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Title: A Collaborative of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation


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A Collaborative of the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation addressing the convergence of
animal and public health
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Our Purpose To bring together diverse
stakeholders to create sustainable approaches
for global to local cooperation in addressing the
threat of new and emerging infectious diseases.
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The Approach to connect the vision of global
thinkers with the
activism of
local communities
to promote preparedness.
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A global approach
  • Focus areas
  • Create a decade map addressing the long-term
    convergence of health communities.
  • Assemble a diverse, international group to
    devise encompassing strategies and approaches.
  • Implement identified action items, such as
    solutions to specific challenges or the adoption
    of sustainable actions.

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A national initiative
  • Focus areas
  • Build the capacity and infrastructure of
    non-governmental public health through the
    provision of resources to strengthen leadership,
    management, programs and services.
  • Engage Affiliates in the national Get Ready
    campaign which provides pandemic preparedness
    resources.

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A focus on communities
  • