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Ready, S et , Go: Movi ngF r om Conceptt oAct i on Bui l di ngOurCi vi cMus cl e Put t i ngt he“ A”i nAct i onT eams OurL ear ni ngMi l es t ones “ BeYou” —Kat r i na’ sS t or y
BeWel l PBC Amovementf orbehavi or al heal t hequi t yandwel l nes sf oral l . F oundedi n2019, BeWel l PBCi sacount ywi debehavi or al heal t hi ni t i at i veengagi ng r es i dent s , pr ovi der s , s ys t emsands ect or scol l ect i vel yt oaddr es sPal m BeachCount y’ s behavi or al heal t hneeds .T hi si ni t i at i vei sbor noutof aneedsas s es s mentdevel opedby t heS out heas tF l or i daBehavi or al Heal t hNet wor kwi t hs uppor tf r om t heF ar r i sF oundat i on andas er i esof s ummi t swi t hcommuni t yvoi cegui di ngdi s cus s i on. Ouri nt ent i oni st o pr omot es ys t emscoor di nat i on, compr ehens i vecar eandbehavi or al wel l nes st hr ougha heal t hequi t yl ens .
I nves t edPar t ner s T heyar et r uepar t ner s , cont r i but i ngt i meandr es our ces , t os uppor tBeWel l PBCi n advanci ngbehavi or al heal t handwel l nes sf orever yr es i denti nPal m BeachCount y.
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at r i ckMcNamar a, -P Pal m Heal t hF oundat i on, BeWel l PBC’ sbackbone agency
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Ready, S et , Go: OurT i mel i ne I nj us tt hr eeyear s , BeWel l PBChas gonef r om conceptt oact i on.
OurL of t yGoal : Weenvi s i onacommuni t yi nwhi chever yper s oni nPal m BeachCount yf eel s hopef ul , s uppor t ed, connect ed, andempower ed.
OurT hemesf orChange BeWel l PBCi st r ans f or mi ngbehavi or al heal t hbyens ur i ngt hevoi ceof t hecommuni t yi sl eadi ng t hewaywi t ht hepr omi s et hatwecandobet t erf orourchi l dr en, f ami l i esandnei ghbor s .
Changi ngt he Behavi or al Heal t h L ands cape
E mpower i ng Communi t yDr i ven S ol ut i ons
J ul y‘ 18 Gr eat erI nt egr at i on E ducat i ngand of S er vi ces Advocat i ng
Behavi or al heal t h s ummi t sar ehos t edwi t h “ l i ved”and“ l ear ned” exper t st odevel op BeWel l PBC
Addr es s i ng E qui t yBar r i er s
2017 Aug‘ 17
2018
Count ywi debehavi or al heal t hneedsas s es s ment i scompl et ed
F eb‘ 18
Ni necount yf under s convenet ocr eat e BeWel l PBCf r amewor k
Apr‘ 18
Pal m Heal t h F oundat i onbecomes backboneagency
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Bui l di ngOurCi vi cMus cl e Overt hepas tyear , BeWel l PBCbui l tagover ni ngbody, cal l edourS t ewar ds hi pCounci l , andhi ghl yengagedAct i onT eams .Al l ar ecompr i s edof 50% “ l i vedexper t s ”and50% “ l ear nedexper t s . ”T heyar el eadi ngourchar get os hi f tawayf r om af under pr ovi derdr i ven s ys t em t oacommuni t ydr i vendynami cwi t hf under sandpr ovi der spar t i ci pat i ng.
F r om T r adi t i onal F r amewor k F under s
T oBeWel l PBCF r amewor k
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Communi t y
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L i ved&L ear nedE xper t s L i vedE xper t s : Adi ver s egr oup of r es i dent swhohave exper i encedbehavi or al heal t hchal l enges , and/ orar e f ami l ymember sand car egi ver s , f ai t hbas ed l eader s , nei ghbor hood champi onsandi nf l uencer s .
J an‘ 19
L ear nedE xper t s : Behavi or al heal t hpr of es s i onal s , nonpr of i t agenci es , l ocal gover nment , educat i onal i ns t i t ut i ons , s ys t em l eader sandf under s .
