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GLOBAL TO LOCAL
TUKWILA & SEATAC
Tukwila City Council May 12, 2014
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GLOBAL TO LOCAL TUKWILA & SEATAC Tukwila City Council May 12, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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
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King County has some of the worst health disparities in the United States Cities of SeaTac and Tukwila partnering as pilot sites
C O N Q U E R I N G O N T H E
GLOBAL HEALTH LOCAL LEVEL
Seattle is home to many global health
- rganizations
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Compared to King County, SeaTac and Tukwila have:
WHY THESE CITIES?
20% higher rates of death Almost 3x higher teen birth rate Twice the number of students
- n free/reduced lunch
Twice the number of adults
without health insurance
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
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WHERE WE ARE TODAY
- Community Health Promoters
- Community leadership
- Health + technology
- Addressing social
determinants of health
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COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTERS
- Community outreach
- Culturally tailored
projects/initiatives
- Health education
- Local leadership
- Systems change
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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Community- driven solutions Leadership development Voice in the Community
(Community Cafés)
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HEALTH + TECHNOLOGY
Tech-supported interpretation
- Video
- Mobile (in development)
Remote diabetes management
- Self-management through smartphone technology
- Remote case management support
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- G2L Connection Desk
- Connecting patients with critical
social services
- Volunteer university students
serve as resource referral specialists in partnership with local clinic
ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
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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
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OUR FUTURE
Increased Partner Support New Community Programs Reach Through Technology Program Sustainability Shared Best Practices
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PARTNERSHIPS & SPONSORS
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MORE INFORMATION
ADAM TAYLOR adam@globaltolocal.org
www.globaltolocal.org
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Tukwila Community Connectors
Becca Meredith, Forterra May 12th, 2014
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Forterra’s Mission & Vision
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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
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Tukwila Community Connectors
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2012-2013: Research and design Tukwila- specific Community Liaison Program
- Research
- Meet with Directors
- Talk with Community
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Tukwila Community Connectors
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2013 – 2014: Pilot Program
- Interdepartmental team
- Equity and Diversity consultants
- Global to Local
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Pilot Program
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- Trainings
- In-person outreach with surveys
- Event
- Celebration & Evaluation
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Pilot Program Successes
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- 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
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Tukwila Community Conversation
- Social Equity
– Growing Transit Communities – Regional Equity Summit – City of Tukwila Community Connectors
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Thank You!
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