2013 SOUTHWEST SUMMIT Friday, June 28 | Fordyce High School

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AGENDA & WELCOME

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LEARN ABOUT ArCOP

RESOURCES

AGENDAFRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013 all day training

8:00—8:30 8:30—9:00

9:00—11:30 11:30—12:00 12:00—3:00

3:00—3:30

Registrant Check-in Welcome Session Breakout Tracks Lunch Break Continuation of Breakout Tracks Closing Session

WELCOMEWelcome to ArCOP’s 2013 Growing Healthy Communities Southwest Summit!

WELCOME SESSION8:30 —9:00 AM CAFETERIA

ArCOP and Fordyce representatives will welcome registrants, introduce the day, and highlight the necessity to constantly expand one’s team.

ARCOP WELCOME

Joy Rockenbach’s roles through the Arkansas Departments of Education and Health allow her to serve in her

“fun job” as co-chair of the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention. She and her husband stay healthy through

running and gardening. They’re also fantastic neighbors, happy to lend a wrench (or bottle of wine) whenever

needed.

WELCOME TO FORDYCE

John MacNichol was elected Mayor of Fordyce in 2011. Prior to becoming Mayor, Mr. MacNichol served on

the Fordyce City Council for 12 years.

A prominent business owner and philanthropist, Mayor MacNichol has taken a strong stance on cleaning up the city,

bringing new business and industry to the community, fighting crime, and improving City streets and utilities. He is

married to Benita Bradley MacNichol and is the proud grandfather of two.

COALITION BUILDING 101

A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause.

Joni McGaha is employed by the Arkansas Department of Health where she has worked for the last 32 years.

She currently serves as the as Southwest Region Hometown Health Improvement (HHI) Manager for 17 counties.

Her responsibilities include the oversight of HHI activities in these counties, as well as human resource management

for support staff, the provision of technical assistance to communities, and the management of HHI-related budgets.

FORDYCE, ARKANSAS Fordyce is a city in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. The population was

4,799 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat, home to the 1911 Dallas

County Courthouse. Within Fordyce, there are nineteen sites listed on the National

Register of Historic Places, including the Fordyce Home Accident Insurance Company.

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is

provided by the Fordyce School District, which leads to graduation

from Fordyce High School. The school's mascot is the Redbug.

HOW TO...9:00 — 11:30 AM, 12:00—3:00 PM CLASSROOM:

One component of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance/No Kid Hungry campaign is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting kids in need with nutritious food and teaching families how to cook healthy, affordable meals, through Cooking Matters. With the help of volunteer culinary and nutrition experts, participants learn to shop smarter, make healthier food choices, and cook delicious meals.

When participants leave this session, they will be trained to coordinate and facilitate Cooking Matters courses and Cooking Matters at the Store tours.

Patty Barker currently serves as the Arkansas No Kid Hungry Campaign Director. The Arkansas No Kid Hungry

Campaign Director manages the development and implementation of the campaign’s 5-year plan to end childhood

hunger in Arkansas. The director oversees campaign personnel and volunteers and works with national, state and

local partners to advocate for and expand child hunger programs and assess their effectiveness.

Braeden Hall began his AmeriCorps VISTA year with the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance in March and will be

working alongside Cat Chandler to bring Cooking Matters at the Store programming to even more locations across

our state. Before joining the Alliance, Braeden earned a bachelor’s degree from Hendrix College in Psychology and in

Philosophy and Religious Studies, worked on organic farms in the Czech Republic and on an 18th century sailing

vessel off of the shore of California.

Rachel Townsend, has worked for the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance as a No Kid Hungry Field Manager

where she assisted people in setting up Summer & At Risk meal sites for school-aged children. Currently Rachel is the

Director of the Cooking Matters Program for the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance.

IMPLEMENT COOKING MATTERS

PROGRAMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

COOKING MATTERS KITCHEN KIT Coming Soon: Thanks to a grant from the Arkansas Department of

Health and cooperation from the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, ArCOP’s

Access to Healthy Foods workgroup team has created Cooking Matters

Kitchen Kits.

These kits will include items such as knives, aprons, pots, pans (and more!)

along with an evaluation component. Watch for news on arkansasobesity.org

for news on how to check one out.

9:00 — 11:30 AM, 12:00—3:00 PM CLASSROOM:

A community garden can be urban, suburban or rural. It can grow flowers, vegetables, herbs or community. It can be one community plot or many individual plots. It can be at a school, hospital or in a neighborhood. It also can be a series of plots dedicated to “urban agriculture” where the produce is grown for a market. Farmers' markets are one of the oldest forms of direct marketing by small farmers and, in the last decade, have experienced a renaissance throughout the US. In a farmers' market, a group of farmers sell their products at a designated day, time and public place. Some farmers' markets also have live entertainment, prepared food vendors, and artisan booths.

