Our Mission and Vision he Quad City Health Initiative (QCHI) is a community partnership in active pursuit of a healthier community. Our definition of a healthy community includes all aspects of our region’s physical, Tmental, economic, social and environmental health including issues of access, affordability and quality. The Initiative seeks to be a catalyst for improving the health and overall quality of life within the Quad City community. The Initiative raises awareness of health issues, encourages or creates projects to address gaps in health services and fosters community collaboration in all aspects of health.

“To plant is to prophesy and the harvest answers and fulfills.” Robert G. Ingersoll, Author

As I reflect on the last five years, I realize it takes a special leap of faith to invest time and resources in a project that intends to measure progress over many years. Most people are used to thinking in the short term, what needs to be done today or next week. The organizations and the people listed in this report took that leap of faith and helped the Quad City Health Initiative.

Today, QCHI is more successful than I even hoped it would be. It is truly a collaborative effort, and we have more and more people who are get- ting involved and investing in a healthier community everyday. Involvement is critical because although QCHI can identify community issues, we need to leverage all the resources we have locally to meet our community’s challenges.

Our community has talented individuals and organizations already in place working on almost any issue you can imagine. Our goal is to bring them together to share ideas and work together on solutions. QCHI then helps translate those ideas into action. We hope our processes and projects serve as an example to others who want to improve the health and quality of life in our region. A healthy community . . . D Practices ongoing dialogue. My personal goal is to see the Quad City area noted from coast to coast D Embraces diversity. as one of the healthiest places to live. That will take even a bigger leap of D Shapes its future. faith and an entire community’s effort. We face many challenges but I am D so impressed with the way so many have stepped up to help that I know a Knows itself. healthier community is in our future. D Generates leadership everywhere. Richard L. “Bud” Phillis, M.D. (Retired) D Connects people and resources. Quad City Health Initiative Board Chair D Creates a sense of community.

Health Research and Educational Trust “Growth is the only In any community or organization, there is always a tension between evidence of life.” addressing current issues and planning for the future. On the occasion of John Henry the Quad City Health Initiative’s 5th anniversary, we celebrate the leadership of our sponsors, community partners and volunteers who have transcended the urgencies of today and made an investment of time and resources in addressing for the long-term our community’s important issues.

The issues we’ve tackled are not for the feint of heart---access to care, lifestyle behaviors, teenage pregnancy, tobacco use-- are all complex, multifaceted and at times intractable. With its support and participation in our projects, however, the Quad City community has demonstrated its commitment to improving health and quality of life. Our work together has already had many successes that we are happy to showcase in this report. But moreover, the growing spirit of collaboration and cooperation across organizations and individuals has the potential to transform the social and economic health of our region. It has been a privilege to work with the QCHI Board and volunteers over the last two years. As we build the future together, anything is possible.

Nicole Andres Carkner Quad City Health Initiative Project Coordinator

Our Staff Nicole A. Carkner, Quad City Health Initiative Project Coordinator Rebecca J. Anderson, Quad City Health Initiative Assistant The Quad City Health Initiative in 2004 • A community partnership of over 400 individuals • A preceptor site for University of at Chicago working to improve the health status and quality College of Nursing, QC Regional Program. of life in our community. • An active member of DavenportOne, Bettendorf • A 35-member community board representing local Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Quad City Chamber health departments, providers, insurers, social service of Commerce, and Council on Community Services. agencies, educators, businesses, media, law • A local partner of United Way of the Area enforcers, foundations and governments. on issues related to dental care access, community • An umbrella organization for the facilitation and assessment and advocacy. management of six community project teams • Recognized regionally in both and Illinois for addressing issues of access to dental care, diet and healthy community work and a member of the national exercise patterns, heat related illness prevention, Association for Community Health Improvement. access to children’s health insurance, tobacco use, and teenage pregnancy. • Funded by major grants from Genesis Health System, Trinity Regional Health System and Royal Neighbors • Author of the Quad City Community Health of America. Assessment, a comprehensive analysis of the health status of Rock Island County, IL and Scott County, IA. “To find the right trail is the problem. And when found…from that moment until life’s end… there is constant growth.” – Jens Jensen, landscape architect

Quad City Health Initiative Five Years and Growing

Growing an organization from an idea is much like growing a garden from seed. It starts with a dream and a plan, but in order for it to develop and bloom it needs commitment and care. Our five-year anniversary is a milestone. It is a time to celebrate and a time to reflect, but it is also a time to plan and look to the future.

