Incubating Inter-sectoral Collaboration to Foster Active Transportation: Building a Community of Practice to Support Policy ChangeKim Perrotta, HCBD Knowledge Translation & CommunicationsHeart and Stroke FoundationCPHA National Conference, Toronto, May 2014

HCBD – Funder & National Partners

Funder: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) CLASP5 National Organizations: Heart & Stroke Foundation (HSF) - Lead Agency Urban Public Health Network (UPHN) Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) National Collaborating Centre Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP)

HCBD – Health Authorities

HCBD CLASP I Quebec & Ontario & BC Montreal Public Health Toronto Public Health Peel Public Health Vancouver Coastal Health Fraser Health Authority Vancouver Island Health

Authority (CLASP I only)

HCBD CLASP Renewal NFLD & New Brunswick & Nova Scotia,

Manitoba & Saskatchewan Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial

Wellness Advisory Council/Eastern Health Region

Capital District Health New Brunswick Department of

Health Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region Winnipeg Region Health Authority Ottawa Public Health (unfunded)

HCBD – Other Partners

NGOs Toronto Centre for Active Transportation Montreal Urban Ecology Centre Academic Partners Simon Fraser University Memorial University Dalhousie University University of MontrealGovernmental Partners Canadian Institute of Health Information Public Health Agency of Canada

HCBD CLASP Vision Statement

Health officials, planners, engineers and NGOs in communities across Canada collaborate seamlessly to: ensure built environments are designed to promote health and well-being, thus contributing to the reduction of risk factors for chronic diseases

HCBD Objective #1 – Deepening Impact

Two Transportation & Health Data Projects Simon Fraser University & BC Health Authorities University of Montreal & Montreal Public Health Community Engagement & Active Transportation Toronto Centre for Active Transportation & Toronto

Public HealthPiloting Traffic Calming Policies National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public

Policy Heart and Stroke Foundation Innovative Street Design Case Studies Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers

HCBD Objective #2: Broadening Impact

Six new health authorities: Five new provinces Extend work - rural & remote

contexts Bring health considerations into local

policies Create communities that foster

physical activity & active transportation

Twin Goals: Affect policy at a local level Build Capacity within Health

Authorities

Knowledge Translation & Communications

Five Layered Plan: 1. Build Capacity within Health Authorities 2. Build awareness within Local Communities3. Build a Multi-Community Collaborative 4. Build a Multi-Sectoral Community of

Practice5. Share Resources & Lessons Learned with

Broader Network

Layer 1: Building Capacity

Planner Facilitator for each Health Authority Team: Identify strategic opportunities to

influence land use & transportation planning processes at a local level

Facilitate relationship-building with planning & transportation professionals

Build capacity within Health Learn by Doing Build health into local policies

Layer 2: Building Support in LocalCommunities

Building awareness & support with Local Stakeholders by:Providing access to a Prominent Speaker (Dr. Karen Lee)Organizing local workshops & Meetings with:

Municipalities Provincial Departments Health Stakeholders Chamber of Commerce the Public

Layer 3: Building a Multi-Community Collaborative

Peer to Peer Sessions for Health Authority TeamsPresentations & DiscussionsHCBD Resources &ToolsPilot Projects & Leaders Speakers:

HCBD Members Other Health Authorities Transportation

Professionals Planning Professionals

Layer 3: Building a Multi-Community Collaborative

Foster Information Sharing between Project Teams:HCBD resources & other resources on websiteMember & Peer to Peer PPTs & Recordings on websiteMembers Only Pages for:

Project Action Plans & Updates

HCBD Member contact listEncourage relationships between project teams

Layer 4: Building a Multi-Sectoral Community of Practice

Face to Face Meeting for HCBD Members Updates from all Project

Teams & Partners Presentations on Deep

Projects Strategic Panel with Medical

Officers of Health Round-Table Discussions Networking

Layer 4: Building a Multi-SectoralCommunity of Practice

Peer Mentoring Sessions Multi-Sectoral Guest Speakers Early Adopters & Leaders in

the Field For HCBD members plus

Guests from partner organizations

Identifying Strategies, Challenges & Lessons Learned

Layer 4: Building a Multi-SectoralCommunity of Practice

E-Newsletters for HCBD Plus Keep HCBD members informed about

other partners Keep members & decision- makers

within our partner organizations aware of our work

High level summary presented in attractive format Circulated through e-mail,

listserves, twitter & LinkedIn Sent directly to over 200 people High open & click through rate

Layer 5: Communicating with the Broader Network

Website Articles: Articles on HCBD resources, tools, reports & key events organized by HCBD partnersReach out to planning, public health & transportation professionals Circulated through members, e-mail list, listserves, twitter & LinkedIn17 produced to dateGenerated 450 hits each on website

Layer 5: Communicating with the Broader Network

HCBD Webinar Series:Showcase 12 HCBD CLASP Projects in 4 national WebinarsFocus on tools developed, strategies employed, interventions piloted & lessons learned First two drew > 160 & 110 participants across Canada

3 National Conferences to:Showcase 12 HCBD Projects in Panel presentations to three national conferencesCPHA, CITE & CIP Annual Conferences

KTE - Lessons Learned – Organizer’s Perspective

Access to Planner for Health Authorities Health authorities found this very helpful

Peer to Peer Sessions Fewer guest speakers & more time for discussion Begin with:

o Primer in health & the built environmentso Primer on planning process & health communitieso Primer on strategies employed by other health authorities

Face to Face Meetings Do them early on so HCBD Members from different sectors & jurisdictions

get to know each other sooner Focus more on Partner’s Projects

KTE - Lessons Learned – Organizer’s Perspective

Local Stakeholders Very useful to have a prominent speaker to draw an audience

Peer Plus Sessions Very popular with decision-makers & members within partners More sets of sessions targeting different audiences: for health, planning &

transportation professionals Social Media

E-Newsletters were welcomed; start earlier in the process Articles on Website were welcomed by partners & broader community Twitter was important for building website audience

Contact Information:Kim Perrotta, HCBD Knowledge Translation & Communications & HSFkperrotta@hsf.ca 905-627-2157, Hamilton, OntarioGene, HCBD Project Manager & HSFgchin@hsf.ca ne Chin604-685-7036, Vancouver, BCTwitter@hcbdclasphttp://hcbd-clasp.com/