SHAPE Riverside

Priority Area 2: Promoting Healthy Behaviors

Goal 2: Ensure healthy and active living by addressing preventable and treatable health conditions such as obesity, chronic disease and mental health

Objective 2A: Reduce adult and childhood obesity.

Objective 2B: Increase appropriate health screenings, vaccinations and mental health services.

Objective 2C: Prevent and reduce the use/abuse of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

Objective 2A Progress

Jan
2018

Partner with farmers markets to issue WIC Farmers Markets checks.
Lead: RUHS-PH Nutrition
Promote and implement current department programs to increase healthy food and beverage purchases among WIC and SNAP participants.
Lead: RUHS Public Health
Activities:

-Be Better Campaign 2016
-Join the Movement 2015
-Rethink Your Drink
-WIC Farmers Markets Checks.
Continue to promote the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to advance partnerships in addressing preventable diseases.
Lead: RUHS-PH
Partner with other community based organizations to promote exercise and healthy eating to reduce obesity.
Lead: American Heart Association
Implement programs to provide meals and after-school programs for children.
Lead: Palm Springs Unified School District
Implement NAPSACC educational programs to increase the number of childcare providers that are NAPSACC certified.
Lead: Riverside County Child Care Consortium
Implement nutrition and physical activity workshops for families.
Lead: Riverside County Child Care Consortium
Implement educational workshops for childcare centers on how they can improve their nutrition and physical activity environment.
Lead: RUHS-PH, NAPSACC
Provide individual case management to educate individuals and families on healthy and active living.
Lead: RUHS-PH
Expand partnerships across sectors (schools, cities, water districts, etc.) to assist in the development of strategies to address obesity.
Lead: RUHS-PH
Assist child care centers with developing policies that prioritize nutrition and physical activity.
Lead: NAPSACC
Develop and implement healthy living education to parents and teachers.
Lead: NAPSACC
Implement educational strategies to inform community partners of strategies for chronic disease prevention.
Lead: RUHS-PH

Activities:

-Healthy Cities Network newsletter
-Healthy Riverside County Annual Report
-Epidemiology briefs
Implement a diabetes management & prevention program.
Lead: American Diabetes Association
Assist employers in developing a workplace wellness program to prevent diabetes.
Lead: American Diabetes Association
Promote 100 Mile Club at schools and community events in order to encourage children to engage in physical activity.
Lead: 100 Mile Club
Host Diabetes Camps for children in order to guide newly diagnosed type 2 patients as well as individuals and families of newly diagnosed type 1 patients.
Lead: American Diabetes Association
Assist in the implementation of Wellness Lives Here program, which helps communities and businesses promote healthy habits to reduce diabetes and obesity.
Lead: American Diabetes Association
Promote self-management of chronic diseases to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and progression of chronic diseases like obesity.
Lead: RUHS-PH

Activities:

-Increase participation in Healthier Living Program (HELPS) by 2%

Objective 2A : Reduce adult and childhood obesity

Over time, the Riverside value is increasing, not significantly.

Adult Fast Food Consumption

Adults Who Are Obese

Over time, the Riverside value is decreasing, not significantly.

Food Insecurity Rate

Child Food Insecurity Rate

Indicators with No Trend Data Available:

Compared to CA Counties, Riverside has a value of 50.1% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 70.7% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 64.5%.

Teens who Engage in Regular Physical Activity
(Compared to CA Counties)

Compared to CA Counties, Riverside has a value of 17.9% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 15.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 17.9%.