How It All Began “The real catalyst that led to the idea of starting the Quad City Health Before the Quad City Health Initiative seed was planted, Trinity Initiative (QCHI) was a presentation that we heard in 1998 by health Regional Health System and Genesis Health System were both futurist, Leland Kaiser,” says Dr. Richard Phillis, M.D. (Retired) and concerned about building a healthy community as were many other current QCHI Board Chair. organizations in the Quad City area. “Kaiser talked about the ‘Healthy Community’ concept and what that “In 1995 Trinity Regional Health System made a commitment to allocate means in a broad sense. There are many determinants of a healthy funds to improve the community’s health,” says Berlinda Tyler-Jamison, community from the economy and housing to the environment and President of Trinity Health Foundation and a member of the QCHI recreation. We need to understand that having a healthy Executive Committee. “The funds committed were in addition to the community for some people may mean that you can order pizza charitable resources that Trinity was already allocating at that time. This at 1 A.M and feel safe opening your door. Neighborhood safety is was a trustee initiated and driven initiative. Trinity’s board of trustees one aspect of health. He also made the point that we need to take believed very strongly that given our organization’s religious legacies care of our own ship. We need to take ownership of our community and role in the community, it was incumbent upon us to embrace and and the things that make it healthy.” demonstrate corporate social accountability. Such social accountability easily led to our participation in and initiation, with Genesis, of the Dr. Phillis and several others who heard the presentation thought Quad City Health Initiative.” that Kaiser’s points struck home and in October of 1998 they brought Leland Kaiser to the Quad Cities to speak. At the same time Genesis Health System was working with the Quad City Coalition on Health trying to change the culture of the community “We knew if something was going to be done we needed to involve toward tobacco and its use. “We were also working with Dr. Cannon, the entire community,” Dr. Phillis says. “Over 400 people heard his a retired dentist, who was providing dental care to children whose presentation. After that meeting, 60 people signed up saying they families couldn’t afford it,” says Dr. James Lehman, Vice President would like to be involved in an effort to improve the health of our of Quality for Genesis Health System and a member of the QCHI community.” Executive Committee. “Part of my job description is to work with area organizations and individuals on creating a healthier community.” Collaboration and Cooperation is the Key to Success

A study committee was put together and they worked on defining In December of 2001, Trinity and Genesis Health Systems co-funded and developing the concept for an organization. In the summer of an office and hired Nicole Carkner as the QCHI Project Coordinator. 1999, the Quad City Health Initiative grew out of those meetings In 2002, a part-time assistant, Becki Anderson, was added. It was and was “self-empowered” to attack the issues that needed also in 2002 that QCHI took on its biggest project to date, hiring to be addressed. The QCHI established an Executive Committee Professional Research Consultants, Inc. to conduct a comprehensive and a community Board, including over 30 representatives of local community health assessment. health departments, providers, insurers, social service agencies, “The community health assessment was a major step. It helped us educators, businesses, media, law evaluate where we were in relation to the enforcers, foundations and governments. rest of the on issues of health From the beginning this was a collaborative “The best news though is that the status,” says Carkner. “We learned that our effort. “Our common goal was to move rates for obesity and heart disease are the community health needle up and this Initiative has only just begun. above the national norm. The community was a place where we became partners, health assessment also helped us to where we could collaborate and cooperate,” We know that our community quantify the magnitude of problems such as says Tyler-Jamison. faces many challenges well dental care access for the underserved.” The first issue identified was the need to Two new project teams were created in inform low-income families about the beyond the focus of traditional response to the assessment: Wellness availability of health insurance for their Warriors and Smiles For All. children. There were already two health care, but the Initiative is The rest, as they say, is history. In just a programs in place providing the year and a half, the Wellness Warriors insurance-- KidCare in Illinois and hawk-i firmly rooted in the belief that and Smiles For All teams have attracted in Iowa. “The problem was awareness,” 135 volunteer members, created says Dr. Phillis. “The first project we we have all the resources we community plans for action and started created was Kids HealthNet. Our goal need locally to make our to implement exciting new efforts. was to inform parents about the programs available and help them sign up. Our community vibrant. We have The Wellness Warriors have focused on efforts were very successful and we building awareness of healthy lifestyles estimate that we have now reached an abundance of talented people and supporting Quad City residents in almost all of those who are eligible making healthy choices regarding diet for the insurance and at least informed and caring organizations. The and exercise. Smiles For All, with the them about the opportunity.” assistance of the local dental care first five years of QCHI has community, has opened up new doors Extreme summertime heat and the for access to care to needy individuals. problems it creates for people with health stirred our community’s passion issues was the catalyst for the creation “One of our primary goals is to foster of the Heat Emergency Task Force, the and commitment to collaboration. collaboration,” says Carkner, “and the second QCHI project. Warnings were results of collaboration can be astonishing. issued when the heat index reached Our achievements are boundless For example, Smiles For All’s partnership 95 degrees and cooling centers were with the United Way’s Success by 6 Oral set up where people could get water and when we work together.” Health Task Force and Community Health relief during the heat of the day. The Care, Inc. led to our community’s receipt group also worked with community Nicole A. Carkner, QCHI Project Coordinator of a $50,000 national grant to create an agencies to distribute fans and later oral health volunteer care network. This air conditioners to those in need. was truly an unexpected triumph for the first year of a new project.” Two other critical health issues were identified early on. Teenage “The best news though is that the Initiative has only just begun,“ pregnancy was the focus of the Quad-Cities Coalition on Adolescent says Carkner. “We know that our community faces many challenges Sexuality and Pregnancy (QCCASP), and Tobacco-Free QC emerged well beyond the focus of traditional health care, but the Initiative is from the Quad City Coalition on Health to address the health issues firmly rooted in the belief that we have all the resources we need created by smoking. locally to make our community vibrant. We have an abundance of talented people and caring organizations. The first five years of QCHI “The success of these projects helped us move to the next level,” has stirred our community’s passion and commitment to collaboration. says Dr. Phillis, “which meant funding an office and hiring staff.” Our achievements are boundless when we work together.” “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” –Albert Einstein

