Innovation Challenge 2014: Party4Health

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In 2010...

200,000

students were chronically absent

Reduced career preparedness

Lower graduation rates

Lower academic achievement

Reduced career preparedness

Lower graduation rates

Lower academic achievement

NYC Public Schools

NYC Public Schools

20

PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA in NEW YORK STATE CHILDREN

16.4%

9.5%

WHITE

5

BLACK

8.9%

RACE/ETHNICITY

HISPANIC

PERCENT

15

NYC Public Schools

d e s a b ! s l r o e o t h n c e c S th l a e h

Traditional SBHCs

Traditional SBHCs

Traditional SBHCs

But health isn’t the whole picture...

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THE

Ecological Model

SOCIETY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONAL INTERPERSONAL KIDS

Theoretical Motivation

THE

Ecological Model

SOCIETY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONAL INTERPERSONAL KIDS

Theoretical Motivation

Our Solution

Our Solution

Partnerships!

How will the community know about these block parties?

Spreading the Word

#Party4HealthNYC

What if parents want to get more involved?

Community Engagement

Parent-Volunteer Committees

Community Engagement

Increased attendance

Parent-Volunteer Committees

Health Benefits of Education

Fewer risky health behaviors

More healthy behaviors

Community matters when it comes to

improving health & improving school attendance.