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Home My WebLink About8.7 Healthy Cities/Counties Report • 5-30—/o CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 23, 1989 SUBJECT Alameda County Request for Input on Healthy Cities/Healthy Counties Report by Paul S. Rankin, Assistant City Manager EXHIBITS ATTACHED Letter dated December 16, 1988 to Mayor Paul Moffatt from Carl L. Smith, Alameda County Health Officer RECOMMENDATION W: Consider request to participate FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Specific costs are undetermined. If Staff support is required, the City Council would need to consider the priority of this project compared to other goals and objectives . DESCRIPTION The Mayor received an inquiry regarding interest in participating in the development of a "Healthy City Program" . The Alameda County Health Officer has offered to organize a meeting to determine how the program can be implemented. The concept of a "Healthy City/County Program" is based upon a model developed by the World Health Organization. The program is also being encouraged by the State Department of Health Services. According to the State Director, the initial step is to conduct a survey of activities within a community which are examples of components of the Healthy Cities model. This is intended to obtain a wide array of information which can then be used as a clearinghouse resource. The overall goal of these efforts is to initiate a process which will make health considerations an explicit priority in planning and decision making processes. The State has identified that coalitions exist which are organized around diverse issues such as changes in smoking or liquor license ordinances, as well as housing. These groups would be encouraged to increase these activities. The State description of the program appears to be quite broad. The information provided by Alameda County is not specific enough to determine the precise role of the City. Since the primary responsibility for Health Services rest with the counties, it would appear appropriate for the County to coordinate these efforts. Staff believes that it can readily respond to inquiries or surveys related to City sponsored services or actions. However, it would be difficult to devote additional Staff time to an active organization, without delaying other goals and activities identified by the Council. Staff recommends that the City Council review the request and provide appropriate direction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: ITEM N0. i. ` l r;•.., iii. i ALAMEDA COUNTY RECEiVED HEALTH CARE SERVICE, 40 DEC 6. 1931 AGENCY . CITY OF DUBLIN[ DAVID J. KEARS, Agency Director AGENCY HEADQUARTERS 499 Fifth Street _ Oakland, California 94607 (410-2727 December 16, 1988 Paul Moffatt, Mayor City of Dublin P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Mayor: In early September the California State Department of Health Services sent a letter to cities and interested parties to learn about projects which represent the healthy cities model. To date, only one city in Alameda County has responded to this letter. (I have attached a copy of the original request. ) The Healthy Cities concept is just now being introduced into the United States. The World Health Organization has sponsored the idea with some success in Europe. I believe that the principles which this concept incorporates have validity for Alameda County. To oversimplify, if we can look at our communities as an environment which can and should nurture good health, we will begin to address the basic issues of disease prevention and health promotion. I ask that you again review this request from the State. If you are interested in this attempt to stimulate communities to use an integrative approach in improving public health through the involvement of community groups, the private sector and public service agencies, I would like to meet with you to figure out how we can assist you in making it happen. Dr. Mary Davis who is coordinating this effort will contact you during the week of January 3rd to determine your interest. Very truly yours, ��i . Carl L. Sm th, M.D. , M.P.H. Health Officer CLS:a Enclosure cc: Ken Kizer Lela Falkes DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES r 714/7"-P STREET SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 (916) 445-1248 September 7, 19988 V G _ R . SEQ �319th Carl L. Smith, M.D. - Health Officer County of Alameda 499 5th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Dear Dr. Smith: A new initiative, entitled The California Healthy Cities/Healthy Counties Project, is being sponsored by the. California State Depar nt of Health Services. The Project will stimulate sties to use an integrative approach to improving public health through the involvement of co=rnnity grrx>ps, the private sector and public service agencies. Communities selected