Adults 20+ who are Sedentary
(Compared to CA Counties)

Objective 2B Progress

Jan
2018

Implement educational strategies on preventive measures for hypertension.
Lead: American Heart Association
Work with agencies on prevention of child abuse and mental health.
Lead: Riverside County Child Care Consortium
Implement "dancercise" classes to prevent and decrease arthritis pain and lessen the need for prescription medications.
Lead: Move and Groove 4 Health
Implement a diabetes management & prevention program.
Lead: American Diabetes Association
Implement Healthy Eating Active Living (HEALZone) program to improve social and physical environments with the goal of preventing chronic diseases like obesity.
Lead: Kaiser Permanente
Implement cooking demonstrations to help prevent the development and self-management of chronic diseases.
Lead: Kaiser Permanente
Partner with employers to implement employee wellness programs.
Lead: Kaiser Permanente
Collaborate with partners to increase funding opportunities for prevention programs/screenings.
Lead: Kaiser Permanente
Help improve self-management skills for chronic diseases by offering classes and educational materials on appropriate health screenings and preventive behaviors.
Lead: Borrego Health Foundation
Improve care coordination to remind patients for recalls and screenings.
Lead: Borrego Health Foundation
Implement optional BMI screenings for employees to prevent chronic diseases.
Lead: WGU
Partnering with local hospitals to implement preventive screenings to reduce 51/50 hospitalizations.
Lead: RUHS-Behavioral Health
Distribute data to inform preventive services for obesity, physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol use/abuse, vaccinations, diabetes management, and behavioral health.
Lead: HARC
Partner with Get-Tested Coachella Valley to measure community attitudes towards HIV testing and HIV preventive measures.
Lead: HARC
Distribute informational brochures on diabetes and mental health to educate the public on preventive measures.
Lead: HARC
Implement exercise programs to prevent further development of chronic diseases for older adults.
Lead: Riverside County Office on Aging
Implement educational and support group workshops to help improve self-management of chronic diseases.
Lead: Riverside County Office on Aging
Develop partnerships with senior centers, communities, and housing to help implement health promotion programs for older adults, care givers, and adults with chronic diseases such as disabilities.
Lead: Riverside County Office on Aging
Promote timely vaccinations with immunization programs by disseminating vaccine information to parents.
Lead: RUHS-PH

Objective 2B : Increase appropriate health screenings, vaccinations and mental health services

Adults Needing and Receiving Behavioral Health Care Services

Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Influenza and Pneumonia

Over time, the Riverside value is increasing significantly.

Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide

Kindergartners with Required Immunizations

Indicators with No Trend Data Available:

Objective 2C Progress

Jan
2018

Train facilitators to run smoking cessation clinics.
Lead: American Lung Association - Inland Counties
Improve chronic illness for asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and lung disease by providing support and educational resources.
Lead: American Lung Association - Inland Counties
Implement educational campaigns in order to raise awareness about lung cancer and prevention.
Lead: American Lung Association - Inland Counties
Provide education, intervention, cessation information to youth.
Lead: United Corona and Norco Stamp Tobacco Out Program
Assist cities in implementing tobacco-free policies.
Lead: RUHS-PH

Activities:

-Smoke Free Outdoor Non-recreational Public Areas
-Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing
-Tobacco Retail Licensing
-Smoke Free Dine/Bar/Service
Expand partnerships with organizations to promote awareness of the negative effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs at community events.
Lead: United Corona and Norco Stamp Tobacco Out Program
Influence school policy to prohibit vape usage or possession at schools.
Lead: United Corona and Norco Stamp Tobacco Out Program
Develop and implement educational workshops for youth about the health effects of vaping.
Lead: United Corona and Norco Stamp Tobacco Out Program
Offer group and individual smoking cessation classes.
Lead: Stop Smoking Stay Quit
Advocate and ensure the passage of prop 56 to raise taxes on tobacco products.
Lead: Stop Smoking Stay Quit
Implement anti-tobacco education to youth in schools and other community settings.
Lead: Stop Smoking Stay Quit
Implement tobacco decoy operations to inspect tobacco retailers and to prevent the sale of tobacco products to minors.
Lead: Department of Environmental Health

Objective 2C : Prevent and reduce the use/abuse of tobacco, alcohol and drugs

Over time, the Riverside value is decreasing, significantly.