What is Health? Quad City Community Health Status is: Health Assessment 50% Lifestyle and behavior. In 2002 QCHI conducted a comprehensive community health assessment for Rock Island 20% Environment. and Scott Counties with the help of Professional Research Consultants, Inc. 20% Human biology. The study included:

10% Medical care. D A randomized telephone survey of 800 community members representative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Canadian Health Ministry and Tyler Norris Quad City population in terms of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, as well as geographic locators.

D Examination of existing data from the Illinois and Iowa Departments of Public Health and the Rock Island and Scott County Departments of Health, among others. What Makes a Healthy D A series of five focus groups to gain the perspectives of community leaders, social service Community? providers, educators, physicians, allied health professionals and business leaders. Critical Determinants of How We Rated a Healthy Community: The QCHI 2002 Quad City Community Health Assessment identified several areas of Low crime rate. opportunity which were summarized in an article written by Jules Irish for the Business Good place to bring up children. News Quarterly, a publication of the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce. Low level of child abuse. According to the results of the Health Assessment, the Quad cities ranked “worse” than other communities in the United States on 17 issues. Those concerns, in alphabetical Not afraid to walk late at night. order, are: Good schools. D Adolescent Pregnancy – The proportions of births to girls under 18 in Rock Island and Strong family life. Scott counties have tracked higher than respective statewide proportions for most of the High environmental quality. past decade. Good jobs & healthy economy. D Adult and Youth Tobacco Use – One out of four Quad City adults currently smoke Excellent race relations. cigarettes, twice that of the Healthy People 2010 goal; one-third of the adolescents Low teenage pregnancy. have tried smoking, and one out of five currently smokes. Low homelessness. D Alcohol and Drug Abuse – Alcohol use among men and young adults is high. Low infant mortality. Adults rating 9 or 10 on a 10 point scale, Survey results from The Healthcare Forum, 1994 D Breathing Disorders – Indicators of respiratory disease are D Nursing Recruitment and Retention – The ratios of nursing relatively high in both counties; 13% of adults and 16% of professionals in Scott County are lower than statewide ratios. children have been diagnosed with D asthma; a significant share of adults Obesity, Diet and Exercise - 64.1% report breathing problems attributed “Over a number of years, of surveyed Quad City adults are over- to the environment. weight. This compares to 58.9% folks have leaned on state nationwide. Age-adjusted death rates D Cost of Prescriptions – 13.6% of for heart disease in Rock Island and adults in the Quad Cities report and federal resources to solve Scott counties have tracked higher they have gone without a needed health concerns. With than respective statewide and national prescription in the past year because rates. Heart disease is the leading they could not afford it. diminishing state and cause of death in both counties and stroke is the third leading cause of death. D Dental Care Access for Low federal money, it is now Income Populations – Assessment essential for the local D Sexually Transmitted Diseases – focus group participants uniformly Chlamydia infection has been consistently acknowledged that dental care access community to take care of high in both counties over the past for low-income populations is a severe years and gonorrhea rates are likewise need in the Quad Cities. itself. By working together high, particularly in Scott County. we can do more with less.” D Exposure to Secondhand Smoke – D Quality of Life Issues Nearly one-half of Quad City adults Richard L. “Bud” Phillis, M.D. The following quality of life issues were (Retired) and QCHI Board Chair are worried that secondhand smoke identified as concerns: is damaging their health. Displacement and Homelessness. Family Violence. D High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol - More than one out Public Education. of four Quad City adults have been diagnosed with high blood Violent Crime. pressure and/or high cholesterol. For more information about the results of the 2002 Quad City D Lung and Prostate Cancer – Lung and prostate cancers Community Health Assessment visit the QCHI website at are the leading causes of cancer deaths in the Quad Cities; www.qchealthinitiative.org. age-adjusted cancer death rates are above respective state and national rates.

