org.

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