for Project participation will eventually be officially designated as a California Healthy City/Ccunty. Literature on the Project has been included for your review. - The initial step for 'the Project is to document any current activities which exe plify components of the Healthy Cities model. A sample of a survey which will be used for this purpose has been e-ncicsed for your infor'naticn. The completed surveys will provide a rich resource for a clearinghouse cn projects wnich have been proven to be successful for improving unity healt'i and prosperity. R�axplary prcgrms will be highlighted in future Project publicaticns and the cnes will be showcased at statewide meetings and conferences. We to the interdisciplinary nature of the Project, it is critical that we include many different interests in the Project. Given your key position ycu may be aware of programs which should be included in this survey. If so, we are asking that you notify us about them. The contact person for the Project is Ms. Joan M. Twiss. She will contact any referrals ycu provide. She can be reached by telephone- at (916) 322-1556 or 322-4787 or by mail at the address given on Page two (reverse side) of the survey. Thank you in advance for ycur assistarcs. Sincerely, Keurmeth W. Kizer, M.D., M.P.H. Dir--&-or Enclosures 'OVERVIEW AND RA'r" -INALE -', •'i' •-�• '''• • -!.v... :g.�;�--'%f•', "�.a.., .•-. '• _• v The Healthy Cities/Healthy;Counties 'Project •has .been launched :fin':California. This-'-effort., _ . reflects ' a growing ,-international public health inbvement which';recogitiies that ;health improvement .requires more: :sh' individual '..lifestyle:jcbange:� and medical. management of .disease. Rather,—thealih as viewed :as':the,result;�Of.:a wide spectruinrif economic, social and "physical :policies-.as.yell as individuaI -,;grou� i and organizational_.action. ..,•This :new.,'.-, " = public :health utodel _ has,%beenry gaining �iti;popularity-:.for;yanous reasons. :`In __particular,;, practitioners i and policy"maKers ::are'.nncieasingly :.frustrated r;with`_.",piecemeal rand un iii ccessfuI .'attempts.': to;;solve'; cotitplez .human problems.' ':%;In. addition,�:the ''numerous`. :. advances in ''-medical technology experienced_: n',the_"last'".three,:decades' are increasingly." recognized as •being of limited value in •terms of their dotal impact' on the quality of fife The .premise :of the _Healthy' Cities ''model ,.is that.• the achievement and maintenance of health :is a shared responsibility among individuals,• government and the private sector. The"comerstotie•:of .the^Healthy Cities_ niodel.• is .Iocai evolvement. .- A -Healthy City/County is not `an endpoint `but;'rather;-:a process"I Aiealthy CitylCy is_one w tc m"kes health an ezp ic•tt ipriority;'atn . its .planning :and?decision-making -.processes_and •a locates : resources accoiding�r:, :-;.:'The__:SurgeogJ:General of:,1be.'LJ.S. `Public -.Health Service shares'In the excitement at the Healthy Cities'"model will .;be;:embraced ,and applied_+with creativity-. and vitality in California _communities. ,.: HEALTHY CITIES IN The Healthy Cities ?roject =:began in' Europe in .1986 as .an innovative activity of the' European Regional Office '-'of .'the World Health Organization' (WHO). The European WHO acted as a catalvst for municipalities ..to begin_ .-:to explicitly consider the health implications of their,'aciiorisfrom the . earliest planning stages `through to the evaluation*. of :policies and programs:=::The .model .involves the :development ,of a health plan based on .. needs 7.=identified by :diverse 'community groups; ;the determination of strategies, programs I funding sources =to address ''these :'needs and positively affect the leading indicators 'of health+:and well-being;.:;and:'�'iparticipation ' in '.a network of collaborating cities. Some :of the•.::successful .:outcomes in�SEuropeau -'cities include :'a reductioo_ in the 'smoking :•rates.. amon students_'(Genoa creation of new - ublic aces and arks - g .. ) ter. p sp .p (Barcelona) and cleaner-- = envtro'nments`''� Birniiin�ham " °'• " ':; = _ • - :y::.- :-�..;•: HEALTHY CITIES f-HEALTHY COUNTIES Ily CALIFORNIA- Activities which exemplify``?'th e Healthy "'Cities'-::model are plentiful in California.' Communitv coalitions' ' which organize for changes in ' smoking and liquor lice-se ordinances, as well as for housing. AIDS projects and violence prevention are just a few examples of these activities. _: The California Healthy Cities/Healthy Counties P:oiec: will identify cities and •other I.localities ' which have ongoing activities that foster more healthful communities. These groups will be encouraged to increase these activities in ways that are appropriate for their communities while expanding the scope of their were to hard-to-reach populations and Broadening the focus of the issues they address. Furthermore, other interested jurisdictions will be stimulated to adopt the Heuitiiv C:tics approach in order to improve equity in health status among their resid;^ts. Participating communities in the C-niforaia Healthy Cities/Healthv Counties P:o;e::: •x•ii! be assisted with or=izing local :,71orts and will eventually be officiaii:t designated as s "California Health• City/County". 