“At the heart of community change is how each of us rises to the occasion of being a member of the community . . . We must discover what our shared values are and then act upon them to build a healthier community.” –- Tyler Norris, Consultant Smiles For All

he Dental Care Team seeks to increase access to dental care prevention and treatment services for the underserved. The project team was organized in December 2002 and has T created a collaborative plan for action. Team workgroups are tasked with implementing plans to improve access for low-income individuals of all ages living in the Quad Cities. Project Contacts “Our hope,” says Karen Dowsett, Smiles For All Co-Chair, “is that more individuals will Karen Dowsett, Project Co-Chair realize that access to dental care is a key issue for many families in the Quad Cities and that Jill McLaughlin, Project Co-Chair new partners will join us in finding local solutions to this challenge.” Project Participants Project Goals and Objectives Advanced Radiology Diagnostic Centers 1. Develop a collaborative partnership with the local dental community. Alternatives for the Older Adult 2. Increase access to dental care prevention services for the underserved. Center for Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI) 3. Increase access to dental care treatment services for the underserved. Child Health Specialty Clinics Churches United of the Quad City Area Project Accomplishments Community Child Care Resource and Referral Center Smiles For All Activities: Community Health Care, Inc. D Distributed approximately 1,300 dental care educational brochures to new parents Community Members Davenport Community School District through Welcome Baby packets. Family Medical Center D Organized four oral health education sessions for seniors. Friendship Manor D Genesis Health Group Assembled 5,000 oral health prevention kits which were distributed through Churches Genesis Health System United’s food pantry network and senior citizen meal sites. Girl Scouts of the Mississippi Valley, Inc. D Received a $10,000 grant from Trinity Health Foundation to continue the production Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N. Head Start and distribution of oral health prevention kits in 2004. Iowa-Illinois Health Solutions ISU Scott County Extension D Provided oral health care to 122 children at Christina’s Smile Children’s Dental Clinic with Mercer County Health Department the help of 18 volunteer dentists and 17 community volunteers. Raised $5,175 for Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency Christina’s Smile sponsorship. Private Dental Practices Project NOW Community Action Agency D Researched policy remedies for access to care issues, best practices, potential partners Quad Cities Oral Health Partners and potential programs. Rock Island County Health Department D Hosted eight graduate nursing students conducting research on oral health care needs Rock Island County Senior Center Rock Island School District Head Start of the elderly. School Health Link D Team was featured in An Anthology of Exemplary Oral Health Programs in the State of Illinois. Scott Community College Scott County Health Department Quad Cities Oral Health Partners Activities (with Success by 6 and Community Trinity Parish Nurse Program Health Care, Inc.): Trinity Regional Health System D Secured a $50,000 grant from ADA/Volunteers in Health Care to design and pilot UIC/Division of Specialized Care a Volunteer Care Network. for Children United Neighbors, Inc. D Supported work and planning for annual United Way of the Quad Cities Area Give Kids a Smile Day (coordinated by Wells Fargo Bank Success by 6) in February 2004. D Sponsored a physician and dentist continuing education event in April 2004. D Secured a $5,000 grant from ADA/Harris Fund to create public service announcements that educate children ages 8 - 18 on oral health care. Smiles For All Co-Chairs Karen Dowsett and Jill McLaughlin. Project Contacts Tom McGovern, Project Co-Chair Wellness Jerry Jones, Project Co-Chair Project Participants Warriors 100 Black Men of the Quad Cities Alternatives for the Older Adult American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Red Cross of the Quad Cities he Lifestyle team supports Quad City residents in making healthy choices regarding Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley diet and exercise. The team was organized in December of 2002 and has created Carleton Life Support Systems a collaborative plan for action. Team workgroups are tasked with implementing the Child Health Specialty Clinics T Churches United of the Quad City Area plan for the benefit of all the residents of the Quad Cities. City of Davenport “When I became aware of the 2002 Community Health Assessment,” says Tom McGovern, Project City of Moline Co-Chair and Partner in Cleaveland Insurance Group, “it confirmed the need we have in our City of Rock Island City of Rock Island Martin Luther King community to get people moving and eating right. The only way to control health care costs is Community Center to keep people out of the hospital by educating them on how to stay fit and be more healthy.” Cleaveland Insurance Group Community Health Care, Inc. Project Goals and Objectives Community Members Davenport Community School District Long Term Goals: Deere & Company 1. Decrease the percentage of adults with high blood pressure. Family Resources, Inc. Generations Area Agency On Aging 2. Decrease the percentage of adults with high cholesterol. Genesis Health Group 3. Decrease the percentage of adults and children who are overweight or obese. Genesis Health System Genesis Occupational Health Short Term Goals: Genesis Plaza Outpatient Clinic 1. Increase the number of adults and children who engage in regular daily exercise. Genesis VNA 2. Increase the number of adults and children who eat daily nutritious meals. Girl Scouts of the Mississippi Valley, Inc. Gloweb Industries 3. Increase the number of adults and children who receive regular screenings for health risk factors. Hearts of the Quad Cities Hy-Vee Food Store Project Accomplishments Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce D Integrity Integrated Co-sponsored with the Mississippi Valley Dietetic Association a conference on Promoting Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N. Healthy Eating Habits in Our Community in March of 2004 during National Nutrition Iowa-Illinois Health Solutions Month. Speakers included Julie Gieseman, a Hy-Vee corporate dietitian, Richard B. Elder, ISU Scott County Extension senior director at the International Food Information Council in Washington, D.C., Sue John Deere Health Care, Inc. MetroLink Clarahan, RD, a dietitian with Genesis VNA and Oncology Hematology and Tom Steidler, Midwest Dairy Council MSPT from Genesis Health Systems. Quad City media covered the event. Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center National MS Society, Greater IL Chapter D Launched a Speakers Bureau with two Wellness Speakers Days in April 2004 highlighting Palmer College of Chiropractic local expertise on the topics of cardiovascular health, nutrition, weight management, QC Senior Olympics exercise and stress management. Quad Cities Wellness & Rehab River Action D Partnered to promote a community walk for Robert Young Center for Community Employee Health and Fitness Day with the Quad Mental Health Rock Island County Health Department City YMCAs and John Deere Health Care, Inc. Rock Island County Regional Office of Education SBC D Began a community-wide education campaign School Health Link focused on encouraging healthy living Scott County Family Y including developing key messages, a Scott County Health Department directory of healthy living, a healthy dining Trinity Parish Nurse Program Trinity Regional Health System guide and projects around EF/NEP Trinity VNHA program expansion, church based wellness Two Rivers YMCA and health screenings. UIC College of Nursing, QC Regional Program United Way InfoLINK D Formed two Lighten Up Iowa Wellness Warriors University of Illinois Extension, teams to compete in 2004. Co-Chairs Jerry Jones Rock Island County Wildwood Designs and Tom McGovern. Work Fitness Center Y.O.U. Health & Wellness Consultant Project Contacts Richard L. Phillis, Project Chair Rebecca J. Anderson, Project Assistant Project Participants Alternatives for the Older Adult he Heat Emergency Task Force was created to promote awareness of measures to Augustana College prevent heat-related illnesses. The Task Force also distributes cooling equipment Center for Active Seniors (CASI) T such as fans and air conditioners to those in need and provides support for paying Churches United of the Quad City Area additional utility costs related to extreme weather conditions. Community Health Care, Inc. The target audience is homebound residents of the QCA and those individuals susceptible Davenport Electric Contract Company to excessive heat including the elderly, the disabled and persons with chronic disease. Generations Area Agency on Aging Genesis Health System The Task Force began operating in 2001. It launched its Heat Awareness campaign in Genesis VNA 2002 and distributed cooling equipment to those in need. Heat Emergency advisories Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living were issued by the Task Force via the media. The Task Force last met autumn 2002. Intouch Adult Day Services Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N. Project Goals and Objectives KWQC TV 6 1. Raise awareness of the effects extreme weather has on health. MidAmerican Energy 2. Meet 100% of the identified need for cooling equipment in the QCA through direct NewsChannel8 WQAD assistance or referrals. Project NOW Community Action Agency River Bend Transit 3. Assist 100% of those individuals identified in need with unmanageable utility expenses SEAP due to extreme weather. St. John’s Lutheran Church “What we were surprised about is that a lot of the high-rises don’t have air conditioners,” says Trinity Parish Nurse Program Lynda Vogt of Intouch Adult Day Services, “and those that did, couldn’t afford to run them.” Trinity Regional Health System Trinity Senior Services Project Accomplishments Trinity VNHA D Five air conditioners were purchased and installed for individuals in need in 2001. Sixty air conditioners were purchased and distrib- uted in 2002.