BeWel l PBCi sof f i ci al l y l aunchedwi t ht hef i r s t S t ewar ds hi pCounci l Meet i ng
2019 Dec‘ 18
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S ys t em L eader scommi t t oj oi nt het abl e
F eb‘ 19
E xecut i veDi r ect or i shi r edf ordayt o dayover s i ghtof t hei ni t i at i ve
Mar‘ 19
BeWel l PBCdevel opsact i on t eamsandpar t ner swi t h exi s t i ngcommuni t y wor kgr oups
Put t i ngt he“ A”i nAct i onT eams Ouri ni t i al act i ont eamsar ecompr i s edof hi ghl ydedi cat edi ndi vi dual swhoar edr i vi ngour wor kt hr ought hei rdi s t i nct i vecont r i but i onsi nt hef ol l owi ngar eas :
L aunchT eam
Communi t yS ol ut i ons
S ys t em L eader s
Wor kf or cePi pel i ne
Mar ket i ng, mes s agi ngandcommuni t ypr es ence
E xami ni ngandal i gni ngef f or t sacr os ss ys t emswi t h commont hr eadof behavi or al heal t h
S uppor t i ngi nnovat i vecommuni t yi deas
Devel opi ngnewandenhancedpat hst oPal m Beach Count yempl oymenti nt hebehavi or al heal t hf i el d
Wear eact i vepar t ner si nt hef ol l owi ngexi s t i ngwor kgr oups : Bi r t ht o22: Uni t edf orBr i ght erF ut ur esI ni t i at i ve Col l ect i veI mpactI ni t i at i vesof Pal m BeachCount y Or gani z i ngAgai ns tRaci s m Pal m BeachCount yAl l i ance
Apr i l ‘ 19
Ret hi nkHeal t hs el ect sBeWel l PBCand Pal m BeachCount yas1of 6 communi t i esnat i onwi def orRegi onal Por t f ol i oDes i gnPr oj ect
J ul y‘ 19
BeWel l PBChos t st he Behavi or al Heal t h Wor kf or cePi pel i ne T hi nkT ank
Augus t‘ 19 Pr oj ect coor di nat or andRes ear ch I nt er nar ehi r ed
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T hes t r engt hsandt al ent sof t hepeopl ewhocont r i but et oBeWel l PBChave s par kedar api dl ear ni ngcur vef orourt eam, par t i cul ar l yi nt hef ol l owi ng: Or gani z i ngf r amewor k: es t abl i s hi ngt hes t r uct ur ef orcr eat i ngchange E qui t y: embr aci ngdi ver s i t yf ormor ei ncl us i veandi nnovat i ves ol ut i ons S t or yt el l i ng, s har i ng, l i s t eni ng: wel comi ngnar r at i vest hatenl i ght enourout l ook L ever agi ngpar t ner s hi ps : bui l di ngourcapaci t yt hr oughs t r at egi ccol l abor at i on
What ’ sNext ? BeWel l PBCi sf ocus i ngon3ar eas :
1. S ys t emsCoor di nat i on &Al i gnment I dent i f yi ngoppor t uni t i est oi nt egr at e ef f or t sandt oadoptas har edvi s i onf or ourbehavi or al heal t hcommuni t y
Communi t yS ol ut i ons 2. Di s cover i ngands uppor t i ngr es i dent i deasandi nnovat i ont of os t era communi t ycul t ur eof heal t h
3. Behavi or al Heal t h Wor kf or cePi pel i ne
At t r act i ng, devel opi ng, andr et ai ni ngas ki l l ed anddi ver s el aborf or cet os uppor tcommuni t y heal t handpr os per i t y
S ept‘ 19
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Mer r el l F ami l y F oundat i onj oi nsas t he9t hI nves t ed Par t ner
Oct‘ 19
L eader s hi pPBCs el ect sS t udent Behavi or al Heal t hCl ubsi n Pal m Beachs chool sas Br eakt hr oughsPr oj ect
Nov‘ 19 BeWel l PBChos t si t s f i r s tReT hi nkHeal t h Des i gnL abwi t h r egi onal l eader st o r ei magi ne behavi or al heal t hi n Pal m BeachCount y.
Dec‘ 19
3Pal m BeachCount y communi t i esvol unt eert o pi l otBeWel l Cl ubswi t hi n t hei rnei ghbor hoods
“ BeYou”-Kat r i na’ sS t or y T he f i r s ts par k of what woul d become Kat r i na Bl ackmon’ s daz z l i ng r i s e as a communi t yl eader began when s he was a r es i dentpar t i ci pat i ng i n BRI DGE S ,a Pal m BeachCount ypr ogr am t hathel ps par ent sr ai s echi l dr ent obeheal t hy,s af eands t r ong. T heBRI DGE Sdi r ect orcoul ds eet her ewass omet hi ng s peci alaboutKat r i na and coaxed hert ot akeona l eader s hi pr ol e.Ret i cent ands hy, Kat r i nat ol dher , “ I ’ m j us tar es i dent . ” T hedi r ect orper s i s t ed,event ual l yconvi nci ng Kat r i na t ot akeona coor di nat orr ol et hatl ed t oa cochai r pos i t i onwi t hHeal t hi erNei ghbor s , anot hercount ywi dei ni t i at i vewher es het hr i ved.Nows hehadanew chal l enge.Kat r i na’ sdayj obwaswor ki ngi nahi ghl ys t r es s f ul j obi n adver t i s i ngandmedi a.Hervol unt eerwor kgavehert heconvi ct i on t hat t her ewass omuchs hecoul ddoi nnonpr of i t f orhercommuni t y, buthow? T hepr es s ur eofKat r i na’ ss i t uat i onl ed t oherexper i enci ng ment al heal t h chal l enges .S he r eached outf orpr of es s i onals uppor t , l ear ni ng t he t ool st hatl ed hert o a new and f ul f i l l i ng pat ht hat event ual l ybr oughthert oBeWel l PBCasaS t ewar ds hi pCounci l and L aunchT eam member .I naddi t i on,s hes t ar t edanew nonpr of i tj ob: Devel opmentManageratt he Communi t yHeal t hCent erofWes t Pal m Beach. Now Kat r i na i spayi ng i tf or war dt hr ough BeWel l PBC bys howi ng ot hercommuni t y member st hatt hey ar en’ t“ j us tr es i dent s . ” As Kat r i naput si t ,“ Myper s onalmi s s i onf orBeWel l PBC i st omakes ur e t hatwe ar eal i ai s on and a connect ort ot he voi ce ofour communi t y,s oourcommuni t yi sal waysr epr es ent ed i nourwor k andhasacces st or es our ces . ”
2020 J an‘ 20
BeWel l PBC cel ebr at esour 1year anni ver s ar y!
“Mypersonal mi s s i onf or BeWel l PBCi s t omakes ur e t hatwear ea l i as i onanda connect ort o t hevoi ce of our communi t y.
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