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2012 Milestone ReportHealth Promotion Advisory Council (HPAC)

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Who We Are

We Help

The Health Promotion Advisory Council (HPAC)was established in December 2011 as acollective group of diverse coalitions that arededicated to improving community healthoutcomes through policy, systems andenvironmental (PSE) changes. Ultimately,HPAC will seek to flesh out the root causes ofhealth disparities and achieve health equity forresidents living in Fulton County.

VisionHPAC envisions Fulton County to be uniformlythe healthiest county in GA and in the USthrough collective and effective partnerships.

MissionHPAC is dedicated to improving the health of allFulton County residents by working withcommunity members to reduce and eliminatehealth disparities through policy, systems andenvironmental change.

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April 2011 - Diabetes CommunityAction Coalition at Fulton County (DCAC)

October 2011 - Smoke Free Coalitionat Fulton County (SFCFC)

November 2011 - Healthy HeartCoalition (HHC)

April 2012 - Fulton County InterfaithCoalition

June 2012 - Fulton Asthma Improve-ment & Reduction (FAIR) Coalition

September 2012 - Fulton CountyWomen’s Health Coalition

Under the umbrella of HPAC seven coalitions were formedand more than 400 community stakeholders and agenciesfrom various sectors have participated in the initiatives.

Coalitions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)commends HPAC for its efforts to build coalitions that arededicated to improving community health outcomes byreducing and eliminating health disparities.

Thomas R. Frieden. MD, MPH, Director, CDC

Because We CareFulton County Department of Health & Wellness (FCDHW) realizes the importance of coalitions and recruiting criti-cal support among local leaders and residents who can help advance strategies to achieve policy, systems andenvironmental change. These coalitions are a diverse group of individuals and entities that have come together toaccomplish common causes in Fulton County. FCDHW leadership understand that acting alone is not an optionbecause coalitions are more powerful than an individual or agency. HPAC will play a critical role in managing thework of these coalitions, which is the foundation for assembling diverse leadership support for an aggressiveagenda at multiple community levels.

Fulton County Health Services Department Director,Patrice A Harris, MD

The envisioned long term goal of the HPAC is to develop,support and inform long-term comprehensive and sustainableprograms promoting policy changes that encourage and facili-tate healthy life styles to reduce the prevalence, and healthand financial impact of diabetes, cancer, asthma, tobacco use,health disparities, and obesity in Fulton County.

Safe Kids Coalition Established 1991

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The County We ServeWith greater than 900,000 residents, Fulton County is the most populous of all of Georgia’s 159 counties and represents nearly ten percent of the state’s total population. The county stretches over 70 miles from north to south and encompasses 528.7 square miles. Fulton is comprised of 14 cities and a 105.6 square mile unincorporated area. African Americans are the largest racial/ethnic group in Fulton County (43.5%), followed by Caucasians (40.8%), Hispanics (7.9%), Asians (5.6%), other/mixed races (2.0%), Native Americans (.17%), and Pacific Islanders (0.3%).

Of the 159 counties in Georgia, Fulton County ranked as the 26th healthiest county in 2011, according to the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Project’s County Health Rankings, which ranks the health of U.S. counties by state using a broad range of health outcomes and social determinants (MATCH, 2011). Fulton has the greatest absolute burden of individuals affected by chronic disease and chronic disease risk factors of any county in Georgia.

Key Facts about the Health of Fulton County• Cardiovascular disease is responsible for nearly

1 out of every 3 deaths. Over 10,000 residents were hospitalized for cardiovascular disease each year (not including readmissions).

• Approximately, 10% of Fulton County children and adults currently have asthma. In the years 2006-2008, there were 38 asthma deaths in Fulton County.

• Nearly 1 in 10 residents report having diabetes.

• Overall, 1 in 7 county residents is a current smoker.

• 56.3% of residents are overweight or obese.

• One out of every 5 of the 900,000 residents lives in a food desert (communities where residents have limited access to fresh foods).

When health indicators are examined by factors such as race or geographic area, there are profound disparities in health habits, health risk factors, hospitalizations, and deaths rates for our residents.

• The percentage of African Americans residents reporting diabetes is 3 times greater than Caucasian residents.

• Among African Americans residents, over 65% are overweight or obese compared to 47% Caucasians residents.

• A higher percentage of African Americans residents in Fulton County smoke compared to African Americans residents in the state or Caucasian residents in the county.

• The rate of Emergency Room visits due to asthma is 8 times higher among African Americans residents than Caucasians. Many of these visits could have been prevented with timely access and effective primary health care.