D Approximately 490 fans were distributed free of charge in 2001 and 300 in 2002.

D Seven cooling sites were established and available during heat emergencies in 2001.

“Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.” –Susan Taylor Kids HealthNet (affiliate project)

ids HealthNet was created to promote awareness and enrollment in the Illinois (KidCare) and Iowa (hawk-i) state-funded health insurance programs for children. Project Contacts K The Kids HealthNet project workgroup was formed in 1999 and the awareness campaign was first launched in March 2000 followed by a second campaign in 2002. Kids HealthNet Toll Free Line (1-800-656-1324) The target audience is families who do not have or cannot afford health insurance at their place of work but who do not meet the guidelines for Medicaid. Marion Meginnis, Project Chair Tammy Uskavitch, Project Coordinator Project Goals and Objectives Paula Ramos, Outreach Worker 1. Make 100% of the estimated eligible families aware of the coverage available under the Peggy Patch, Outreach Worker state funded health insurance programs for children. 2. Assist 100% of the parents who indicate interest in the programs with completing and Project Participants submitting applications to the insurance programs. Augustana College Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce “One of our biggest challenges,” says Marion Meginnis, Project Chair and President and General Community Health Care, Inc. Manager of WQAD, “was how do we market this program? This is a fluid population, people Iowa-Illinois Health Solutions relocate and they move in and out of the program depending on their work and financial situation.” ISU Scott County Extension Project Accomplishments NewsChannel8 WQAD Rock Island City Department D As of April of 2004, 60% of the targeted children have coverage and nearly 100% of the of Human Services eligible families in the QCA have been contacted. Scott County Health Department D WQAD has produced television spots that have been shared with other media outlets in Success By 6 the QCA. The local newspapers have also helped get the message out. United Way of the Quad Cities Area UIC/Division Of Specialized Care D Over 5,527 calls have been fielded since the start of the program. for Children D Iowa Governor Vilsack and former Vice-President Al Gore have praised the program for its accomplishments. Meginnis says the project has evolved and its success is based on an incredible collaboration and sharing of knowledge across state lines. “We have developed an extensive network reaching out to doctors, nurses and educators. One of our big breakthroughs was connecting with the kindergarten roundups.” She gives special credit to Community Health Care for championing the program and serving as a home for it. “The challenge for the future,” Meginnis adds, “is getting and tracking renewals since program participants must renew each year.”

