GLOBAL TO LOCAL TUKWILA & SEATAC Tukwila City Council May 12, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GLOBAL TO LOCAL TUKWILA & SEATAC Tukwila City Council May 12, 2014

THE THESIS IN 2010, WE ASKED THE QUESTION: Could successful global health approaches improve the lives of residents in King County? 2

Seattle is home to many global health C O N Q U E R I N G organizations GLOBAL HEALTH O N T H E LOCAL LEVEL King County has some of the worst health disparities in the United States Cities of SeaTac and Tukwila partnering as pilot sites 3

WHY THESE CITIES? Compared to King County, SeaTac and Tukwila have: 20% higher rates of death Almost 3x higher teen birth rate Twice the number of adults Twice the number of students without health insurance on free/reduced lunch 1.5x the rate of diabetes-related deaths 1/3 of the population is foreign born Limited access to healthy foods, transportation, and low-cost recreation options 4

WHERE WE ARE TODAY  Community Health Promoters  Community leadership  Health + technology  Addressing social determinants of health 5

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS  Community outreach  Culturally tailored projects/initiatives  Health education  Local leadership  Systems change 6

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Community- driven solutions Voice in the Leadership Community development (Community Cafés) 7

HEALTH + TECHNOLOGY Remote diabetes management  Self-management through smartphone technology  Remote case management support Tech-supported interpretation  Video  Mobile (in development) 8

ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH  G2L Connection Desk  Connecting patients with critical social services  Volunteer university students serve as resource referral specialists in partnership with local clinic 9

IN 2013, G2L: Provided support for more than 4,000 people Provided over 1300 hours of mentoring for nearly 30 community leaders Enrolled over 2000 individuals in Health Insurance 10

OUR FUTURE Increased New Reach Shared Program Partner Community Through Best Sustainability Support Programs Technology Practices 11

PARTNERSHIPS & SPONSORS 12

MORE INFORMATION ADAM TAYLOR adam@globaltolocal.org www.globaltolocal.org

Tukwila Community Connectors Becca Meredith, Forterra May 12 th , 2014

Forterra’s Mission & Vision Creating Great Communities & Conserving Great Lands Forterra supports prosperous and healthy communities and conserves natural and working landscapes in Washington’s central Cascades and Olympic regions 15

Tukwila Community Connectors 2012-2013: Research and design Tukwila- specific Community Liaison Program • Research • Meet with Directors • Talk with Community 16

Tukwila Community Connectors 2013 – 2014: Pilot Program • Interdepartmental team • Equity and Diversity consultants • Global to Local 17

Pilot Program • Trainings • In-person outreach with surveys • Event • Celebration & Evaluation 18

Pilot Program Successes • Conducted 2 trainings • Trained 7 community leaders • Reached 3 new communities • Completed 194 surveys • Hosted a community conversation: >130 guests • Translated & interpreted in 7 languages 19

Tukwila Community Conversation • Social Equity – Growing Transit Communities – Regional Equity Summit – City of Tukwila Community Connectors 20

Thank You! 21