Toolkit Part 1

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Toolkit Part 1
Quick GuideFormatAdditional MaterialsBrief Description
A Healthy Community for the Green Family     6 minute videoVideo: A Healthy Community for the Green FamilyThis video shows how policies, systems, and the environment (PSE) influence a family's ability to make healthy choices. It can be used to help explain policy, systems, and environmental change interventions and the importance of including PSE work with direct education.
Common Language Group ActivityCommon Language Card Set In this group activity, participants interact with each other to gain a better understanding of terms typically used in health promotion work.
Community Perspectives Group ActivityCommunity Perspective Character cards In this group activity, participants take on designated roles and participate in a mock community engagement meeting. Participants are encouraged to see community health challenges with a fresh perspective.
Exploring Values Group ActivityExploring Values cards This activity prompts a group to examine how each person’s values inform decisions, and demonstrates the importance of understanding these different perspectives when working toward common goals.
Latino Health 17 min video with reflection

Internal Reflection Guide 

External Discussion Guide 

This video features a community-driven organization whose frontline staff are working across all levels of the Spectrum of Prevention as well as utilizing many principles of engagement.
101 on 1:1’s In-person activity 101 on one-to-ones Participant Guide This activity encourages participants to practice having one-to-one conversations in which they listen carefully to understand, and, through that understanding, build strong relationships.
Community Walking Assessment Group Activity

Community Walking Assessment Participant Guide 

PowerPoint presentation 

The Community Walking Assessment is a guide for observing assets and opportunities from a new perspective. It can be used individually to identify opportunities and inform decisions, or it can be used with community members and partners to better understand the need for PSE work.
What is Your Role at the RiverGroup ActivityPoster This activity can be used in a group setting to better understand the capacity of the group to collectively make steps toward sustainable health promotion.
Networking for ChangePresentationSee the Quick GuideThis presentation can be used to inform community partners about PSE approaches and the Spectrum of Prevention to strengthen collective work.
A Bed for the NightPoem and ReflectionA Bed for the Night Handout This poem and accompanying discussion questions illustrate the importance of both immediate, direct services and long-term sustainable solutions.