“We did not weave the web of life, we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.” - Chief Seattle Tobacco-Free Quad Cities (affiliate project) he TFQC coalition addresses all aspects of tobacco including education, cessation and product availability in the community. TFQC was created in 2000 and was formerly known as the Quad City Coalition on Health. Project Contacts T The target audience is individuals residing in both Rock Island and Scott Counties. The James A. Lehman, Project Chair coalition is currently active in the community addressing various tobacco concerns. JaNan Less, Project Coordinator “We are working to address every segment of the community,” says JaNan Less, Project Jennifer Johnson, Project Coordinator Coordinator and Community Health Consultant at Scott County Health Department. “Our goal is to reduce the impact of tobacco in our community through a grassroots effort that Project Participants involves everyone.” American Cancer Society Bettendorf School District Project Goals and Objectives Center for Alcohol and Drug Services, Inc. To change the culture of the community regarding tobacco use and exposure through: Community Health Care, Inc. Davenport Police Department 1. Preventing people from starting to use tobacco. Davenport School District 2. Promoting the cessation of tobacco usage. Division of Tobacco Use Prevention 3. Limiting the exposure to secondhand smoke. and Control 4. Decreasing the availability of tobacco products. Edgerton Women’s Health Clinic 5. Influencing tobacco related legislation. Genesis Cancer Center Genesis Health System “Teens acting as youth advocates have recently contacted legislators,” Less says. “New Iowa State Extension billboards with a tobacco message designed by students will be put up soon. We are also John Deere Health Care, Inc. working with businesses and the medical community to promote cessation in the North Scott School District workplace. One of our next goals is to reach college students.” Pleasant Valley School District Quad City Medical Society Office Rock Island County Health Department Project Accomplishments Rock Island Police Department D Implemented “Smoke-Free That’s Me” program in area schools reaching over 1,920 Scott County Health Department students across five school districts in 2003. Scott County Sheriff Department Spring Park Oral & Maxillofacial D Launched website www.tobaccofreeqc.org. Surgeons, P.C. Trinity Regional Health System D Presented tobacco education to 806 students in after-school progams in 2003. Work Fitness Center D Distributed 15,000 2002 Smoke Free Dining Guides in the community and released 2003 guides.

D Developed the “Time to Quit” cessation tool for physicians, dentists, chiropractors and other health professionals in the community. D Unveiled a new exhibition “Busy Bodies Healthy Choices” at the Family Museum of Arts and Science, Bettendorf, Iowa. “The Tobacco-Free Quad Cities Coalition has a great message that helps kids understand the importance of making good choices and having healthy bodies.” –Mrs. Schelin-White, At Risk-North Scott Junior High Quad-Cities Coalition on Adolescent Sexuality Project Contacts & Pregnancy (affiliate project) Angela Keesy, Project Chair Project Participants he QCCASP is a coalition of diverse community groups focused on reducing the teenage pregnancy rate in the Quad Cities. The coalition formed under this name in Bethany For Children & Families 1999 but predecessor groups extend back to 1980. Child Abuse Council T Churches United of the Quad City Area The target audience is teenagers ages 12-17 and their parents. City of Rock Island Martin Luther King Projects have included a media campaign, an informational website, parent education forums, Community Center and information and referral telephone lines for teens. The coalition last met June 2003. CPC Pregnancy Resources Davenport Community School District Project Goals and Objectives Life & Family Coalition Lutheran Social Services of IA 1. Reduce the teen pregnancy rate in the Quad Cities by 5% over 5 years. Maternal Health Center 2. Provide effective, timely assistance to pregnant teens. Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa 3. Provide meaningful, sustained assistance to teen parents. QC Affirming Diversity Project Accomplishments QC Teens for Life Riverdale School District D In October of 2002 QCCASP organized an Adolescent Robert Young Center for Community Pregnancy Prevention Conference Mental Health for those concerned about the effects of Rock Island County Council on Addictions adolescent pregnancy. Rock Island County Court Services D “Worth the Wait” media campaign (Dec. 2000- Rock Island County Health Department Jan. 2002) reached 85% of the teenagers from Rock Island County Regional Office 12-17 years of age an average of 5.6 times during of Education its first 10 months. School Health Link St. Pius Teen Life D 50,000 wallet cards, 250 posters, and 10,000 University of Illinois Extension, bookmarkers highlighting the Information and Referral Rock Island County lines were created. These were distributed at local schools and service agencies.

