‘Health’ Archives
Teams are “Planting the Seeds” to “Grow Health”
by Janice Barbee, Cultural Wellness Center Community Health Action Teams are “Planting the Seeds”' to Grow Health Residents who live in the Backyard area (East Phillips, Ventura Village, Phillips West, Midtown Phillips, Powderhorn Park, Corcoran, and Central neighborhoods) have been meeting monthly in Citizen Health Action Teams (CHATs) to develop their strategies to improve the health of residents. The Backyard Initiative was initiated by Allina Hospitals and Clinics in the fall of 2008. What was once a project led by Allina is now a community-owned project in which Allina is a major partner. At the July meeting, several CHATs presented an update of their work. (more…)
CHAT: Citizen Health Action Teams mobilize to improve health
Update on the Backyard Initiative By Janice Barbee, Cultural Wellness Center Community Residents”' Strategies to Improve Health in the Backyard Residents of the Backyard have been meeting at the Cultural Wellness Center for the past six months to develop their ideas for health improvement. People with similar interests have been contributing their ideas and designing projects together that they believe will make a difference in the health of the community. So far 11 teams have formed and are now working on their projects. The CHATs are continually recruiting new members to join their teams. The Backyard Initiative was initiated by Allina Hospitals and Clinics in the fall of 2008 in the neighborhoods of Phillips, Powderhorn Park, Corcoran, and Central. What was once a project led by Allina is now a community-owned project in which Allina is a major partner. The Community Commission on Health Some of the CHATs have developed their projects to the point that they are [...]
Comments by residents who distributed the Alley insert on the BYI Assessment results on May 6th
“I met a lot of great people who work for the Alley newspaper.” “Community gardens.” “Burst into song with my neighbor!!!” “ONE THANK YOU!” “Met nice neighborhoods; getting together to garden later!” “Nice neighbors” “Beautiful gardens.” “Clear litter-free sidewalks.” “Encountered Census workers.” “Very pretty clean yards.” “Very quiet neighborhood.” “I had a great time serving the community.” “Powderhorn is beautiful in the spring!” “Jude (new chiropractor) at Sabri Bldg (26 & Bloom) is interested if neighborhood is on the upswing ”“ I thought (think) so.” “I really enjoyed the nice people & viewing my old neighborhood. Also got good exerciseïŠ.” “Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender pride flags.” “We were invited in to visit.” “Nice to see, [...]
