Collaborate

(A) Actions and Approaches Identified by Our Partners These are actions and approaches that our partners think can make a difference on the leisure-time physical activity total.

• Existing Programs- Take Control programs

• Canton Library- emphasis on community gardening

• 5,2,1 Almost None- 5 servings of fruit and vegetables; 2 hours of screen time; 1 hour of exercise; almost no sugary drinks

• 4 week walking challenge- inexpensive community resource to motivate participants to get active

(B) What is Currently Working in Our Community These are actions and approaches that are currently in place in our community to make a difference on the leisure-time physical activity total.

• Diabetes Prevention Program
• Haywood County Greenway
• Girls on the Run

(C) Evidence-Based Strategies These are actions and approaches that have been shown to make a difference on the leisure-time physical activity total.

• Faithful Families Thriving Communities- individual and policy levels
• Walk with a Doc- individual level
• Safe Routes to School- individual and organizational levels 

Process for Selecting Priority Strategies

Haywood County used a process planning tool referred to as the "Getting to Strategies: Process Plan" designed to move from health priorities to Community Health Improvement Plan strategies. This tool assisted in facilitation when discussing priorities and strategies with work groups. Seven questions were presented to identify: Our ideal vision of Haywood County; What in our community would require change to accomplish our vision; What are the most important measures to reflect positive change; Who plays a role in creating change; What past and current strategies work to make positive change; and What we propose to do this Community Health Improvment Plan cycle (questions below). Once all of our work groups, partners, and community members in attendance agreed on proposed strategies (keeping in mind feasibility, sustainability, level of impact in regard to current resources and capacity) the group voted for their top three obesity strategies.

• Questions:
  • What are the quality-of-life conditions we want for the people who live in our community?
  • How can we measure these conditions?
  • What would these conditions look like if we could see them?
  • How are we doing on the most important of these measures?
  • Who are the partners who have a role to play in doing better?
  • What works to do better?
  • What do we propose to do?