Primary Contact
Chelsy Winters
Senior Director of Community Health / Coalition Director
Contact via email
Mission statement
Top 10 is a coalition comprised of over 110 partners from multiple sectors and including health care providers, businesses, area non-profits, and academia, that works to decrease the burden of chronic disease by developing a culture of health in Central Indiana. The YMCA of Greater Indianapolis serves as the backbone organization for the Top 10 Coalition.
Actions
Actions are activities derived from the Plan 2020 planning process that a partner has committed to implement.
Top 10 Coalition is working on the following actions:
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Complete a policy scan in each of the four focus areas – built environment, nutrition, physical activity, tobacco prevention and cessation – to determine a policy agenda, including support of policies that align with Top 10 partners’ advocacy efforts
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2016
Progress
100%
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Complete Coalition Partner Survey and identify necessary partner gaps. Recruit 80% of targeted partners, and engage 75% of current partners
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
84%
We are focused on engaging the partners identified in our yearly partner survey currently, in addition, 69% of current partners are engaged regularly in the work.
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Continue to convene a “coalition of coalitions” to ensure Central Indiana health coalition coordinators are working together
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
27%
Meetings continue to be held twice per year to encourage alignment and teamwork among Indianapolis area health coalitions
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Develop a communication plan, ensuring both Top 10 partners and the general public are aware of the coalition, partner successes, and health improvements in Central Indiana
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
40%
Annual report released in May 2017, next planned release of data is May 2018.
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Identify opportunities for partnerships with the parks departments and other community stakeholders
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
50%
Parks now sits on Top 10’s steering committee and attends monthly
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Work with partners to ensure Health by Design priorities are advanced through community-based activities, events, plans and projects
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
33%
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Support collaboration and alignment with the Indy Food Council to increase access to fruits and vegetables
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
30%
The Indy Food Council and Top 10 continue to meet monthly to ensure alignment
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Provide technical assistance to local restaurants and other food environment venues to promote the implementation of menu labeling and nutrition standards
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
40%
There are currently 4 food venues engaged in technical assistance, with a goal of adding one more in 2017
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Support Indy Hunger Network and the Nutrition Cooking Education Mapping team in implementing the cooking education pilot, and launch of cooking education to at least 5 sites beyond pilot
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2017
Progress
80%
The pilot is complete, and we are now working collectively on a proposal to continue Cooking Matters beyond the pilot
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Develop and disseminate a protocol for use by health care providers to integrate physical activity recommendations and referral for physical activity into office practice
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
33%
There are 2 systems using a physical activity or exercise vital sign currently
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Encourage healthcare providers and/or clinicians to assess physical activity behaviors of their patients during visits through use of an exercise vital sign
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
33%
There are 2 systems using a physical activity or exercise vital sign currently
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Increase number of public schools implementing shared use policies or practices
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
23%
As of fall 2016, there are 67 schools currently open for community physical activity
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Work with Indiana State Department of Health to update and disseminate the small business toolkit
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
September 30, 2016
Progress
50%
The small business toolkit has been updated and is currently in review at ISDH
Strategy
Decrease the burden of chronic disease, increase the number of kids at a healthy weight (through the partnership with JumpIN), and improve the health of Central Indiana communities.
Action
Work with partners to ensure Smoke Free Indy priorities are advanced through community-based activities, events, plans and projects
Start Date:
September 1, 2015
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
45%