D Organized eight parent education sessions addressing a wide array of issues related to teen sexuality and equipping parents to discuss these issues with teens. Team Members Smiles For All

Kara Ade Virginia Helble Linda Patton Robert Anderson Jim Horstmann Analisa Pearson Aimee Arvanitis Mary Jo Huddleston Richard Phillis Jeffrey Bassman Valerie Inman Ron Quay Maureen Brotherton Kelly Jacobs Sylvia Roba Fred Burnham Janice Kisner Anita Robacker Ann Campeau Jan Lawrence Kathy Schadel Rassoul Dastmozd James Lehman Lynne Schweppe Dr. Richard R. Garza along with Smiles Sarah Detweiler Diane Lopez Becky Sipes For All Co-Chairs Karen Dowsett and Jill Wendy DeWitt Peg Macek James Stewart McLaughlin helping to provide dental care Kris Downey Monica McColley Vera Stokes for school children at Frances Willard Karen Dowsett Rhonda McElroy Mary Suhr Elementary School in Rock Island. Angie Edmondson Jill McLaughlin Amy Thoreson KD Flick Dawn Moeller Berlinda Tyler-Jamison Karen Freda Sally O'Donnell Tammy Uskavitch Mo Hart Martha Owens Linda Woods Norma Heilmann

Christina’s Smile Children’s Dental Clinic Volunteer Dentists 2003 Bryan Blew Charles Johnson Brian Richards Brian Bollaert Casey Kenney Kevin Solis Fred Burnham Margarida Laub Muna Strasser Regina Erickson Charles LoGiudice Thomas E. Sullivan Joe Gillman Mitch Myers Steve VanSpeybroeck John Gnatovich John Naert John Williams

Wellness Warriors

Chris Adamson Missy Gowey Jo Nicholson Paula Arends Jill Green Carol Nickell Gary Bargstadt Judy Greiman Shauna Norby Martha Bazik-Rittmueller Linda Guebert Sally O’Donnell Vicki Bean Missy Hanssen Dan Osterman Karen Beshears Emma Hefford Lauryn Overstreet Sarah Betsworth Ellen Heisner Dennis Pauley Carol Brenner Andrea Helfrich Molly Pelzer Tony Calabrese Bettina Hermiston Rose Pena Ann Campeau Amanda Hess Ann Perdue Members of the Wellness Warriors (l -r) Carol Choutka Sharon Hodson Richard Phillis Kathleen Sparbel, Jody Kealey, Tom McGovern, Sue Clarahan Rose Hoenig Cheryl Reidenouer and Rose Hoenig welcomed speaker Richard Becky Clark Ruth Johnson Michael Richards Elder (center) at a nutrition conference for Lisa DeBates Jerry Jones Pam Rollison health care professionals. Lance DeBruine Victoria Kauzlarich Pam Rudsell Patrick Doherty Jody Kealey Daniel Saskowski Laura Domino Janice Kisner Kathy Schadel Brian Fellows Jennifer Koopmann Jerry Schroeder John Flaherty Leah Kurth Kathleen Sparbel Theresa Foes D'Ann Lagerblade Vera Stokes Gale Francione Troy Larson Betsy Tatro Michael Freda Lori Leipold Amy Thoreson MaryAnne Gale Michelle Lora Janet Treftz-Allen Rick Garrels Thomas McGovern Anne Wachel Jill Garvin Donna Medina Deborah Waymack Debbie Geisler Sharon Meister Dianne Williams Linda Gerber Carla Morse Todd Williams Charlott Glowacki Thomas Myers, Jr. Ginny Wilson-Peters Cheryl Goodwin Diane Nelson Marci Zogg Heat Emergency Task Force

Teresa Anderson Brinson Kinzer Mark Parrick Deana Carstens Janice Kisner Richard Phillis Kris Downey Jan Lawrence Jerry Schroeder Stacie Fidlar James Lehman Steve Swisher James Graham Diane Lopez Tammy Uskavitch Denise Heinrichs Donna Medina Lynda Vogt Virginia Helble Sandy Nichols Anne Wachel Jim Horstmann Wendy Olson

JEL Teens help educate young kids about Kids HealthNet tobacco at the Youth Fest.

