WEST WARWICK HEALTH EQUITY ZONE · John Magiera - West Warwick Police Karen Tarasevich - West...
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2018PriorityAreas
HEALTHEQUITYZONEWESTWARWICK
OVERDOSEPREVENTIONANDRECOVERY
HealthEquityZoneResponse
Background
CommunitySpotlight
TheProvidenceCenter,inpartnershipwithWestWarwickPoliceDepartmentandThundermistHealthCenter,implementedapilotridealongPoliceBehavioralHealthCliniciantofacilitatediversionofindividualswithSUD,withemphasisontheopioidepidemicandrisk
ofoverdose,fromcriminal/justicesysteminvolvement,andinsteadsteerthemtowardtreatment.Theclinicianincreasescapacityonthepoliceforcebytraining100%offorce,integratingSUDservices,andcoordinatingcareandcommunityresponsethroughcase
conferencingandsystemsmappingdesignwiththeHEZ.
WestWarwick
HEALTHYFOODACCESS
HealthEquityZoneResponse
Background
CommunitySpotlight
TheWestWarwickHEZFoodAccesscollaborativeaimstoincreaseconsumptionoffreshfruitandvegetablesinWestWarwick,acommunitywithlimitedaccesstotransportationandretailfoodstores.In2017,WestbayFarmsandThundermistHealthCenters,hostedtwoweeklysummerfarmersmarkets,andWestbayCAPheld4monthlymarkets.Inaddition,theHEZcollaborativesponsored6"pop-up"farmersmarketsdesignedspecificallytoincreaseaccessforpeoplereceivingseniorcoupons,SNAPbenefits,andWICprogramvouchers.These'pop-ups'wereheldat4WestWarwicklocations:thePublicLibrary,theCivicCenter,theSeniorCenter&WICoffice,andtheHEZHub,andweresupportedbyFarmFreshRI.
WestWarwick
HEALTHYENVIRONMENTS
HealthEquityZoneResponse
Background
CommunitySpotlight
Over255residentsparticipatedinconversationsfocusedonphysicalactivityandaccesstohealthyfood.Overall,residentsappreciateour
town'sresourcessuchassidewalkconnectivity,thebikepath,RiverWalk,andtheciviccenter.ManyuniqueandcreativeideasemergedfromtheCHLIprocess,includingshort-termandlong-termstrategies.Theseideasincludeddevelopingacalendarofpublicrecreationprogramsandaplanto
revitalizepublictransportationthroughoutWestWarwick.
WestWarwick
TRAUMA
HealthEquityZoneResponse
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CommunitySpotlight
WestWarwickisacommunitydeeplyaffectedbytraumaticstress:toomanypeopleexperienceabuse,violence,andpoverty.Traumaticstress,ortoxicstress,isaformofchronicandprolongedstresscausedby
adversechildhoodexperiencessuchasabuse,neglect,exposuretoviolence,orpoverty.Ithasinter-generationalandlifelongeffectsonanindividual'sphysicalandmentalhealth,withadditionalimpactson
thesocial,emotional,andeducationaldevelopmentofchildrenandadolescents.TheTeenHealthworkgroupidentifiedreducingtheeffectsoftraumaticstressforstudentsasatopprioritywiththegoalofachievingfundingtocreateatrauma-informedschoolcommunityby2021.Theyarepilotingatwo-part
trauma-informedtrainingfor40-50highschooleducators,counselors,socialworkers,andschoolstaff.Thetrainingwillprovidetheknowledgetoidentifythesymptomsoftraumaticstress,toolstocreateasafelearningenvironment,andwaystomitigatetheaffectsofsecondarytraumaticstressontheeducator.
HealthEquityZoneParticipants
ThisprojectwassupportedbythegrantorcooperativeagreementnumbersU58DP004839,DP005511,B04MC28125,fundedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),andHealthResourcesandServicesAdministration(HRSA).ItscontentsaresolelytheresponsibilityoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresenttheofficialviewsoftheCDC,
HEALTH,orDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS).
