Population Reached: Young adults, Senior Citizens, Young Families, LGBTQ individuals, Latino community, DUI Arrested and mandated into treatment.
Project Partners: Sandy Public Library, City of Sandy, Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Trail School District.
Project Aim: Teach, support, and engage community members in healthy choices.
Priority Topic Area: Access to Health Care & Human Services
Goals:
Increase utilization of health and human services through the reduction of barriers and increased awareness.
Improve quality and capacity of health and human services through health equity.
Objectives:
Increase the utilization of primary medical and dental care for individuals with Oregon Health Plan (OHP) in communities within Clackamas County.
Increase the proportion of individuals in Clackamas County with mental and substance use challenges who receive treatment.
Improve the community’s capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health care decisions for OHP recipients and the uninsured.
Increase number of formal partnerships and collaborations amongst agencies that deliver and provide services based on disparities within the 10 Health Equity Zones.
Increase the availability of culturally appropriate and trauma informed care services provided.
Priority Topic Area: Culture of Health
Goal:
All Clackamas County residents have access to healthy food.
Objectives:
Develop cross-sector partnerships that promote health and housing.
Increase distribution of produce to food insecure individuals and families. Increase number of food distribution sites in Clackamas County.
Priority Topic Area: Healthy Behaviors
Goal:
Reduce heart disease and type II diabetes.
Reduce substance use/abuse and suicides.
Objectives:
Improve worksite wellness to increase physical activity opportunities and healthy food policies to increase activity of employees and increase healthy food consumption.
Reduce the consumption of added sugar to CDC guidance of less than 10% of daily calories.
Increase the percentage of people consuming CDC recommendation of 5 or more fruits and vegetables per day.
Reduce the % of youth using tobacco, alcohol and/or other drugs.
Reduce the number of attempted suicides.
Project Highlights:
37 surveys distributed and answered; 1 brochure established
56 youth involved in researching and writing the performance/play.
32 youth involved in planting, growing, and distributing lettuce; 4 different community distributions
The youth grew, harvested, and distributed over 75 pounds of lettuce. Have also distributed close to 500 pounds of other fresh vegetables. Have the fall lettuce already planted with easily the same quantity. Worked with over 32 students on this project.
