Residents of Swain County are Healthy, Active and Thriving
% of adults 18+ in Swain County who are food insecure
Current Value
29.8%
Definition
What Works to Do Better and Process
The following actions have been identified by our Community Wellness Action Team and community members as ideas for what can work for our community to make a difference on obesity as it relates to chronic disease.
Actions and Approaches Identified by Our Partners: These are actions and approaches that our partners think can make a difference on chronic disease.
- Worksite Wellness -- Swain Summits
- Swain Schools Nutrition Policy change
What is Currently Working in Our Community: These are actions and approaches that are currently in place in our community to make a difference on obesity as it relates to chronic disease.
- Worksite wellness programs (i.e. Maroon Strong and Swain County Government Wellness)
- School Health Advisory Committee
- Pathways and greenways commitee
- Lifestyle Change Program (CDC Diabetes Prevention Program)
- Education Sessions and Campaigns (i.e. sugar is a drug, stress management 101, Tuesdays to Thrive, etc.)
- Heart Health Fair
- Addition of more gym facilities
- Increase in health awareness
- Community health assessments
Evidence-Based Strategies: These are actions and approaches that have been shown to make a difference on obesity as it relates to chronic disease.
Name of Strategy Reviewed |
Level of Intervention |
---|---|
Worksite Wellness |
Organizational |
Nutrition Policy |
Policy |
What Community Members Most Affected by Obesity as it Relates to Chronic Disease Say: These are the actions and approaches recommended by members of our community who are most affected by obesity as it relates to chronic disease.
- Worksite wellness
- Pathways and greenways
Process for Selecting Priority Strategies
The Community Wellness Action Team (C-WAT) reviewed the community health assessment data in September and October of 2018. Following those meetings the whole distance exercise was completed to walk through the results based accountability format in selecting actionable items. The whole distance exercise was conducted over two meetings. The group worked through the exercise and landed on the "what will work". From there, each group member in attendance voted on a strategy that met the three identifiable principles -- data power, proxy power, and communication power. The top strategies voted upon by the members of C-WAT were the strategies chosen and listed above.
These stratagies and processes are also used for other indicators we are tracking and include:
- % of adults 18+ in Swain County who are obese
- % of adults 18+ in Swain County with heart disease
- % of adults 18+ in Swain County with diabetes
- % of adutls 18+ in Swain County meeting physical activity recommendations (150 min/week)