Slide 2 Cynthia Dean, Panelist March 25, 2010 Caring Communities
For Young Children Rural Early Childhood Institute Overland Park,
Kansas Putting All The Pieces Together: Missouri Bootheel Healthy
Start Meeting Community Needs Through A Community Based Perinatal
Project Putting All The Pieces Together: Missouri Bootheel Healthy
Start Meeting Community Needs Through A Community Based Perinatal
Project Slide 3 Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start History Where We
Are Who We Serve Core Services Community Interventions Grantee
Organization History Where We Are Who We Serve Core Services
Community Interventions Grantee Organization Slide 4 3 Happy
Birthday MBHS ! Happy Birthday MBHS ! Isnt She Cute!!! Born:
September, 1997 Time: Not Soon Enough Weight: Light at first, but
getting to be a heavyweight! Length: As long as possible Slide 5 4
Where Did MBHS Come From? Our Family Tree HRS A US Dept
Health-Human Services SIDS RDI Project MBHS MBRC, Inc. M - Slide 6
5 Where is Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start? State of Missouri Slide
7 6 Identified Problems of the Bootheel Poverty/Unemployment
Perinatal Health of Women Infant Mortality Rates Substance Abuse
(Meth Addiction) Perinatal Smoking /Obesity Poverty/Unemployment
Perinatal Health of Women Infant Mortality Rates Substance Abuse
(Meth Addiction) Perinatal Smoking /Obesity Slide 8 7 Strategic
Ways to Educate the Community Slide 9 Education Activities Healthy
Baby Classes Male Involvement SHAPE- (Self-Esteem,Health
AttitudePreparedness, and Empowerment) Mental Health Certification
( Grantee- MBRC, Inc.) 2009 Healthy Baby Classes Male Involvement
SHAPE- (Self-Esteem,Health AttitudePreparedness, and Empowerment)
Mental Health Certification ( Grantee- MBRC, Inc.) 2009 Slide 10
Community Interventions MBHS Regional Consortium MBHS Local
Councils Local Health Systems Action Plan Community Interventions/
Partnerships Male Involvement MBHS Regional Consortium MBHS Local
Councils Local Health Systems Action Plan Community Interventions/
Partnerships Male Involvement Slide 11 Community Volunteers from
the five county project area who use the community as a foundation
for the improving the health care of infants, mothers and fathers
associated with the elimination of disparities and infant mortality
Community Volunteers from the five county project area who use the
community as a foundation for the improving the health care of
infants, mothers and fathers associated with the elimination of
disparities and infant mortality 10 What is the MBHS Regional
Consortium and Local Councils? Slide 12 Required Core Service
Component from Health Human Services Administration (HRSA) for
2005-2009 Grant Cycle Selected by Volunteers in 2005 as a a major
health concern from group discussions, focus groups and consumer
need assessments Required Core Service Component from Health Human
Services Administration (HRSA) for 2005-2009 Grant Cycle Selected
by Volunteers in 2005 as a a major health concern from group
discussions, focus groups and consumer need assessments 11 History
of Local System Action Plan Slide 13 To address the adverse effects
of obesity and prevention of pregnancy obesity through encouraging
physical activity and nutrition 12 MBHS Regional Consortium Local
Health Systems Action Plan 2005-2009 Slide 14 13 LHSAP Facts Sheets
developed by Consumers/Volunteers Slide 15 14 LHSAP Facts Sheet
Developed Consumers and Volunteers Slide 16 15 Slide 17 Contracted
Exercise Team Captains 16 Exercise Classes Walking Trail Nutrition
Classes Video Library Health Screenings Slide 18 Local Councils
Approach to Education Breast pump Loaner Program/Peer Mentoring
Program Smoke Free Homes and Car Campaign Books for Newborn Project
Breast pump Loaner Program/Peer Mentoring Program Smoke Free Homes
and Car Campaign Books for Newborn Project Slide 19 MBHS
Mississippi County Local Council 2 nd Grade Healthy Kids Day Target
2 nd Graders Healthy eating and physical fitness activities starts
early Group effort to make this a success Target 2 nd Graders
Healthy eating and physical fitness activities starts early Group
effort to make this a success Slide 20 2 nd Graders Healthy Kids
Day Highlights Slide 21 Thank You Letters from 2 nd Graders Slide
22 21 Slide 23 22 Fatherhood First Program Male Involvement
Fatherhood First Program Male Involvement Slide 24 23 Lessons
Learned Effective Community Involvement Values and Benefits Sense
of Program Ownership Individual and Community Benefits Addressing
Cultural Racial and Class Issues Program as reflection of community
needs Sense of Program Ownership Individual and Community Benefits
Addressing Cultural Racial and Class Issues Program as reflection
of community needs Slide 25 24 Lessons Learned Effective Community
Involvement Effective Recruitment Strategies Consumer Involvement
Nurturing new partnerships Identifying community leaders Outreach
to community organizations Consumer Involvement Nurturing new
partnerships Identifying community leaders Outreach to community
organizations Slide 26 25 Lessons Learned Community Involvement
Pitfalls and Landmines Be aware of time constraints Acknowledge and
mediate power dynamics Lack of administrative support Unresolved
racial and class issues Need for consistent training Be aware of
time constraints Acknowledge and mediate power dynamics Lack of
administrative support Unresolved racial and class issues Need for
consistent training Slide 27 Barriers Funding Access to Services
Transportation Isolation Cultural Issues ( County) Information
Sharing Funding Access to Services Transportation Isolation
Cultural Issues ( County) Information Sharing Slide 28 27 In 2003
evolved as a non profit organization from Missouri Bootheel Healthy
Start Regional Consortium, a community-based infant mortality
program that addressed infant mortality since 1997 in the project
region MBRC, Inc. Replaced Sudden Infant Death Syndrome St. Louis
(SIDS Resources) as the previous Grantee for the MBHS project in
June 2005 MBRC, Inc is governed and staffed by residents from the
S.E. Missouri Region In 2003 evolved as a non profit organization
from Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start Regional Consortium, a
community-based infant mortality program that addressed infant
mortality since 1997 in the project region MBRC, Inc. Replaced
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome St. Louis (SIDS Resources) as the
previous Grantee for the MBHS project in June 2005 MBRC, Inc is
governed and staffed by residents from the S.E. Missouri Region
Grantee Organization Slide 29 28 First Office: Sept, 1997 - 319
North St. Sikeston Second Office 127 E. Malone - Sikeston, Missouri
Office History Slide 30 29 MBRC, Inc. Central Office 2007- Current
Slide 31 In conclusion.. Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start Program
continues to put together the pieces with innovative approaches to
access to care. Thank you!!!! Missouri Bootheel Healthy Start
Program continues to put together the pieces with innovative
approaches to access to care. Thank you!!!! Slide 32 Thank You!
Contact Information: MBRC, Inc. Attn: Cynthia Dean P.O. Box 250
Portageville, MO 63873 Email Address: [email protected] Toll Free:
1 (888) 317-4949, ext. 327 Fax #: (573) 379-2060 31
