ENRICHEngaging Neighbors,

Refugees & Immigrants in Community Health

Presenters:

Bertha Madrigal – El Programma Hispano

Pei-ru Wang - IRCO

Oleg Kubrakov - IRCO

Introduction

Name & affiliation

Middle school memory re: how did you get to school

Before we start

Background

Funded by Northwest Foundation

Built-in Environments for 2 school neighborhoods

Floyd Light (SE Stark & 108th)

Ron Russell (near SE 112nd & Powell)

Advocacy & policy change

Surveys

1. Parents’ knowledge & attitudes about students’ modes of transportation

2. Students’ mode of transportation

3. Parents’ attitudes toward participating activities/workshops

Parents’ Knowledge & Attitudes

Demographic of students

Mode of transportation

Allow children to walk/bike & why

Perception of School encourage/discourage walking/biking

Common modes of transportation to school

27.5%

4.9%

46.1%

21.6%

Walking Biking Bus Family Vehicle

Parent permission to walk/bike to school

  Walk

No 45%

Yes, with me or another trusted adult 23%

Yes, with a friend 19%

Yes, he/she goes alone 13%

Bike

71%

16%

11%

2%

Factors limiting walking and biking

14.4%

4.8%

28.8%

31.7%

7.7%5.1%

11.5%

36.5%

32.7%

12.5%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

Parent work House routine Weather School to far Student doesn'tenjoy

Parent doesn'tenjoy

Poor walk/bikefacilities

Traffic safetyconcerns

Neighborhoodsafety crime

Child's ability tobike/walk

Does school encourage or discourage walking/biking to

school?

15.6%

29.2%

44.8%

8.3%2.1%

Strongly Encourages EncouragesNeither Encourages or Discourages DiscouragesStrongly Discourages

A short questionnaire was designed for students

School attended last year

Race/Ethnicity

Common mode of transportation to school

Most common transportation to school

39%

0%15%

44%

2%

Walking Biking Family Car Bus Skateboarding

Parents’ participation in activities/training

Demographic Data

Participated in any school related activities?

Interests in having children attend bike and pedestrian safety classes in middle school?

Interests in taking bike and pedestrian safety classes?

Overall Data

YES45.3%

YES68.8%

YES22.0%

NO54.7%

NO31.3%

NO78.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Have you participated in any schoolrelated activities

Would you be interested in havingyour child attend bike and pedestrian

safety classes in middle school?

Would you be interested in taking bikeor pedestrian safety classes?

Have you participated in any school related activities?

  Yes No

African 76% 24%

Asian 84% 16%

Slavic 33% 67%

Latino 18% 82%

Having children attend bike/pedestrian safety classes?

  Yes No

African 76% 24%

Asian 96% 4%

Slavic 50% 50%

Latino 68% 33%

Parents’ interest in taking bike/pedestrian safety classes?

Asian 20% 80%

Slavic 2% 98%

Latino 38% 62%

  Yes No

African 35% 65%

Questions & (maybe) Answers

Group Discussion

What have you learned from today’s presentation?

What does this mean to your work?

How can you outreach to the communities of Color more effectively?

In Memory of Gloria Wiggins

A true champion and an inspiring leader for the community!