United States Public Health Service (USPHS) 2011 Field Training:

Mobilizing Communities to Solve the problem of Childhood Obesity

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Lets Move! Mobilization at the Federal Level

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Lets Move! Mobilization at the Community level

Parents

SchoolsMayors and Local officials

HealthCare Providers

Community Leaders(Faith based and Neighborhood Organizations)

Chefs

Children

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Obesity: A Threat to the Nation

The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake -First Lady Michelle Obama (http://www.letsmove.gov/learnthefacts.php)

USPHS critical skills to mobilize communities:-Mission Statement: Protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our Nation

-6,500 full-time public health professionals;

-Deliver the Nation's public health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing public health science.

-Frontlines in the Nation's fight against disease and public health challenges.

- Trained for leadership during public health crises- “Mercy Model” 4

USPHS: Recent Mercy Model Response Missions

September 2009: American Samoa Tsunami Direct: Psycho-social training for over 65 trainers

Sustainable: “Train the Trainer” served over 900 children with psychosocial services; Partnership with FSU to create formal post graduate MSW program.

January 2010: Haiti EarthquakeDirect: 6,000 immunizations administered

Sustainable: SOP implementation for Environmental Health; National vaccination program implementation

May - September 2010: IHS support for suicide clustersDirect: Over 500 direct clinical services

Sustainable: Implemented programs delivered healthcare services for over 1100 youth; Systems of Care grant for $1million; ongoing programmatic consultation

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USPHS Officers often deploy as Mercy Teams.

- Small groups of officers (typically 4-6)

- Trained and experienced in working with host systems and agencies

- Composed of specific medical, public health, and health system experts who generally integrate directly into community systems to support and sustain health systems and programs.

- Teams work to bridge health service gaps between community systems/agencies; assist locals to implement programs , and build capacity in systems affected by crises or conflict.

USPHS Mercy Model Capabilities for Lets Move!

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Collaborate with existing community resources for direct and indirect services.

-Integrate professions, approaches and worldviews into actual programming;

-Promote use of community anchors, programs, and resources

Help communities improve or expand their range and quality of wellness services. -Work across systems and agencies to better communicate, educate and coordinate

-Emphasize collaborations and coordinated approaches (not unilateral action)

-Assist in program development through implementation of best practices

Act as field coordinators for on-the-ground mobilization of “Let’s Move!”

-Coordination includes integrating in interagency environments to support their efforts

-Implement scalable leadership and management structures for “Let’s Move!”

USPHS Mercy Teams: Leadership for Lets Move!

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Lets Move! Mobilization Strategy

Coordinate :- Systems of care; Faith-based and neighborhood organizations,

healthcare entities, schools, children, social service agencies, governmental officials

Integrate:- Professions, approaches and worldviews into actual

programming, as much as possible.

Mobilize: - Agencies, programs, and staffs to deliver services and

implement “Let’s Move!” programs - Community strengths and resources;- Collaborations and coordinated approaches

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USPHS Mercy TeamsCommunity Health Teams (CHT)

- provide “Lets move!”education, training, and clinical services to community leaders, faith-based and neighborhood organizations, parents and children

Health Systems Teams (HST) - provide consultation with mayors, local government and school

officials, and healthcare leaders on “Lets Move!”program delivery and infrastructure development

Population-based Training Teams (PTT) - develop innovative “Lets Move!” training curricula for dissemination to healthcare providers, school personnel, and parents

to ensure long term sustainability and increased competencies

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USPHS Mercy Teams: Population Based Service and System Level Interventions

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Increase physical activity

Improving access to healthy, affordable

foods

Providing healthy foods in schools

Empowering parents and caregivers

USPHS 2011 Field Training and Beyond

- Return on Investment

Limited resources are maximized for sustainable public health interventions

- Scalable capabilities

Public health programs: anti-bullying, suicide prevention, and tobacco cessation

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