ABOUT

The Healthy Ontario Initiative (HOI-BH) focused on a five-mile radius within one of Ontario, California’s lowest income neighborhoods (which is served by the Ontario Montclair School District) with one of the highest emergency room readmission rates within San Antonio Regional Hospital’s service area. ​

Working together with the Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Zone Kaiser funded pilot project, the HOI-BH Project addressed the local obesity epidemic and associated ills, such as poverty, heart disease, and diabetes. HOI aimed to change Ontario systems and policy for long-term sustainability while expanding Health Hubs and environmental solutions across the City of Ontario.

Because of BUILD…

The HOI partners created four HEAL Zone Health Hubs anchored by two city parks with community centers, two family health centers, a community garden, and 4 places of worship.

Impact

  • Improved the type of fresh food that OMSD provides to students through a locally grown produce distribution model​
  • Implemented city systems and policies to promote farmers markets​
  • Incentivized local food partnerships and restaurants to incorporate a variety of healthy options​
  • Created health literacy programs in collaboration with SARH​
Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Screening and Support in Aurora

Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Screening and Support in Aurora​
Project ACCESS

Project ACCESS (Assessment and Community Collaboration to Engage and Strengthen Southeast Colorado Springs)
The Liberty City Community Collaborative for Change: A BUILD Health Challenge

The Liberty City Community Collaborative for Change

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