TULSA, OK \u2013 [May 7, 2014] \u2013\u00a0The Tulsa Health Department\u2019s Pathways to Health (P2H) partnership is hosting a free community block party in the South region of Tulsa County on Monday, May 19th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Bixby Northeast Elementary and Intermediate, 11901 E. 131st St., Broken Arrow, OK.<\/p>\n
The interactive and family-friendly event will include Zumba and karate demonstrations, health insurance information, WIC information, blood pressure screenings, snacks and fun games and activities for all ages. The event is the fifth in a series of block parties in six regions across Tulsa County hosted by the P2H partnership to improve health in Tulsa County.<\/p>\n
The geographic regions are based off of the recent Community Health Needs Assessment. The series kicked off in September with an event at Hicks Park for the East region, followed by an event at Cooper Elementary School for the Central East region, Marshall Elementary for the Central West region, and Northwoods Fine Arts Academy for the West region.\u00a0 An additional block party will be held this spring in North region of Tulsa County on Monday, June 2nd, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Collinsville Library, 122 West Main Street, Collinsville, OK.<\/p>\n
The idea for the block parties came from the Community Health Improvement Plan, released in 2013, which sets goals to improve the health of Tulsa County residents in six priority areas identified by community residents \u2013 poor diet and inactivity, obesity, alcohol and drug abuse, chronic disease, access to healthcare, and tobacco use.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many agencies, coalitions and organizations working to improve the health of residents across Tulsa County,\u201d said Dr. Bruce Dart, Tulsa Health Department director. \u201cWe\u2019re coming to your neighborhood so everyone has the opportunity to learn about resources available in your own backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Participating organizations for the block party include:\u00a0<\/p>\n
American Therapeutic Riding Center
\nBeCovered Oklahoma
\nCombat Team
\nCommunity Health Connection
\nCommunity of Excellence Tobacco Prevention
\nDaily Family YMCA
\nSaint Francis ShapeDown
\nTulsa County Wellness Partnership
\nTulsa Health Department
\nTulsa Healthcare Coverage Project
\nWIC
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Community Health Improvement Plan
\nThe Tulsa County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), released in 2013, is a comprehensive plan produced by Pathways to Health that sets goals to improve the health of Tulsa County residents. The Tulsa County CHIP was developed through 18 months of research, including a phone survey that asked thousands of Tulsans what health issues mattered most to them.<\/p>\n
The plan establishes measurable goals and objectives for six priority areas identified by community residents \u2013 poor diet and inactivity, obesity, alcohol and drug abuse, chronic disease, access to healthcare, and tobacco use \u2013 and includes strategies to achieve these goals. The plan takes into account the unique social and economic demographics of Tulsa County. Additionally, the Tulsa County CHIP will be updated every three years to reflect the progress and improvements made within each objective. Progress reports will be released every July.<\/p>\n
Pathways to Health
\nThe Tulsa Health Department\u2019s Pathways to Health (P2H) partnership was formed in 2008 to unite community partners working to improve the health of Tulsa County. P2H brings together more than 40 local agencies, organizations, corporations and health systems working toward health improvement. The partnership serves as the hub to connect community health leaders and provide them with the latest health research and data available for our community, including the Tulsa County CHIP which is updated every three years. No single organization has the necessary depth of resources to improve community health, but P2H and the Tulsa County CHIP demonstrate the impact possible when everyone works toward the same goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TULSA, OK \u2013 [May 7, 2014] \u2013\u00a0The Tulsa Health Department\u2019s Pathways to Health (P2H) partnership is hosting a free community block party in the South region of Tulsa County on Monday, May 19th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Bixby Northeast Elementary and Intermediate, 11901 E. 131st St., Broken Arrow, OK. The interactive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n