Everyone’s Time Is ImportantHow To Be Active

Without Being Redundant

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Another Food And Fitness Coalition?

Food Justice Hunger Obesity Prevention Malnutrition Social Equity Urban Agriculture

Trust Us We Are Here To Make

A Difference

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Our Expectations Were Just As Lofty As Our Agenda

over 30 letters of support over 25 goals and objectives two counties three staff members

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We Tried To Please Everyone And Do Everything

Expand Wellness Council implementation in elementary-level target area schools and facilitate the assessment and development of school health policies using the School Health Index or similar in target area schools.

Increase student access to healthier foods by increasing access to breakfast and salad bars and by eliminating the sale of unhealthy goods.

Increase physical education at NYC schools thru in-class physical education and opening of play streets.

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Took A Step Back

Developed a Communities of Practice Survey (CoP)CoP, is a term that describes a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession.

Why? We needed to know how our new coalition will be able to gain interest and leverage support from existing CoPs. In addition to interest and level of commitment to our coalition the survey asked respondents to identify participation in other similar CoPs.

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Findings….

Targeted 88 current and potential partners 34 completed the survey

Out of 34 respondents 65% belonged to at least one similar CoP 24% belonged to more than one similar CoP

– Bronx Health Reach in 4– The Bronx River Alliance in 3– Mount Sinai Communities IMPACT Diabetes

Center in 3.

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Findings continued

Among respondents in overlapping CoPs– Four belong to Bronx Health Reach – Three belong to the Campaign for Bronx Health– Three belong to the Harlem Food and Fitness

Partnership– Three belong to the NYC Food and Fitness

Partnership

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Findings continued: Readiness to work with SAH

Respondents asked about time commitment to (N=23):

Attend meetings (9) Organize meetings (2) Put together action points for workgroups

(11) Take minutes (1)

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Findings continued: Readiness to work with SAH

Respondents also asked about the kinds of advocacy activities that they could engage in, such as (N=15):

Communications (6) Education/ training (8) Lobbying (5) Mobilizing/ community organizing (9) Writing policy briefs (1) Outreach/ dissemination (1)

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Applying finding to our work:

Transportation Alternatives as lead partners In NYC Food and Fitness Consortium

Willingness to : Develop action points for the workgroups,

engage in lobbying, Do mobilizing/ community organizing Conduct education and training No time restrictions.

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Year 1: CHANGE Summary

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Renewed Focus

The combined findings of the CoP survey and the results of the CHANGE TOOL have: Developed a streamlined the Community Action Plan Established an efficient communication plan Produced collaborative project agreements with other CoP coalitions

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Lessons Learned

• Every coalition needs to be willing to negotiate and compromise

• Its ok to go backwards

• Know and respect your audience

• Never assume you have support

• Less is more