BackboneAgency:ThundermistHealthCenterLaurenNocera-AVPProgramDevelopmentandGrantsSusanJacobsen-DirectorofHealthEquityZoneInitiativesKristaHandfield-WestWarwickHealthEquityZone,ProjectManagerDeniseCrooks-HealthEquityInitiativesEvaluation
SteeringCommitteeSenatorAdamSatchell-WestWarwickAnneMcLaughlin-WestWarwickLibraryCindySingleton-WestBayCommunityActionCharlotteBoudreau-YMCAofGreaterProvidenceChrisImbriglio-RIDepartmentofCorrectionsChrisDurigan-ThundermistHealthCenterDaleFeldon-WestWarwickCommunityAmbassadorDonnaWalker-SodexoEarnestZmyslinski-TownMangerofWestWarwickJasonMessier-WestWarwickTownCouncilJohnMagiera-WestWarwickPoliceKarenTarasevich-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentKeithRemillard-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentKristaHandfield-WestWarwickHealthEquityZoneLaurenNocera-ThundermistHealthCenterMannyMurray-WestWarwickSeniorCenterMajorKnott-WestWarwickPoliceMichelleMitchell-WestWarwickCommunityAmbassadorOwenHeleen-TheProvidenceCenter/AnchorRecoveryCommunityCenterPaulSalera-WestBayCommunityActionRichardSilva-WestWarwickPoliceDepartmentSheriGriffin-FarmFreshRISusanJacobsen-ThundermistHealthCenterTannerGreen-SouthPointeChristianChurchTheaUpham-FarmFreshRITomO'Donnell-WestWarwickLibrary
OverdosePrevention&RecoveryWorkgroupCatherineShultz-AnchorRecoveryChrisImbriglio-RIDepartmentofCorrectionFatherDaveMartins-SaintThereseOldCatholicChurch/AnchorRecoveryDaleFeldon-WestWarwickCommunityAmbassadorDebDettor-AnchorRecoveryDianaSantos-ThundermistHealthCenterDr.LauraForman-CareNewEnglandEdSousa-CommunityMemberEmmaRomano-ThundermistHealthCenterHeatherSeger-TheProvidenceCenter/WestWarwickPoliceJohnMagiera-WestWarwickPoliceDepartmentJon-PaulCapece-OpenDoorsMarkKnott-WestWarwickPoliceDepartmentMichaelAdamowicz-ThundermistHealthCenterDr.MichaelPoshkus-ThundermistHealthCenterMichelleMcKenzie-PreventOverdose&NaloxoneInterventionMichelleMitchell-WestWarwickCommunityAmbassadorRosalindLewis-WestWarwickCommunityAmbassadorSusanJacobsen-ThundermistHealthCenterTannerGreen-SouthPointeChristianChurch
TeenHealthWorkgroupEdDwyer-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentKarenDodd-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentKarenMoniz-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentKarenTarasevich-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentKeithRemillard-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentKimberlyMaine-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentMichaelMascellino-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentPatriciaKeenan-WestWarwickSchoolCommitteePaulSalera-WestBayCommunityActionPhilipSolomon-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentSusanJacobsen-ThundermistHealthCenterTaramariePiecyk-ThundermistHealthCenterTinaRichardson-WestBayCommunityActionToddKirschofer-ThundermistHealthCenter
HealthyFoodAccess&HealthEnvironmentWorkgroupAnneMcLaughlin-WestWarwickPublicLibraryCharlotteBoudreau-KentCountyYMCACindySingleton-WestBayCommunityActionCoreenSt.Jean-BetheChangeDebNelson-SaintsRoseandClementParishDonnaWalker-SodexoJoanCarello-WestbayFarmKatieMulligan-UniversityofRhodeIslandKeithRemilllard-WestWarwickSchoolDepartmentLindaGarvin-WestWarwickCommunityAmbassadorMannyMurray-WestWarwickSeniorCenterPaulSalera-WestBayCommunityActionPeterPrak-WestbayCommunityActionSheriGriffin-FarmFreshRIStephanieBush-UniversityofRhodeIslandSteveStycos-WestBayCommunityActionSusanJacobsen-ThundermistHealthCenterTaraCimini-ThundermistHealthCenterTheaUpham-FarmFreshRITomO'Donnell-WestWarwickPublicLibrary
CommunitySupporters&GroupsAlateenAlcoholic'sAnonymousChrisImbriglio-DepartmentofCorrectionsGeoffCapraro,MD,MPHKentCountyYMCAMariaSailient-CommunityMaryBradshaw-MindandBodyStudiosNarcoticsAnonymousNancyGriffin-Reed-CommunityPreventOverdose&NaloxoneInterventionSNAPOutreachSMARTRecoveryRIteAidPharmacyTransHealthAccessTeam-ThundermistHealthCenterURIExpandedFoodandNutritionProgramWestBayFarmWestWarwickCommunityAmbassadorGroupWestWarwickParks&RecreationWestWarwickTownCouncil