That many of the factors that contribute to the leading causes of death in Fulton County such are modifiable underscores the many opportunities to improve the health of Fulton County. Fulton County’s Coalitions are taking action to address the root causes of these conditions through developing and overseeing long-term comprehensive and sustainable programs promoting policy, systems, and environmental change that encourage and facilitate healthy life styles to reduce the prevalence, health impact, and financial impact of diabetes, cancer, asthma, tobacco use, health disparities, and obesity in Fulton County.

Ref: http://oasis.state.ga.us/

Source: http://www.siteselection.com/

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Smoke Free Coalition of Fulton County (SFCFC)

The Smoke-Free Coalition of Fulton County seeks toprotect Fulton residents from the dangers of secondhand smoke through diverse collaborative partnerships.Their efforts prevent and reduce the burden of tobaccouse on Fulton County citizens through educationawareness and promoting smoke-free policies.

Highlights: Hosted the Smoke Free Fulton County Strategic

Planning Retreat June 2012 facilitated by theUniversity of Georgia Fanning Institute. The groupIdentified strategies for moving forward to includeproper messaging and efforts to make all of FultonCounty public workplaces smokefree.

Received a Proclamation from the Board ofCommissioners, which supports the observance ofThe Great American Smokeout in November.

Sponsored the screening of the documentary film“Addiction Incorporated” in November.

Increase public awareness in addressing tobacco usein Fulton County, implementing a social mediacampaign in the Asian American Community and theLGBT community.

The Healthy Heart Coalition (HHC)

HHC is a collaboration of diverse organizations and community residents that work together to improve cardiovascular health outcomes in Fulton County. Their strategies focus on increasing healthy eating habits and getting residents physically active.

Highlights: Received proclamation from the Fulton County Board of

Commissioners as well as the Governor, Nathan Deal for the Heart Health Month in February, which increasesawareness around the issues of healthy living.

Promoted and increased awareness on the importance of breastfeeding as an initial step in increasing the number of breastfeeding-friendly sites.

Working on establishing joint use agreement to increasethe number of public places accessible to communitiesfor physical activity.

Conducted surveys for the Fight for Fitness in Fultonproject at local Fulton County high schools and utilized

all 120 multiple choice questions from the CDC’s 2010 NYPANS survey.

Joined the Million Hearts Initiative.

Community-based Coalitions

Fulton County Board of Commissioners Proclamation

Blood Pressure Monitoringat the Boulevard Community

Health Heart HHC Proclamation from Governor Nathan Deal

Asthma Coalition Summit

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Kellen Edwin BoldenFebruary 9, 1990 - January 11, 2001

FULTON ASTHMA IMPROVEMENT & REDUCTION (FAIR) INITIATIVE

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Diabetes Community Action Coalition of Fulton County(DCAC)

DCAC is a community-wide group of diverse organizationsand individuals who work together to reduce the health andfinancial burden of diabetes through: education; thepromotion of healthy lifestyles; and policy, systems andenvironmental change.

Highlights:● Address the issue of food desert through the following: • Healthy corner store initiative to increase the availability and sales of healthy, fresh, affordable foods • Implementation of plans for creating a community garden in Old Fourth Ward • Collaborating with Women, Infant and Children clinics to address Gestational Diabetes (GDM)

● DCAC was featured in the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) newsletter.

Fulton Asthma Improvement & Reduction (FAIR)Coalition

The FAIR Coalition works to reduce the prevalence of asthmaand the associated financial costs for asthmatics, taxpayers,and other stakeholders in Fulton County through education,proper treatment and improving indoor air quality. The effortis expected to reduce health disparities in the asthma mortality rate among residents and will target populations most burdened by adverse outcomes related to the disease.

Highlights: Established community action groups.

Identified zip codes with the highest incidence of asthma using data from Children’s Health Care of Atlanta andGrady Health System.

Working with the Atlanta Housing Authority to create breath-friendly homes in Section 8 Housing.

Implemented the School Flag Program along with partnersto increase awareness of daily air quality conditions usingbrightly colored flags.

Participating in the National Leadership Academy for Public Health Award through CDC.

Matthew McKenna, MD, MPH Fulton County Health ServicesMedical Director

Coalitions offer numerous potentialadvantages over working independent-ly and have been shown to be usefulfor accomplishing a broad range ofgoals that reach beyond the capacity ofany single member organization alone.HPAC of Fulton County has engaged

representatives from various sectors throughout the county incollaborative efforts to influence policy, systems, and environ-mental changes that will improve the overall health of FultonCounty citizens.

Community-based Coalitions

Finalizing the School Flag Program

DCAC Represented at Pittsburgh Community

Asthma Campaign Poster

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Implemented asthma awareness campaigns via media ads, Public Service Announcements, and TV clips.

