Better life. Better health. A better North Carolina. Whats So Funny About Peace, Love, & Sustainability Healthy Carolinians Conference October 10, 2008

Better life. Better health. A better North Carolina.

What’s So FunnyWhat’s So FunnyAboutAbout

Peace, Love, & SustainabilityPeace, Love, & Sustainability

Healthy Carolinians Conference October 10, 2008Healthy Carolinians Conference October 10, 2008by

Karen McNeil-Miller, PresidentKate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

http://www.kbr.org

Better life. Better health. A better North Carolina. 2

KBR Support for Healthy Carolinians

6.5 million over 10 years


Sustainability:More than a fiction writing contestMore than a fiction writing contest



The “I” WordsIntegrated

Involved

Invaluable

(from Debi Nelson)


The “I” WordsInsight

Invisible

Indistinguishable

Insolvent

Innovation

Investment

(from Bill Millet)


What Do You Want to Sustain?What Do You Want to Sustain?



Programs and services

Policies

Leadership

CoalitionsCoalitions

Relationships

Relationships

Relationships

Relationships

Accumulated Knowledge

Accumulated Knowledge

FundingYour youthYour youth

Staff

Your 401K or 403B

PassionPassion

En

erg

y



A Healthier Community

Success

OutcomesOutcomes

ImpactImpact

Effec

tive

ness


IMPACTIMPACT


North Carolina by the numbersNorth Carolina by the numbers

2626AK/SC/AK/SC/TN/OKTN/OK

703,302703,302

1212

3737

RRMM

1.31.3

2.142.144.6+4.6+

5858

2525

1,6361,636

44

77

33331010

66

11

1,7001,700

1818

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2626

% of adults in NC who are obese

Source: North Carolina Center for Health Statistics 2007 Update


AK/SC/TN/OKAK/SC/TN/OK

States with worse stroke death rate than NCStates with worse stroke death rate than NC



703,302703,302

Total years of lives lost in 2005 based on life expectancy of 75.8 using top 10

reasons for death



1212

% of children birth to 18 without insurance



3737

% of adults in NC who are overweight


RRMM

Race Matters



1.31.3

Millions of NC residents (19%) without health insurance in 2004-05



2.142.14

Billions of dollars in medical costs related to obesity



4.6+4.6+

Billions of dollars in hospital charges related to diabetes



5858

% of all deaths in NC caused by chronic diseases



2525

% of children who do not have a dentist or % of children who do not have a dentist or dental clinic they go to regularlydental clinic they go to regularly



1,6361,636

Funerals to bury loved ones killed in motor vehicle accidents



87,70887,708

# of students receiving medications in school in 2005-06



77

NC rank among states for gonorrhea rates



33

% of NC adults who didn’t visit a dentist last year



1010

NC is among the Top Ten worst states in infant mortality (after a 51% reduction)



66

% of new mothers who report they’d been physically abused during their most recent

pregnancy



11

…in 10 in NC reported binge drinking in the last month



1,7001,700

# of new cases of HIV identified each year since 2001



1818

# of school systems out of 115 meeting state standard of 1:750 nurse/student ratio



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3737

# of tiny caskets as a result of child abuse# of tiny caskets as a result of child abuse



TGFDTGFD

Thank God For DelawareThank God For Delaware

NC ranks #11 among the states for diabetes NC ranks #11 among the states for diabetes diagnosisdiagnosis

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts


TTATTA

Top Ten AgainTop Ten Again

NC rank among the states for Chlamydia NC rank among the states for Chlamydia cases in 2005cases in 2005



3131

NC rank among the states for physical NC rank among the states for physical activityactivity



MTTMTT

More Top TenMore Top Ten

NC rank for both number and rate of infant NC rank for both number and rate of infant deathsdeaths



What’s So FunnyWhat’s So FunnyAboutAbout

Peace, Love, & SustainabilityPeace, Love, & Sustainability

Healthy Carolinians Conference October 10, 2008Healthy Carolinians Conference October 10, 2008by

Karen McNeil-Miller, PresidentKate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

http://www.kbr.org


Program SustainabilityProgram Sustainability

Does it Deserve to Be Sustained?

How do you know or will you know?


Designing for SustainabilityDesigning for Sustainability

Design programs that don’t need to continue because they promote lasting change,

Establish partnerships that promote continuation

community practitioners are involved in the design phase

Members of the target population are involved in the design phase

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Better life. Better health. A better North Carolina. Whats So Funny About Peace, Love, & Sustainability Healthy Carolinians Conference October 10, 2008