The Community Themes and Strengths Assessment (CTSA) committee has released some images showing some of the results of the quality of life survey. A presentation was recently added to our site, discusses the HIP-C initiative, the CTSA committee, and the Quality of Life Survey.
A new article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer Editorial Board asks residents, schools, organizations to all join in to the effort to fight obesity in Cuyahoga County.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Harlan Spector reports on the life expectancy disparity between Lyndhurst and Hough. Most agree that this is a complex issue, but the point is that where you live, work and play can have an impact on health, and therefore life expectancy.
HIP-Cuyahoga is working to engage Cuyahoga County youth in several Photovoice projects across the county to gain a better understanding of health and quality of life in various communities. The materials produced as a result of these Photovoice projects will help to inform the development of a community health improvement plan for Cuyahoga County. HIP-Cuyahoga has hired Photovoice expert Meia Jones for this project.
Photovoice is a method of information gathering that allows community residents of all ages to share information about their communities through the use of pictures. As part of the Photovoice process, cameras are provided to residents, who then take photos and tell stories from their unique perspective about life in the community.
| For Youth… | For Community… | For HIP-Cuyahoga… |
| Youth empowerment and community involvement.Opportunity for youth to advocate for issues that directly impact their lives.
Potential for students to gain community service hours. Possible linkage of project tasks to existing courses at school (government class, political science, etc). Acknowledgement of participation in final HIP-Cuyahoga report. |
Opportunity to understand the opinions and perceptions of community youth.
Ability to identify community assets, issues, and concerns. Positive publicity. Acknowledgement of community participation in final HIP-Cuyahoga report. Display of project outcome in a public place. Community voice in a countywide project. |
Understanding of youth perceptions and opinions related to their respective communities.
Powerful photographs for use in the community engagement process and final HIP-Cuyahoga report. Opportunity to identify differences and similarities among youth perceptions of respective communities. |
The presentation from the March 2, 2012 HIP-Cuyahoga meeting was posted to the Meeting page. This contains the updates from the two subcommittees, and about several areawide health initiatives. Enjoy!
Cuyahoga County residents pinpointed the health issues they see as important to their communities, in a recent survey by the public-health initiative known as “Hip-Cuyahoga.” ideastream’s Anne Glausser has the details.
“Hip-Cuyahoga” or the county’s Health Improvement Partnership, is a group of organizations aiming to improve health, in the county. It’s spear-headed by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and includes local researchers, hospitals, nonprofits, and health departments.
They met last Friday (MARCH 2) and released findings from their county-wide “Quality of Life” survey.
Over 7000 surveys were completed over a six month period last year.
Residents identified what they see as the most pressing health issues facing the county, and drug and alcohol abuse along with obesity top the list.
Cuyahoga County’s Health Commissioner Terry Allan says that issues like these need attention and that obesity is a key concern:
ALLAN: If you look across the board, it appeared that issues around obesity, and the costs associated with obesity and the resulting illnesses associated with obesity—heart disease, diabetes, other related chronic conditions, seemed to stem from that issue. That’s among the top ones that we’re concerned about.
Mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety and stress, were also high on the list, followed by violence, aging issues, and tobacco use.
The group will continue to work the data from the surveys and plan to share their findings widely across the county.
A new Health Improvement Partnership – Cuyahoga County information brief is available for download. Enjoy!
The Cuyahoga County Executive reviewed the “Western Reserve Plan” today in his “state of the county” address.
The Western Reserve Plan will focus on these 12 key areas:
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