Community as a Partner

By: Kristin Cabatingan, Angelica Painter, Sanisa

Mendoza and Rebecca Patty
Census Tract 14
 Census Tract 14
Population: 6,503 Subsystems: Subsystems:
1. Safety and Transportation 5. Health and social services
1. Demographics a. TPB, TFD a. Park Avenue Health
a. Race: 81.8% White b. Neighborhood watch and Rehabilitation
b. Age: 2. Education 6. Communication
i. 20-44 years old a. Near University of a. Free wifi at
(70.4%) Arizona McDonald’s
ii. 65 and older (6.8%) b. No public schools in CT 7. Economics
c. Ethnicity: 20.2% Hispanic but right outside b. Low Income
or Latino c. 39.8% earned bachelor’s c. Median household
2. Culture & Religion degree or higher income is $29,004
a. Hispanic, Asian, college 3. Physical environment d. 48.1% in poverty
life 4. Recreation 8. Politics and Government
b. Christian, Catholic a. Mansfield Park e. Humanitarian aid
3. Values b. Donna Liggins
a. Basic needs and safety, Recreation Center
family
Key Informants Common Themes
● Walgreens Pharmacist
● Nutrition education
● CVS Pharmacist
● Dental hygienist ● Access to nutritious foods
● Public Health Nurse
● ● Lack of community
Director of Social Services at Park Avenue
Health and Rehabilitation ● Mental Health
● Tucson Fire Department Station #5
● Fry’s Grocery Store Clerk ● Homelessness
● University City Church Administrative ● Drug Use
Assistant
● Nurse Supervisor- Casa de Los Ninos ● Chronic disease
● University of Arizona Police Department
● Mansfield Park Program Coordinator
● Census Tract Resident: UofA student
 Community Strengths and Stressors
Strengths:
● Close proximity to the university
● Public transportation
● Residential area
● Diversity in demographics
○ Students, elderly, low income, Spanish speaking, etc.
Stressors:
● Low income
● Poor sidewalks/road conditions
● Mental Health
● Homelessness
● Underutilized resources
● Lack of community
● High crime
● Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs*
 Community Problem to be Addressed
❖ Problem: Nutritional
Education and Health
Literacy
❖ Primary Prevention
❖ Chronic disease, younger age
demographic getting sick early
❖ We wanted to choose something that
we felt we could educate to prevent
❖ Pima County Health Assessment:
➢ Nutrition
➢ Poverty
➢ Food insecurity
➢ Obesity and related chronic disease
 Health Education Project
1. Who?

a. Children and adolescents

2. What?

a. Nutritional education/Health
literacy: specifically sugar
consumption and reading food
labels

3. When?

a. Tuesday February 18th

4. Where?

a. Joel D Valdez Main Library

 Project Evaluation
❏ Goals:
❏ Educate on daily recommended sugar intake
❏ Educate on reading food labels
❏ Educate on healthy snacks and alternatives
❏ Population:
❏ Children and adolescents
❏ Anywhere from 5-17 year olds
❏ Expecting around 10-40 participants
❏ Evaluation:
❏ Written evaluation of child’s age and their
responses about daily sugar intake and food
label reading before and after education
 Lessons Learned

What Worked: What Didn’t Work:

● Different perspectives ● Be more proactive with

● Immersing ourselves in the
community
● Positive key informant
responses
● Working as a team during
interviews
scheduling interviews
● Minimal resources within
census tract
● Interviewing someone from
every age demographic
Moving Forward/Recommendations
❖ Donna R. Liggins Recreation Center - Mansfield Park
➢ Geriatric Fitness and Health Education
➢ Outdoor recreation for all ages
➢ Community garden
❖ Z-Mansion
➢ Health care for homeless population
❖ Park Avenue Health and Rehabilitation Center
➢ Adult population tertiary prevention education
❖ Casa De Los Niños
➢ First time mothers and family education
 Questions?
● Were you surprised with our findings?
● What impact do you think the university has on the community?
Positive or negative?
● What other solutions would you suggest for more large scale
problems such as homelessness and mental health?