The NC CTG Region 2 held a regional convening in June 2013 that brought together health, planning, economic development, and parks and rec professionals to discuss creating healthy communities in western NC. Allison Development Group was hired to do event planning, promotion, and coordination. This custom ppt template was created by ADG, using speaker slides and information.

2. Conversation Cafes
Travel with a CTG Coordinator around the region. Your color
code tells you where to begin and where to go next. The sound
of the cow bell will tell you when it’s time to move on.
Alphie Rodriguez will lead her group through
Active Living in McDowell County, Tobacco-Free in
Madison County, Healthy Eating in Caldwell County
Mary Smith will lead her group through
Tobacco-Free in Madison County, Healthy Eating in
Caldwell County, Active Living in McDowell County
Jill Simmerman will lead her group through
Healthy Eating in Caldwell County, Active Living in
McDowell County, Tobacco-Free in Madison County

3. Panel Discussion

4. Heather Gates, MPH
WNC Health Network
Director of WNC Programs

5. Compile
Health-related
Data – Needs
and Assets
Analysis and
Interpretation
Prioritization of
Needs
Collaborative
Action Planning
Act on what’s
important and
Evaluate
Engaged
Partners &
Community
Community Health Improvement
Process
Our community is our patient
We consider many factors that impact health

6. Our Regional Data Collection Approach
1. Review requirements & guidelines
2. Determine stakeholder data needs
3. Identify publicly available, county-
specific, secondary data to meet
needs
4. Where existing (secondary) data not
available, consider filling data needs
with survey
5. Develop survey questions to meet
additional data needs

7. Regional Data
•Demographics
•Socioeconomic data
•Health outcomes
•Health behavior
•Clinical care
•Physical environment
•Public will
•Quality of life
www.WNCHealthyImpact.com

8. Virginia (Ginny) Faust, AICP
North Carolina Department of
Commerce
Division of Community Assistance
Senior Planner, Western Regional Office
vfaust@nccommerce.com
828-251-6914
Virginia (Ginny) Faust, AICP
North Carolina Department of
Commerce
Division of Community Assistance
Senior Planner, Western Regional
Office

9. Forming New Partnerships With
Planners
Planning 101
How can we effectively support one
another’s common purposes?
During planning process
• Volunteer to participate on a
committee
At public hearings
• Sign up to speak in support
• Give real-world examples of how this
will bring about healthy communities
Forming New Partnerships With
Planners

10. “What can we do to create better
places, that people and cars can share?”
With funding from the Appalachian Regional
Commission
Virginia A. Faust, AICP

11. Emily Jackson
Appalachian Sustainable
Agriculture Project (ASAP)
Program Director
ASAP’s mission is to help local farms
thrive, link farmers to markets and
supporters, and build healthy
communities through connections to
local food.

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Working with non-traditional partners – businesses and
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13. Trend + Supportive Environment =
Farmers, Businesses, and Communities
Innovate, Invest, and Institute

14. ?
Q & A

15. Thank you joining us today!!
Please fill out the evaluation
provided and drop it at the
check-in desk as you leave.