When participants leave this session, they will be trained to build a team, create a plan (including grant writing for needed equipment/training), and start implementation of a farmers’ market, community garden, or Farm to School Program.

Robin D. Bridges has spent 28 years as a County Extension Agent, 25 with the LSU Ag Center, and 3 with

University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture in Union County. He is happily married to Gail and they have two

grown and successful children. Life is a series of events designed to give us opportunities to be of service to others. Robin

feels blessed to get paid for it.

Keith Gresham, Dallas County Cooperative Extension Agent-Staff Chair. Keith graduated at University of

Arkansas Fayetteville in Agriculture Education where he taught 33 years at Rison, AR. He has worked as an agent at

the Cooperative Extension since 2011. Keith has enlarged the community garden and has educated children with hands

-on activities about gardening.

Amanda Philyaw Perez is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Arkansas Department of Human Services. In this role,

she works to support many cross-divisional initiatives aimed at helping communities improve the health of their citizens

with special interest related to School Health, Early Childhood, Health Care Reform, and other areas. She has over

seven years of experience in research, program evaluation, and policy analysis in obesity and community-based

nutrition and physical activity programs.

Bernadette Gunn Rhodes serves as the City of North Little Rock’s Fit 2 Live Coordinator. Fit 2 Live focuses

on creating a City environment that promotes healthy eating and active living. Bernadette directs the City’s employee

wellness, community garden, and public health outreach initiatives. She also facilitates the Built Environment and

Bicycle Friendly Community Committees and supervises the City’s Safe routes to School program.

Zach Taylor hails from Jonesboro, where he grew up with a strong agricultural background. He received his B.A.

from Christian Brothers University in Memphis and his Master’s degree from UofA. After a successful stint in

Washington, D.C. with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Zach took his current position as Director of Marketing

with the Arkansas Agriculture Department. Zach promotes Arkansas Farmers’ Markets and works on the state’s

Specialty Crops Program, helping local farmers market their products nationally and internationally.

HOW TO...INCREASE ACCESS TO

HEALTHY FOOD

HOW TO...9:00 — 11:30 AM, 12:00—3:00 PM CLASSROOM:

A joint use agreement (JUA) is a formal written agreement which forms a partnership between two separate entities – often a school and a city or county – setting forth the terms and conditions for shared use of public recreational property or facilities. Joint use is intended to maximize access to physical activity spaces and recreational programming and is considered a cost effective use of local resources, as partnering entities share space and operation costs for the space. Successful JUAs require ongoing collaboration and cooperation in identifying each partner’s roles and responsibilities of the partnership to address areas such as scheduling, operation and maintenance costs, and liability.

Nutrition & physical activity resources are constantly being updated and can get overwhelming. Because of that, ArCOP’s Early Childhood & Schools workgroup is creating a resource toolkit that will include the latest nutrition and physical activity opportunities including steps to conduct vending machine audits within the school districts, healthy fundraiser options, and more.

When participants leave this session, they will be trained to leverage and utilize evidence-based resources by navigating through the Early Childhood and Schools, Nutrition and Physical Activity Toolkit.

Jerri Clark is the Coordinated School Health Grant Manager at the Arkansas Department of Education. She has

been active in the area of federal and state grant management for approx. 10 years and has been an advocate for

programming for children and youth experiencing social, economic and health disparities. She currently serves as the

coordinator for the Joint Use Agreement State funded grant program.

Ken Endris is in his 20th year as a principal in the State of Arkansas. Since July 2007, Ken has been the

principal at Fouke Elementary, within the Fouke School District in Southwest Arkansas. Where ever Ken has taken

his administrative reins, he has also promoted fitness and wellness activities to support the academics within his school

community. Ken is married to Debby Elaine Endris and they have 8 grown children with 18 grandchildren.

Lori Golden currently serves as the Healthy Schools Program Manager in Arkansas for the Alliance’s Healthy

Schools Program. Her background includes identifying client training needs, conducting specialized training

programs and cultivating relationships with legislators and community providers. Lori earned her MPA from

California State University at San Bernardino.

Audra Walters is the Professional Education Coordinator for the Injury Prevention Center at Arkansas

Children’s Hospital. Audra previously worked for the Arkansas Department of Health where she served as the

Coordinated School Health Advisor. This experience gave her a comprehensive understanding of the importance of

environment and systems change in making Arkansas schools and communities healthier places to live, learn, work

and play. She brings several years of experience in grassroots coalition building to promote prevention initiatives.

