VII. Transforming Our Research into Action—Creating a Healthier Morris
A Model for Morris Healthy Eating—Program Logic Model The Morris Healthy Eating Logic Model presents a visual snapshot of resources, action steps, and anticipated outcomes for the five-year initiative, including desired intermediate and long-term changes in the Morris food environment. A dynamic and changing document, the logic model will be updated as the project unfolds. Inputs
Activities
Outputs
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Center for Prevention Funding Technical Assistance Vision for Change
Change Strategies Promotion • Communication campaign
Complete a Community Food Assessment University of Minnesota, Morris and Community Partners In a model linking education, health care, and food providers with interested community partners and resources
Develop Morris Healthy Eating Team
Create a Strategic Implementation Plan
Create Evaluation Plans
An Engaged Community • Pride of the Prairie • Healthy Lifestyles Floor • UPlan Wellness • Community Supported Agriculture Farms (CSAs) • Sustainability efforts
Programs • Healthcare referrals and project messages • Education—healthy choices, cooking, gardening Policy • Pomme de Terre Foods—Fresh fruit and vegetables • SCMC food plan—fresh fruits and vegetables • Morris K–12 Schools Farm to School and nutrition policy • Workplace healthy eating • UMM dining wellness policy Physical Changes • Campus/community gardens with support for food shelf • Enhanced farmers markets • UMM dining wellness plan environment changes • Healthy food stands • Healthy foods menu choices
Morris Healthy Eating— Initiative Logic Model
Outcomes Intermediate Outcomes Changes in food • Access • Availability • Affordability for fruits, vegetables, and other healthy, sustainably raised foods Long Term Outcomes • Sustained change in food environments • Healthier eating habits (i.e. more fruits and vegetables) • Fewer overweight/ obese/very obese BMIs • More fresh, local, sustainably raised foods produced and consumed • A healthier campus • A model for other communities
Other factors • Individual/community health messages • Local SHIP partnership: West Central Wellness
Morris Healthy Eating 5P Community Action Plan The Morris Healthy Eating team used the 5P Community Action model created by Active Living by Design to capture the team’s vision for long-term community level changes to support healthy eating. The model focuses on preparation, promotion, programs, policy, and the physical environment. Healthy Eating Minnesota and Morris Healthy Eating place the greatest emphasis on policy and physical environment change as the keys to long-term community change. The 5P Community Action Model frames the Morris Healthy Eating plan for increasing access to and affordability of fruits,
vegetables, and other healthy foods on campus and in the community. The team’s selection of key action steps for the campus and Morris community was informed by food assessment data and best practices in healthy food environments. The MHE team will seek partnerships across the campus, the city of Morris, and Stevens County communities to make the healthy choice the easy choice. See Appendix B for a detailed Morris Healthy Eating 5P Community Action Plan linking each of the action items with supporting data from the community food assessment.
MORRIS HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVE
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