MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT

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MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT

• CMHA Thunder Bay Branch

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WHAT WAS THE MINDING OUR BODIES PILOT PROJECT?

• Pilot project was an initiative of CMHA, ON in
  partnership with YMCA ON and York Universitys
  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

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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

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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

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CMHA Thunder Bay Branch receives funding for the
MINDING OUR BODIES PROJECT
May October 2009
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MOBATS or the Minding Our Bodies Action Team
2011

• 3 CONSUMER LEADERS
• 5 STAFF
• REC LEADERSHIP INTERN STUDENT CONFEDERATION
  COLLEGE, JAN. APRIL 2011

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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.

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Members Information Board
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Members Information Board
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PARTICIPACTION MESSAGE FROM THUNDER BAY
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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

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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)

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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

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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

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(SUCCESSES CONTD)

• 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

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(SUCCESSES CONTD)

• 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

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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.)
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CONSUMER LEADERS HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL IN THE
SUCCESS OF IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING A HEALTH
PROMOTION PROGRAM AT CMHA. CONSUMERS HAVE
ACTED AS ROLE MODELS, SUPPORTIVE PEERS AND
ADVOCATES OF HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES CONSUMERS
HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES,
FOCUS GROUPS, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND BI-MONTHLY
MOBAT MEETINGS
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CMHA Thunder Bay Branch MINDING OUR BODIES
MOVING FORWARD
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(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.