Adults who Smoke

Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Drug Use

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths

Partner with farmers markets to issue WIC Farmers Markets checks.

Promote and implement current department programs to increase healthy food and beverage purchases among WIC and SNAP participants.

Continue to promote the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to advance partnerships in addressing preventable diseases.

Partner with other community based organizations to promote exercise and healthy eating to reduce obesity.

Implement programs to provide meals and after-school programs for children.

Implement NAPSACC educational programs to increase the number of childcare providers that are NAPSACC certified.

Implement nutrition and physical activity workshops for families.

Implement educational workshops for childcare centers on how they can improve their nutrition and physical activity environment.

Provide individual case management to educate individuals and families on healthy and active living.

Expand partnerships across sectors (schools, cities, water districts, etc.) to assist in the development of strategies to address obesity.

Assist child care centers with developing policies that prioritize nutrition and physical activity.

Develop and implement healthy living education to parents and teachers.

Implement educational strategies to inform community partners of strategies for chronic disease prevention.

Implement a diabetes management & prevention program.

Assist employers in developing a workplace wellness program to prevent diabetes.

Promote 100 Mile Club at schools and community events in order to encourage children to engage in physical activity.

Host Diabetes Camps for children in order to guide newly diagnosed type 2 patients as well as individuals and families of newly diagnosed type 1 patients.

Assist in the implementation of Wellness Lives Here program, which helps communities and businesses promote healthy habits to reduce diabetes and obesity.

Promote self-management of chronic diseases to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and progression of chronic diseases like obesity.

Implement educational strategies on preventive measures for hypertension.

Work with agencies on prevention of child abuse and mental health.

Implement "dancercise" classes to prevent and decrease arthritis pain and lessen the need for prescription medications.

Implement a diabetes management & prevention program.

Implement Healthy Eating Active Living (HEALZone) program to improve social and physical environments with the goal of preventing chronic diseases like obesity.

Implement cooking demonstrations to help prevent the development and self-management of chronic diseases.

Partner with employers to implement employee wellness programs.

Collaborate with partners to increase funding opportunities for prevention programs/screenings.

Help improve self-management skills for chronic diseases by offering classes and educational materials on appropriate health screenings and preventive behaviors.

Improve care coordination to remind patients for recalls and screenings.

Implement optional BMI screenings for employees to prevent chronic diseases.

Partnering with local hospitals to implement preventive screenings to reduce 51/50 hospitalizations.

Distribute data to inform preventive services for obesity, physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol use/abuse, vaccinations, diabetes management, and behavioral health.

Partner with Get-Tested Coachella Valley to measure community attitudes towards HIV testing and HIV preventive measures.

Distribute informational brochures on diabetes and mental health to educate the public on preventive measures.

Implement exercise programs to prevent further development of chronic diseases for older adults.

Implement educational and support group workshops to help improve self-management of chronic diseases.

Develop partnerships with senior centers, communities, and housing to help implement health promotion programs for older adults, care givers, and adults with chronic diseases such as disabilities.

Promote timely vaccinations with immunization programs by disseminating vaccine information to parents.

Train facilitators to run smoking cessation clinics.

Improve chronic illness for asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and lung disease by providing support and educational resources.

Implement educational campaigns in order to raise awareness about lung cancer and prevention.

Provide education, intervention, cessation information to youth.

Assist cities in implementing tobacco-free policies.

Expand partnerships with organizations to promote awareness of the negative effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs at community events.

Influence school policy to prohibit vape usage or possession at schools.

Develop and implement educational workshops for youth about the health effects of vaping.

Offer group and individual smoking cessation classes.

Advocate and ensure the passage of prop 56 to raise taxes on tobacco products.

Implement anti-tobacco education to youth in schools and other community settings.

Implement tobacco decoy operations to inspect tobacco retailers and to prevent the sale of tobacco products to minors.