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. 2015 Jun;105(6):1072–1077. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302599

TABLE 1—

Summary of Healthy Eating & Active Living (HEAL) Actualized in Community Across 3 Neighborhood Environment Domains: Cleveland, OH, 2010–2013

Neighborhood Environment
HEAL Priority Physical Resource Social Evaluation
Affordable accessible food Gardening Education Support networks Food retail scans
 Neighborhood garden network (192 backyard gardens, 13 community gardens, 1 urban farm and orchard, 3 school-based gardens)  Hands on gardening training and support led by residents and organizations  Garden mentor network  Food access surveys
Retail  Garden leader network Garden evaluation to assess change in skill, capacity, and diet
 Produce in corner store
Opportunities for active living that build relationships Space Group exercise activities Leadership Tracked repeat participation, retention, and growth of class size and number offered
 5 community centers, 1 church, 3 parks host free exercise activities  Year-round free exercise classes (≥ 40 volunteer-led activities/week for all ages)  Exercise classes and walking groups led by resident volunteer instructor (80% of instructors are from the neighborhood)
 Silver Sneakers gym
 3 marked walking routes
Hubs and safe spaces Space Connectedness Resident surveys: change in community connectedness
 Established 6 community hubs  1 hub in each neighborhood
 Strong relationships between neighbors
 Safety in numbers
Opportunities to learn and practice healthy living skills Space Cooking classes Resident-initiated efforts Assessed satisfaction, change in knowledge, skill, and intent among participants
 Hands-on learning community kitchen  Year-round healthy cooking courses for adults and youths  Walking groups and events
 Neighborhood walking routes with route markers and maps  Adult and youth healthy weight, healthy lifestyle clinical coaching  Health forums in salons and barbershops
 Resident-led healthy cooking and snack demonstrations
Intraconnected and interconnected communities Space Communication Leadership Counts of reach and response rate for flyers, Web, etc.
 Kiosk at library  Multimedia neighborhood communications: flyers, mailers, Web, mobile application, video, and social media  Established HEAL Council with resident leaders from each neighborhood
 Cross-neighborhood community planning and workgroups
 Semiannual HEAL focused community planning and resource events
Branding and awareness HEAL cobranding Communication HEAL events Brand awareness survey
 Signage connecting partner programs and establishments  Interactive HEAL Web site and social media  HEAL and the arts
 HEAL wristbands
 HEAL partner events