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Fulton County Interfaith Coalition

The Fulton County Interfaith Coalition is working under themantra “Faith Communities United for Health: Your Bodyis a Temple" and combining their respective strengthsand various ties in the community to enact policy, systemand environmental changes to create sustainableimprovement in the weight and overall health status offamilies across Fulton County.

Highlights: Started Lunch, Learn and Listen sessions impacting

seven different faith congregations to get an under-standing of family food choices.

Starting a community garden in each congregation.

Developing a policy draft for healthy food practices inthe kitchen.

Safe Kids Fulton County Coalition

Safe Kids Fulton County Coalition is dedicated to fightingthe number one killer of children –unintentional injuries.The coalition includes safety officials, safety specialist andcommunity volunteers united to create an environment inFulton County where children 14 and under are free fromtraumatic accidental injuries through: communitypartnerships, advocacy, public awareness and distributionof, and education on the proper uses of safety equipment.

Highlights: Reached over 1,057 children and parents through

car seat checks, equipment distribution, and communityevents in the past six months.

Observed National Child Passenger Safety Week / Seat Check Saturday

Began planning for Injury prevention summit 2013.

Women’s Health Network

The Women’s Health Network goal is to become a majorresource for women’s health and well-being and to workdiligently to educate young girls and to increase women’saccess to quality care and prevention services.

Highlights: Organized member meetings and strategy sessions to

clarify the Network’s vision, mission and goals.

Community-based Coalitions

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HPAC Strategic Planning

Interfaith Coalition Members Strategizing

Safe Kids Coalition

Safe Kids & Smoke Free CoalitionsRepresented at the Boulevard Community

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Nazeera Dawood, MBBS, MPH, CCRCFCDHW, Division of Health Promotion

From the Director’s Desk

It is my distinct joy and pleasure to work witheach of you to create a healthier community usingthe Health Promotions Advisory Coalition as avehicle for change. We have a championshipteam comprised of over 400 corporations, grass-roots organizations, government municipalitiesand nationally- recognized academic institutionsthat are being galvanized to focus their resourceson disease prevention, individual empowermentand environmental change. The phenomenalpotential of this coalition to improve the lives ofyoung people and families should motivate all ofus to support this shared mission of ‘buildinghealth together’. The focused efforts of each co-alition member will result in the dissemination ofknowledge and elevation of healthy behaviors inevery community.

The support we have received from grassrootsorganizations to the Governor's Office and doz-ens of major organizations across the region willenable all of us to amplify the voice of the com-munity in managing their personal health planand reducing health risks within their neighbor-hoods. Ultimately, these health-centered collabo-rations will change behaviors and transform thevital health conditions of our fellow Georgians.

In the upcoming days our singular vision is tounite people from all communities using innova-tive, grassroots, people-based concepts. The re-sults of our campaigns will be an enhancedquality of life for each of us. Without a doubt, Iam confident that with our shared commitment tohealth education, policy change, advocacy andbehavior modification we will generate positiveoutcomes in our health forecast.

We have made progress since HPAC's establishment inlate 2011. The coalitions have launched a number ofinitiatives, participated in innovative partnerships, and areestablishing a presence in the community.

We hope that these initiatives serve as resources thatprovide a platform for unified efforts and information thatbenefit the Fulton community at-large.

These coalitions are also continuing to nourish andcultivate seeds of collaboration, cohesiveness andconnectedness.

We thank our dedicated co chairs, team members,coalition members who continue to accomplish milestoneachievements.

HPAC is a model that can be replicated across the nation. Sometimes building coalitions does not require lots of money, but requires dedication and commitment from public health professionals, community members, and community leaders to take charge of their community.

I thank the HPAC Co-Chair Rodney Mullins, Coalitionco-chairs, my team members Patricia Jackson, CarlaWilliams, Carolyn Atwater-Wooten, Lynnette Allen and theHealth Department management, Dr. Patrice A Harris andDr. Matthew McKenna for their continued support andcommitment to improve the community's health andbringing prevention to the forefront.

Notes from HPAC Co-ChairRodney Mullins, HHS-FDA

White House Special AppointeeNational Consumer Advocate

We would like to acknowledge the following members for their invaluable support:

Co Chairs: Ken Lazarus, Linda Ellis, Vicki Karnes, Cornelia King, Susan Butler, Devin Rucker, RichardJohnson, K. Danella Abdul-Barr, Patricia W. Smith, Michael Elliston, Tamika Stinson, Linda Dubose

Health Promotion Team

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HPACHealth Promotion Advisory CouncilFor more information on HPAC and the various coalitions, please contactNazeera Dawood, Fulton County Dept of Health & Wellness at 404-613-1685.

Milestone Report developed by Strategy Group, LLC