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Achieving Health & Wellness:Building Physically Active Communities
Through Neighborhood Cohesion
Presentation by Ana Espinosa Rydman,
Maya Gillingham-Chung, Rachel Poulain,
and Belinda Wong
Master of Public Health Program
San Francisco State University
What was our project about?
Being healthy
Being active
And your neighborhood
What is Physical Activity?
Volunteerism
Civic participation
Give and take
Trust
Community communication
What is Social Capital?
Moving your body to whatever extent you are capable of
Purpose of this Community Health Assessment
A Community Health Assessment means doing research with people in the community to find answers
to questions about health
Our purpose: To improve individual health status and community health & well-being by
increasing levels of physical activity and social capital
Health Indicators Health indicators measure diseases in an area and tell you about the health & wellness of a community
For example in North Oakland, African Americans have 1.5 – 2 times higher rates of the following health conditions as compared to Alameda county: Coronary Heart Disease & Stroke Diabetes Low birth weight Asthma (all ages)
(Source Alameda County Public Health Department- CAPE Unit www.co.alameda.ca.us/publichealth)
Agency Descriptions
Greenlining InstituteJohn Yuasa, Health Policy Director
M. Robinson Baker YMCATerre Logsdon, Program Director
What do you like about the MRB YMCA?
Community DescriptionNW Oakland, CA, US Census tract 4014Known as Ghost Town Population 4,76564% African American, 16% Latinos, 9% API, 7% WhiteAverage age 30.1 years82% rent10% unemployment73% of pop. makes <35KSupervisory District 5Former area of commercial enterprise named Golden Gate District
Time for a mini surveyEverybody up!
If you like pizza reach for the sky!
If you don’t like pizza do the twist!
How many of you have ever taken a survey?
Methodology
Why Survey?
Ability to reach more peopleBetter response rate
Provide better coverage of a more representative sample
Availability of survey interviewers
Methodology
Lack of Training
English-only interviews
Door-to-door survey interviews (n=46)Nine 2-person teams15-20 minutes to completeIncentives (Starbucks coupon, YMCA of the East Bay family day pass, raffle entry)
Affects:
Internal and external validity
Reliability
Study Administration Study Limitations
Methodology
Are community residents doing physical activity?
Are there barriers to using the MRB YMCA?
Do residents know about the MRB programs?
How do residents view neighborhood conditions?
We did a survey with four main questions:
Findings & Analysis
Are neighborhood residents doing physical activity?
Demographic Census Study
n=46
Ethnicity/ Race: AA
64% 64%
API 9% 11%
Caucasian 7% 7%
Latino 16% 5%
Mixed/other 4% 14%
Age (Seniors) 9% 20%
Years in comm. 14.6
Gender M=49%
F=51%
M=33%
F=67%
Household size 2.99 3.4 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Light Moderate Vigorous
Respondents(n=41)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Not much
Level ofExercise
Now it’s your turn…
How much do you exercise?Not muchSometimesA lot
Findings & Analysis
Are there barriers to using the MRB YMCA?
21%
79%
Yes, cost is prohibitive
No, cost is not prohibitive
12%0%
24%
64%
Morning
Lunchtime
Afternoon
Evening
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
18-24 (n=8)
25-44 (n=19)
45-64 (n=10)
65+ (n=9)
Yes,safetyis abarrierNo,safetyis not abarrier
Findings & Analysis
Do community residents know about the MRB YMCA programs and services?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Sports Programs
Swimming Classes
Youth summer camp
Rec Swim
Dance/Aerobics
After school programs
Childcare
Cultural Arts
Computer lab
Group mentoring
Adults who knowabout the program
How do residents view neighborhood conditions?
Neighborhood Friendliness
62%
25%
11%2%
Good to Excellent
Fair
Poor
Don't know
Recommendations
MRB YMCA Awareness Campaign
Create an MRB YMCA newsletter On services the MRB YMCA offers On community health factors and prevention
Utilize face-to-face outreach Reinforces feeling of friendliness that already exists Builds social capital (trust, civic participation, give and take,
volunteerism, and community communication).
What would you want to see in the newsletter?
Conclusion
People Creating Connections