Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation

(CHANGE)

Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs

Today’s Agenda

Define Policy, Systems & Environmental Change

Review the CHANGE Tool

Identify Work Sites, Schools and Community Institutions/Organizations.

Determine how we will complete CHANGE assessments

Policies, System and Environmental Change???

Policy: Serve Healthy Options at

Departmental Meetings

Environmental Change: New sidewalks to create

safe walking paths

Action Steps to Complete the CHANGE Tool

Action Step 1 Assemble the Community

Team

Action Step 2 Develop

Team Strategy

Action Step 3 Review All 4

Change Sectors

Action Step 4 Gather Data

Action Step 5 Review Data

Action Step 6 Enter Data

Action Step 8 Build the

Community Action Plan

Action Step 7 Review

Consolidated Data

COMMUNITY- AT-LARGE (1)

Community Institution/

Organization (3) Schools (3)

Work Site (3)

Framework for Completing CHANGE

SECTORS

Leadership DemographicsAfter School Tobacco

Chronic Disease Physical Activity DistrictNutrition

Management

MODULES

Observation Survey Focus Groups

Walkability Audit Photovoice

METHODS

Priority Communities

Knox County City of Mount VernonVillage of Danville

Work Sites:

Schools:

CommunityOrganization:

1.County Commissioners 1.1. Police Dept.

_________________________________________________________

1. Ariel Corp. 1. Coyne Graphics, Inc. 1. Dale’s Market

2. First Knox Bank 2. Long-Term Care 2. 3. Knox Transit 3. Health Department

3.__________________________________________________________

1.Centerburg High 1.St. Vincent de Paul 1. Danville Head School

Start2. Fred. Elementary 2.

2.3. Centerburg Middle 3.

3. __ ________________________________________________________1.Park District 1. YMCA

1.The Sanctuary2. University 2. Community College

2. Library3. Interchurch 3. Church

3. St. Luke’s

COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE:

Data Collection Methods

Copy of policy stating meals must be served

family style.