Sustaining Families Through A Pandemic Self-Sufficiency and Cooperation Through Neighborhood and Community Planning Objectives Understand concepts of social capital and community planning Learn steps of community planning Learn about resources to help communities plan Pandemics happen globally, but planning and response happen locally. Why Should Neighborhoods and Communities Organize? 1995 Chicago heat wave Chicago Neighborhoods Social Capital The ways in which we connect with friends, neighbors and strangers Leads to trust, reciprocity, solidarity and cooperation Social Capital Reduces stressful conditions, risky behavior, mortality and psychological distress May increase ones feeling of control over the environment Characteristics of neighborhoods, including social capital, have been linked to health outcomes Community Planning Community planning may be the only way we can effectively keep people safe in a pandemic The goal is to reach every person who lives or works in your community regardless of communication or other barriers Influenza, 1918 Community Planning, 1918 Community Planning Today: How to Do It Step one Know your purpose Define/redefine your community Community Planning Today: How to Do It Step two Identify formal and informal community leaders Establish relationships and build trust Identify who lives in your neighborhood Create a way to have access to this information Invite community members to join the discussion Community Planning Today: How to Do It Vulnerable populations Community Planning Today: How to Do It Step three Collectively plan for: Communication Food and water, household maintenance Health care, including medication Errands Calming network Education and employment needs Community Planning Today: How to Do It Step four Maintain the process and stay committed Dane County Resources Neighborhood Info Neighborhood Resource Teams Neighborhood Associations Community Centers Neighborhood Planning Councils Joining Forces for Families 211 Time Bank Websites on Handout Who We Are Public Health of Madison and Dane County Judy Howard, RN, MS Public health nursing supervisor Who We Are Jennifer Weitzel, RN, BC District nurse for downtown Madison/near eastside including homeless shelters Jenny Lujan, RN, BSN Community health improvement nurse countywide Plan Ahead to Keep Your Community Safe!