Transcript MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT

MINDING OUR BODIES
PROJECT
CMHA – Thunder Bay
Branch
WHAT WAS THE MINDING OUR
BODIES PILOT PROJECT?
• Pilot project was an initiative of CMHA, ON in
partnership with YMCA ON and York University’s
Faculty of Health with the support of Ontario
Ministry of Health Promotion through the
Communities in Action Fund
• MOB was a 2 year project (ending Mar. 2010)
• Goal of MOB – promote active living, create
opportunities for people with serious mental
illness to support recovery
ENERGIZE YOUR MIND BODY AND
SPIRIT –
CMHA Thunder Bay Branch
• Focus Group organized in Jan. / 09
• 8 members attended the focus group
• Identified barriers to physical activity,
benefits of engaging in physical activity
and identified preferred activities
CMHA Thunder Bay Proposal
• To offer a variety of physical activity
programs through structured time blocks
• To offer monthly health and wellness /
educational sessions on a variety of topics
• To actively involve consumer leaders in
program planning and implementation
• To plan for sustainability of physical
activity programs upon project completion
CMHA Thunder Bay Branch
receives funding for the
MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT
May – October 2009
“MOBATS” or the Minding Our
Bodies Action Team 2011
 3 CONSUMER LEADERS
 5 STAFF
 REC LEADERSHIP INTERN
STUDENT –
CONFEDERATION COLLEGE,
JAN. – APRIL 2011
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Our Vision:
A community where people are empowered to achieve
healthy and meaningful lives.
Working Together To Discover Your Hopes and Dreams
By taking an active leadership role in your recovery you
can and will regain hope for a brighter future.
Member’s Information Board
Member’s Information Board
PARTICIPACTION MESSAGE
FROM THUNDER BAY
MOB ACTIVITIES OFFERRED
• Weekly walks
• Bowling
• Hatha yoga
• Baseball
• Gym activities (floor hockey / basketball)
• Marina sports (bocce, croquet, frisbee and
badminton)
• Horseshoes
• Complex Aquabics and Dry Land Activities
Educational Sessions Offered
• Diabetes Session
• Nutritional Meal Planning
• Healthy Body / Healthy Heart
• Safe Food Handling
• Smoking Cessation
• Arthritis Management
• Intro to Wii
• Intro to Tai Chi
• Monthly Fruit / Vegie Educational (2011)
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN :
• TO OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING
• TO OFFER PEER SUPPORT
• TO ACCOMODATE FOR MEMBERS’ SPECIAL
NEEDS
• TO MEET AT ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS
• TO OFFER REGULAR / CONSISTENT
PROGRAMMING
• TO UTILIZE A VARIETY OF PROMOTIONAL
STRATEGIES
• TO OFFER BACKUP PROGRAMMING IN
THE EVENT OF PROGRAMMING
CANCELLATION
SUCCESSES OF PROJECT
TO DATE:
• MOB has become part of the Skills Development
culture and “meaningful day activity” service
programming
• Consumers are transitioning into fulfilling
leadership roles and developing leadership skills
• Members have developed physical activity skills
within their comfort level and physical ability
• Members’ physical health awareness has
increased
(SUCCESSES CONT’D)
• Members have participated in two focus groups
– Healthy Communities and development of the
Eating Well for Mental Health proposal
• A Nutrition Education Component was adopted
into the MOB programming Jan. / 11
• Community partnerships have been maintained
• The Minding Our Bodies Action Team continues
to meet post project with most of the original
members
(SUCCESSES CONT’D)
• MOB has adopted an intake and
orientation process
• MOB member registrations have grown
• MOBATs are looking to the future to
continue growing / sustaining
opportunities for the members of CMHA
Thunder Bay
REGISTERED MEMBERS
FOR THE PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY PROGRAMS
Members registered (Oct. / 09) = 45
Members registered (Mar. / 11) = 66
(Members do not need to register to attend
educational sessions.)
CMHA Thunder Bay Branch
MINDING OUR BODIES
MOVING
FORWARD
(MOVING FORWARD)
• We are in the process of completing program
descriptions with defined goals / objectives
and outcome measures.
• We will consider more leadership opportunities in
peer support.
• We will re-engage past members in the physical
activity programming through a variety of
strategies.
• We will continue to be creative in developing new
low cost / no cost programs in the future.
• We will participate in the City of Thunder Bay,
Quality of Life consumer focus group May / 11.