Healthy Indy Partnership - History of the Healthy Indy Partnership

History Of The Healthy Indy Partnership

The Building Healthier Neighborhoods Partnership is the product of a unique collaboration among the major hospitals and health department in Marion County - a collaboration formed to fund and conduct the Marion County's first baseline community health assessment. Other partners in the assessment project were United Way/Community Services Council, Indiana University Bowen Research Center, and Indiana Hospital and Health Association.

The completion of the health assessment led the partners to create a unified leadership model under the "Healthy Indy Partnership" banner to implement the assessment's recommendations and, more importantly, to provide the community with a leadership structure which will continuously assess and improve the health status of the residents of Marion County.

Timeline

1994 Marion County Health Director Virginia Caine, MD and hospital CEOs discuss need for a community health assessment. Eight hospitals and health department agree to fund the project.

March 1995 Community health assessment project kicked off; data collection and analysis conducted by Indiana University Bowen Research Center.

Third Quarter 1995 Steering Committee made up of representatives of the funders and other partners is formed to proved oversight and guidance; Community Advisory Committee made up of representatives of community based organizations is formed to provide broad-based input into the assessment.

Fourth Quarter 1995 to First Quarter 1996
Steering Committee identifies eighteen major health issues; three are selected for first year action: (1) Pediatric Asthma, (2) Teen Pregnancy and (3)Youth Tobacco Use.

CEOs charge Steering Committee with developing a leadership structure and agree to fund startup.

Fourth Quarter 1996
Steering Committee develops Leadership structure to move process to implementation phase and selects Thomas Otto as the first Executive Director of BHNP.

Community Health Assessment officially released to the community (November, 1996)

First Quarter, 1997 Several "Task Forces" developed with representatives from multiple community sectors. Detailed Youth Tobacco Initiative developed and funding proposal submitted to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Local funding agencies, five area hospitals and the Marion County Health department agree to partner in funding this project.

Second Quarter, 1997 Steering Committee transitions to a fully integrated Board of Directors by adding representatives from major community stakeholders and announces Corinne A. Wheeler as new Executive Director of BHNP.

Third Quarter, 1997 Announced the receivership of a $700,000 grant from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Indianapolis Foundation and the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis for a Youth Tobacco Initiative. This initiative targets 12 IPS Middle Schools and selected surrounding neighborhoods.

Fourth Quarter, 1997 Board of Directors develops to represent 26 Community Leaders.

First, Second Quarters, 1998 BHNP "revisions" and embraces the new vision of Indianapolis To
Be the Healthiest Community in America.

Third Quarter, 1998
BHNP adopts new name Healthy Indy Partnership and focuses in five areas: The Healthy Person, The Healthy Family, The Healthy Neighborhood, The Healthy Environment and Systems.

The completion of the health assessment led the partners to create a unified leadership model under the "Building Healthier Neighborhoods Partnership" banner to implement the assessment's recommendations and, more importantly, to provide the community with a leadership structure which will continuously asses and improve the health status of the residents of the Marion County.

1994	Marion County Health Director Virginia Caine, MD and hospital CEOs discuss need for a community health assessment. Eight hospitals and health department agree to fund the project.
March 1995	Community health assessment project kicked off; data collection and analysis conducted by Indiana University Bowen Research Center.
Third Quarter 1995	Steering Committee made up of representatives of the funders and other partners is formed to proved oversight and guidance; Community Advisory Committee made up of representatives of community based organizations is formed to provide broad-based input into the assessment.
Fourth Quarter 1995 to First Quarter 1996	Steering Committee identifies eighteen major health issues; three are selected for first year action: (1) Pediatric Asthma, (2) Teen Pregnancy and (3)Youth Tobacco Use. CEOs charge Steering Committee with developing a leadership structure and agree to fund startup.
Fourth Quarter 1996	Steering Committee develops Leadership structure to move process to implementation phase and selects Thomas Otto as the first Executive Director of BHNP. Community Health Assessment officially released to the community (November, 1996)
First Quarter, 1997	Several "Task Forces" developed with representatives from multiple community sectors. Detailed Youth Tobacco Initiative developed and funding proposal submitted to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Local funding agencies, five area hospitals and the Marion County Health department agree to partner in funding this project.
Second Quarter, 1997	Steering Committee transitions to a fully integrated Board of Directors by adding representatives from major community stakeholders and announces Corinne A. Wheeler as new Executive Director of BHNP.
Third Quarter, 1997	Announced the receivership of a $700,000 grant from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Indianapolis Foundation and the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis for a Youth Tobacco Initiative. This initiative targets 12 IPS Middle Schools and selected surrounding neighborhoods.
Fourth Quarter, 1997	Board of Directors develops to represent 26 Community Leaders.
First, Second Quarters, 1998	BHNP "revisions" and embraces the new vision of Indianapolis To Be the Healthiest Community in America.
Third Quarter, 1998	BHNP adopts new name Healthy Indy Partnership and focuses in five areas: The Healthy Person, The Healthy Family, The Healthy Neighborhood, The Healthy Environment and Systems. The completion of the health assessment led the partners to create a unified leadership model under the "Building Healthier Neighborhoods Partnership" banner to implement the assessment's recommendations and, more importantly, to provide the community with a leadership structure which will continuously asses and improve the health status of the residents of the Marion County.