TULSA, OK \u2013 [October 1, 2013] \u2013\u00a0The Tulsa Health Department\u2019s Pathways to Health (P2H) partnership is hosting a free community block party on Thursday, October 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Cooper Elementary, 1808 S. 123rd E. Ave.<\/p>\n
The interactive and family-friendly event will include cooking demonstrations, story time, games, health screenings, snacks and fun for all ages.\u00a0 The event is the second 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. The third block party will be held November 7 at Marshall Elementary for the Central West region. The remaining block parties will be held in the spring in the North, South and West regions.<\/p>\n
The idea for the block parties came from the recently released Community Health Improvement Plan, 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 organization for the block party at Cooper Elementary include:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Saint Francis Health Zone
\nBe Covered Oklahoma
\nTulsa City-County Library
\nTulsa County Wellness Partnership
\nOSU Extension
\nNational Alliance on Mental Illness Tulsa
\nOU Heart Improvement Project
\nMagoon Insurance
\nTulsa Public Schools Child Nutrition
\nTulsa Health Department Working for Balance
\nPeace by the River Massage
\nSouthwood Nursery
\nCooper Elementary PTA
\nTulsa Health Department Dental Program
\nCommunity Health Connection
\nCX Tobacco Prevention
\nTulsa Health Department Family Planning
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Community Health Improvement Plan
\nThe\u00a0Tulsa County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)\u00a0is 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 measureable 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 [October 1, 2013] \u2013\u00a0The Tulsa Health Department\u2019s Pathways to Health (P2H) partnership is hosting a free community block party on Thursday, October 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Cooper Elementary, 1808 S. 123rd E. Ave. The interactive and family-friendly event will include cooking demonstrations, story time, games, health screenings, snacks […]<\/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-8429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n