MAKE YOUR SCHOOL &

COMMUNITY HEALTHIER

9:00 — 11:30 AM, 12:00—3:00 PM CLASSROOM:

Compact, walkable communities allow residents to walk to services, shopping, schools and jobs and can reduce traffic congestion, decrease air pollution and improve public health. Walkability audits are a key planning tool that provides communities & schools with the technical assistance necessary to assess walking and biking conditions and create a plan for improving them.

When participants leave this session, they will be trained to identify areas in their communities where the built environment does not support healthy living.

Andrea Ridgway, MS, RD, LD, CDE is currently the Branch Chief for Hometown Health Improvement in the

Center for Local Public Health at the Arkansas Department of Health and the Chair Elect for ArCOP. Andi works

with ADH colleagues and state partners to improve the health of Arkansas’ communities.

Vanessa L. Smith, LMSW is a Social Worker and has devoted the last 20 years to her work in human services.

She has been the Program Coordinator of the Arkansas Disability and Health Program since 2005. She lives in

Sherwood with her husband and son and enjoys cooking, gardening, and reading.

HOW TO... LEAD WALKABILITY AUDITS

HOW TO...9:00 — 11:30 AM, 12:00—3:00 PM CLASSROOM:

The CDC’s Worksite Health ScoreCard assists employers in identifying gaps in their health promotion programs, and helps them to prioritize high-impact strategies for health promotion at their worksites across the following health topics: organizational supports, tobacco control, nutrition, physical activity, weight management, stress management, depression, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke, and emergency response to heart attack and stroke. Arkansas’ Department of Health has created a smartphone application that makes using the ScoreCard even easier.

When participants leave this session, they will be trained to understand what worksite wellness is and how it impacts the community as a whole. Worksites in the community will have the tools to conduct an assessment on their current or future worksite health promotion programs by identifying gaps and prioritizing high impact strategies in their worksites. Participants will leave with a 6 month plan that includes their goals, objectives, and budget.

Sarah Frith, MA, a medical anthropologist, is a Prevention Specialist with the Arkansas Center for Health

Improvement (ACHI). She manages ACHI’s work relating to obesity and school health efforts in Arkansas,

including BMI data collection and evaluation efforts, Coordinated School Health evaluation, and the evaluation of

school-health efforts funded by the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission. She also engages Arkansas youth in

designing and implementing projects relating to the development of healthy communities.

In addition to chairing ArCOP’s Worksite Wellness Team, Treg Long currently serves as the Arkansas Health

Systems Director for the American Cancer Society providing staff leadership for cancer control relationships and

initiatives in Arkansas for the Mid-South Division. He works to integrate cancer control objectives with health care

providers, managed care organizations, health insurers, coalitions, worksites, Medicare quality improvement

organizations, and a variety of other key health systems as needed. Previous positions include; Government Relations

Director, Advocacy Manager, and Medical Affairs Director.

MAKE YOUR

WORKSITE HEALTHIER

CLOSING SESSION3:00—3:30 PM CAFETERIA

Before leaving the Summit, participants will learn tips helpful to submitting a powerful grant proposal and review ArCOP’s 2013 Growing Healthy Communities Regional Grants application.

GRANT WRITING 101

You can’t receive a grant without first writing the application! As with most things, practice makes perfect—and your likelihood of receiving funding increases with each grant writing experience.

Joy Rockenbach’s roles through the Arkansas Departments of Education and Health allow her to serve in her

“fun job” as co-chair of the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention. She and her husband stay healthy through

running and gardening. They’re also fantastic neighbors, happy to lend a wrench (or bottle of wine) whenever

needed.

REVIEWING ArCOP'S 2013 GHC REGIONAL GRANTS APPLICATION

Thanks to funding from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas, the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention is excited to open grant opportunities to communities represented at 2013 Growing Healthy Communities Regional Summits.

A minimum of $10K will be awarded among communities in each region in support of 6 month projects starting July 15, 2013 and ending January 15, 2014. Applications, due Friday, July 12, will have tiered budget requests, allowing communities to request funding for prioritized projects. Information on these grants and a link to the application form can be found at: arkansasobesity.org/2013/05/2013-grants/

Amanda Potter Cole is an independent contractor excited to work with ArCOP’s Growing Healthy

Communities. She studied at Hendrix College, served in the founding corps of City Year Little Rock, and helped the

Women’s Foundation of Arkansas ring in a new decade. Amanda is passionate about food, running, and helping

others empower themselves.