71c title for the Caiifornia Proles: was se.Lc:' d tc include all community settings and groups interested in particioatin_: :n ;he P-oic:::. (over. The• ability to '.solve cc nity problems is .improved when imtinity members ii dentify'rtheir =.needs and .vise solutions to aocal ;problems. r r .y 'I^ - ' .'•'"=Orienting'_tlie: ;priorities ''and -actions of public:-agencies, private organizations, and . community : 'groups toward:';agreed-upon goals.:.for;'community health and prosperity Y• "`'\ ill 'improve .. .Auality of ••life. 3.:.=>. • ,J, . P �ti k , Resource's'=•can ,be 'targeted .`more 'effectively. ti' ;.. ealthier'i'people lead {more :socially;'.and .economically: .productive lives ';which, in turn, fosters co' . ros erit r - f mtnunity ;:p P Y,�� '_�--r:�'• �`"%....•';�:'.-;.�;;. ;�'= �;." �;.. ,'h'. % 2. .Si.... !i_. ,fEi'Jr' w.an _ .. �: ' 7-hared ! aeon 'a_- - _ • :Innovative•:?'ideiS 56r,-.4 6vin'g ;;community health .can be _s p F a, �`: = entatives ^froin�`c`orrimunities ;around rtne'�state._and .'around ..the (globe.-e? r�' `-' "=} THE NEXT'STEP. - . .,in::•.k: -..;: .y;�•�- ..-?'' _ :� •,�::' rsY_ •'� ,:i..-• r.�r.w. -.,ts: ••r}:e'er. - R' ' 'y io?become `involved in :the California .Healthy CitiesJHealthj►;;:Counties Project, If. you d like - _ .. . of sim 1 learn more about pit, contact: '- '"' ' P Y _ . -'a•=;.t1 `-,. -l:'�!. :'�:,.rte.,.. ..r.,. _ __- '\.: �,-Joan 5wiss .}California`Health) r Cities/H y ealth Counties Project -; - :,ra y:: .;i.r-_.:-t ri.:�i:` __'t•. - •yy •uY't ::�- - California `State DeparEmeni`''of Health..Services -_499 -y ~ -:?14 P;:Street, ;,c,•r, _ +� V:} - �-• ''tom 32. :,9•'�%�. 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I►lazene -Johnston; The Weingaif Center`Association;"Los Angeles }; Cbailes''Roppel, CA Department`of:Mental Health i' Marye 'Thomas, Alameda' 3vleiital ;Health'Services" ' ♦ . .. rl.• Sri:,. } Sury Name: Title: organization/Departmerrt & Subdivision: Mailing Address: (Zip) office Phone: �) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - once you have read the enclosed information sheet on the California Healthy Cities/Healthy Counties Project, please couplete the appropriate items on the survey. Items #1 - 5 request specific project information. Feel free to photocopy the form if you wish to describe more than one program. Item #6 should be completed to recommend other projects meriting inclusion in the survey. Z mnk you. 1. Please list any project designed to improve the liveability of an area which included c�tributions from various sectors. For, exmTle, reFt senta" of the business Duty, crass roots organizations, 'public service ac i es and rEn-profit =ym zaticns imay have bid on a transit service, ewloyment progr , literacy project, bealth came matter or bcusing. The projects and groups cited are for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to limit the types of activities to be inclix3ed in the survey. Ova key concept is broad-based support and action for an issue of local importance. Zhe term "project" is also meant to include services, programs or activities. Title of the project: Contact name and phone number: Czeogr phic area served (c=unity, city, county) : Description of population served: r ' Top 3 priority goals and objectives: Briefly describe any acccmlishments to date: (over) organizing/advisory conanitt.ee- organized, ccmminity-based groups governmental agencies locally elected officials private, non-profit organizations government administrators private, for-profit organizations (city manager, county executive or their staff) unity members (lay public) 2a. Please give of total membership which representsfed ccmminity members 3. Please attach any brochures, flyers or other descriptive material on your project or program. 4. Please schedule an appointment for a* follow-up telephone conversation with me so that I may provide more in-depth in4ormation on the above referenced project, 5. I am interested in learning more about the California Healthy cities/Healthy Counties ProjeVt. 6. Other persons who should be contacted regarding projects which are compatible with the Healthy City concept: Name Phone No. Name Phone No. Name Phone No. ( ) Name Phone No. PLEASE REIURN THE XIP_c" SURVEY WI IIN TI WEEKS OF RECF PT TO: Joan Twiss California Healthy Cities/Healthy counties Project California Department of Health Services 714 P Street, Roan 499 P.O. Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94234-7320 QUESTIONS? Call (916) 322-1556 or 322-4787 i