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Building Economic Security Today (BEST): A Life Course Perspective-based Pilot Project Addressing the Health-Wealth Connection. Padmini Parthasarathy, MPH Family, Maternal and Child Health Programs Contra Costa Health Services Health-Wealth Connection Symposium June 23, 2010. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Padmini Parthasarathy, MPH
Family, Maternal and Child Health ProgramsContra Costa Health Services
Health-Wealth Connection SymposiumJune 23, 2010Building Economic Security Today (BEST):A Life Course Perspective-based Pilot Project Addressing the Health-Wealth Connection
AcknowledgementsLife Course Planning Team:Cheri Pies, Director, FMCH ProgramsChuck McKetney, EpidemiologistDebbie Casanova, EvaluatorDawn Dailey, Program Manager
The Life Course InitiativeA 15-year initiativeLaunched in 2005The Life Course Perspective (Lu and Halfon)A 12-Point Plan to Close the Black-White Gap in Birth Outcomes (Lu, Kotelchuck, et al.)
Life Course Initiative GoalsReduce health disparities and health inequitiesOptimize reproductive potentialCreate a paradigm shift in MCH work
Life Course Initiative GoalsTo change the health of a generation
Focusing on Financial StabilityUnnatural CausesWealth = Health/Social Gradient of Health12 Point PlanReduce PovertySupport Working Mothers and FamiliesInput from staff and community residents
Building Economic Security Today (BEST)Reduce disparities and inequities in health outcomes by improving financial security and stability
Project ActivitiesStaff trainings
PartnershipsDeveloping interventions
Evaluation
Developing InterventionsMeetings with program managers and staffCFR consultationWIC client and staff focus groups (report on website)Review of financial education curriculaAsset Development Resource Guide
Home Visiting InterventionOne-on-one:AssessmentInformationReferralsFollow-up
WIC InterventionGroups:Introductory financial education classesOptional series of in-depth classesReferrals
BEST PartnersCommunity Financial ResourcesContra Costa Family Economic Security Partnership (FESP)Health-Wealth Connection Collaborative (HWCC)Spark Point Center Collaboratives
Intermediate OutcomesIncreased knowledge and skills of staff and clientsNew practices for staffIncreased confidence and readiness of clients to adopt at least one asset development strategySystem changes
Long-Term OutcomesFamily income for daily living maximized
Preservation of and increase in financial assets
Increased financial security and stability, and improved financial status
Increased access to care, improved housing, better neighborhoods, increased food security, decreased violence, etc.
Improved health outcomes and financial statusfor future generations
Lessons LearnedStart with staff where they areAcknowledge what staff are already doing and build on thisRecognize that change takes timeHave a long viewSeize opportunities to collaborate with new partnersDevelop evaluation plan while developing program interventions
For More InformationPadmini Parthasarathy, MPHLife Course Initiative CoordinatorFamily, Maternal and Child Health Programs
www.cchealth.org/groups/lifecourse/