HEALTHY EATS ArCOP has worked with the Fordyce High School Cafeteria to provide a healthy lunch: turkey

sandwiches with your choice of cheese, raw & fresh veggies, fresh fruit, water, and unsweetened tea.

Vegetarian option available for those who registered before June 21.

Beverages and snacks may be found in the cafeteria throughout the day.

CURRICULUM: HANDS-ON LEARNING ArCOP’s volunteer Workgroup Teams created the curriculum for each breakout track. “Field

Trips” have been integrated to provide all summit participants with hands-on learning experience.

Share your expertise with others around the state—join a workgroup team!

NOTES & IDEAS

NOTES & IDEAS

NOTES & IDEAS

NOTES & IDEAS

NOTES & IDEAS

ABOUT ArCOPArkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP)

MISSION Improve the health of all Arkansas communities by increasing physical activity and healthy eating to reduce and prevent obesity.

VISION

GOAL

ABOUT

COALITION MEETINGS

arkansasobesity.org

ArCOP PARTNERS

There is a movement afoot in Arkansas—across the nation, really—to turn our communities into vibrant, livable, healthy environments.

GROWING HEALTHY

WHY GROW HEALTHIER?

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

SIMPLE, BUT NOT EASY?

GROWING HEALTHY

FIVE WINNING STRATEGIES TO GROW A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY TODAY

Arkansas—and America—is experiencing a public health epidemic that threatens to swamp much better known health risks like heart disease, cancer and car wrecks.

Increase access to healthful foods:

Increase opportunities for physical activity:

Enhance policies that foster health:

Improve worksite wellness:

Organize for change:

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EXECUTIVE TEAM CO-CHAIRS: Joy Rockenbach & Becky Adams | CO-CHAIR ELECT: Andrea Ridgway

ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS CO-CHAIRS: Ashley Anderson & Andrew Carberry

WEBPAGE: ARKANSASOBESITY.ORG/WORKGROUPS/ACCESS-TO-HEALTHY-FOODS/

BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHAIR: Leesa Freasier

WEBPAGE: ARKANSASOBESITY.ORG/WORKGROUPS/BUILT-ENVIRONMENT/

most promising

ArCOP WORKGROUP TEAMS

EARLY CHILDHOOD & SCHOOLS CO-CHAIRS: Taniesha Richardson

WEBPAGE: ARKANSASOBESITY.ORG/WORKGROUPS/EARLY-CHILDHOOD-AND-SCHOOLS/

HEALTH CARE CHAIR: Joy Rockenbach

WEBPAGE: ARKANSASOBESITY.ORG/WORKGROUPS/HEALTH-CARE/

WORKSITE WELLNESS CO-CHAIRS: Katrina Betancourt & Treg Long

WEBPAGE: ARKANSASOBESITY.ORG/WORKGROUPS/WORKSITE/

ArCOP WORKGROUP TEAMS

HOW TO IMPLEMENT COOKING MATTERS PROGRAMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

HOW TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SCHOOL & COMMUNITY HEALTHIER

SUMMIT ROSTER

HOW TO LEAD WALKABILITY AUDITS

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WORKSITE HEALTHIER

SUMMIT ROSTER

Below are some folk, in no particular order, who—if you haven’t already—you may want to invite to your team!

STAKEHOLDERS GUIDE

When working on your community’s health & wellness, consider the big picture of your project.

WHAT? WHO? HOW? WHEN? WHAT? WHAT? WHO? WHY?

RESOURCES ACTIVITIES

(INPUTS)

MEASURES

(OUTPUTS) OUTCOMES IMPACT

$ Immersion Training BMI Obesity Healthy Communities

Manpower Regional Summit Weight/Height Hypertension Hospitalization

Tools Other Trainings Quality of Life Diabetes Healthcare Cost

School Participation Policy Changes Economic Development

Farmer’s Markets Environment Changes Quality of Life

Breakfast Programs Food Changes Safety

PLANNING GUIDE

FEASIBILITY MATRIX

Feasibility

To Get

Enacted

Size of Impact for Target Need

Large Medium Small

High

Medium

Low

When deciding where to get started, take a moment to plot the feasibility and size of impact of each project your community team is considering.

For information on Growing Healthy Communities, contact:

Joy Rockenbach, ArCOP Chair | 501-683-3600 | joy.rockenbach@arkansas.gov

Amanda Potter Cole, GHC Project Director | 479-981-1343 | amanda@ampcideas.com

Web: arkansasobesity.org | Facebook: facebook.com/arkansasobesity | Twitter: @AROBESITY