David Baker Colleen Kannenberg Becky Sipes Larry Barker Marion Meginnis Kai Swanson Jennifer Best Peggy Patch Amy Thoreson Wendy DeWitt Richard Phillis Scott Tunnicliff Kathryn Griffith Paula Ramos Tammy Uskavitch Valerie Inman

Tobacco-Free Quad Cities

Chris Adamson Roger Fuerstenberg Chris Pekios Shalita Allen Renae Ganzer Richard Phillis Kathy Andresen Tedra Holland Ray Rangel Wendy Ballou Deb Ide Janet Rector Larry Barker Jennifer Johnson Jan Roberts Sue Berg Dave Knack Jennifer Rushton TFQC Coalition Members and special Jennifer Best James Lehman Bryce Schmidt guests participate in the ribbon cutting for Clifton Bethel JaNan Less Carol Schnyder the Busy Bodies Healthy Choices exhibit at Jeannie Bragg Lynn Longner Paul Smith the Bettendorf Family Museum. Libbet Brooke Sue Lydic Michael Sponsler Sharon Brooks Judy McFarlin Aaron Swanson Jim Chadwick Barb McFate Claudia Tarr Pat Christy Amy Miller Amy Thoreson Pam Cinadr Jo Nicholson Tammy Uskavitch Pat Doherty Shauna Norby Cathy Whittlesey Katie Embree Sherri Pauli Yvonne Wignant Theresa Foes Karen Payne Anne Williams

Quad-Cities Coalition on Adolescent Sexuality & Pregnancy

Diane Baker Lori Mariner Paul Showalter Karen Beshears Jerri Marti Amanda Stablein Libbet Brooke Ann McCarrell Kristia Tinsley Al Edgeworth Lynne Meeske Judy Trimble Sondra Engstrom Tom Mizeur Joe Vermeire John Flaherty Sally O’Donnell Renee Vonbehren Jennifer Holldorf CJ Payne Anne Wachel Shelly Huiskamp Richard Phillis Colleen Willman Michelle Hulsted Cheryl Reidenouer Pam Ziegler Fred Burnham, Carolyn Bileddo, Karen Angela Keesy Ida Robinson Dowsett and Jim Bishop at the launch of the Quad Cities Oral Health Partners. Team members listed are active as of May 2004. We apologize if any names have been omitted. Our Goals

• Raise Awareness – To increase the knowledge of consumers and providers about matters relevant to the health of the community.

• Develop Projects – To encourage the growth or development of new projects in the Quad Cities that address unmet needs or gaps in health service.

• Foster Collaboration – To bring consumers and/or providers together for the express purpose of coordinating services and maximizing resources to improve the health of the community.

• Develop Plans and Reports – To support the collection, tracking and reporting of data relevant to the health status of the community.

• Encourage Advocacy – To educate the community on grants, regulations, ordinances, policies, and legislation that will improve the health of the community.

• Access Funding – To heighten awareness and share information about private and public resources that are available to improve the health of the community.

Contact Information Mailing Address Phone: 563-421-2815 Quad City Health Initiative or 563-421-2826 Central Park Medical Pavilion, Suite 490 Fax: 563-421-1275 1227 East Rusholme Street www.qchealthinitiative.org Davenport, IA 52803 Board Members Dr. Robert Anderson Genesis Health Group Ms. Marion Meginnis NewsChannel8 WQAD Ms. Paula Arends Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce Ms. Sharon Meister Generations Area Agency on Aging Mr. Lawrence Barker* Scott County Health Department Mr. Dennis Pauley* SBC Dr. Fred Burnham Private Dental Practice Dr. Christine Petty John Deere Health Care, Inc. Ms. Karen Dowsett* Community Member Dr. Richard “Bud” Phillis* Community Member, QCHI Chair Ms. Rondi Doyle Royal Neighbors of America Ms. Sandra Potter-Marquardt Scott County Decategorization Program Mr. John Flaherty Rock Island County Regional Office of Education Rev. Ronald Quay Churches United of the Quad City Area Mr. Steve Flatt The Dispatch/The Rock Island Argus Ms. Anita Robacker Wells Fargo Bank Mr. Carl Freeman Community Member, Genesis Health System Dr. Edward Rogalski St. Ambrose University, Genesis Health System Representative Representative Ms. Cheryl Goodwin Family Resources, Inc. Mr. James Russell* Russell Construction Company Ms. Melinda “Missy” Gowey Genesis Health Services Foundation Mr. James Stewart* Community Health Care, Inc. Mr. Jerry Jones City of Rock Island Martin Luther King Community Center Mr. Kai Swanson Augustana College Mr. John Kiley United Way of the Quad Cities Area Ms. Wendy Trute* Rock Island County Health Department Mr. William Leaver* Trinity Regional Health System Ms. Berlinda Tyler-Jamison* Trinity Regional Health System Dr. James Lehman* Genesis Health System Ms. Cathy Whittlesey Quad City Medical Society Office Judge John McClean Circuit Court of Rock Island Ms. Ginny Wilson-Peters Integrity Integrated, Bettendorf Chamber of Mr. Thomas McGovern* Cleaveland Insurance Group Commerce Representative Ms. Jill McLaughlin* Community Member, Trinity Regional Health System Ms. Linda Woods Girl Scouts of the Mississippi Valley, Inc. Representative *Executive Committee Member