2451 - Case Study: How St. Louis, Missouri Is Mobilizing Hospitals, Public Health Departments and Residents to Promote a More Trauma-Informed Transportation System and Improve the Health of African American Mothers and Babies (Systems and Policy Change Strategy)

Publication date: June 2018Source: Journal of Transport & Health, Volume 9, SupplementAuthor(s): Teresa Wilke, Steve Parish, Kendra Copanas2ndHighest Scoring Abstract: PractitionerTeresa is a strategic consultant with expertise in grant writing, project management and systems change. She will offer her unique perspective regarding the process of developing the BUILD Health Challenge grant proposal for Generate Health and FLOURISH St. Louis, the coordination and communications framework and infrastructure that was developed to support the project (a complex, multi-sector effort), how the systems-level work is conducted in tandem with the community mobilization strategy, and early results of the BUILD project. Seeking Funds: The St. Louis BUILD project is modeled on elements of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Race Equity Lens, Collective Impact and Trauma-Informed Community Building.Teresa will describe the process that was used to swiftly communicate the BUILD opportunity to stakeholders, solicit health system contributions, reach broad consensus on project elements, and finalize the proposal for submission. BUILD Project Structure: The project harnesses and aligns market, policy and community forces into a mutually reinforcing strategy that responds to the transportation access concerns voiced by local residents, addresses pragmatic tension points for health systems and managed care, and shifts upstream factors to reduce infant mortality. Teresa will discuss how the project u...
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research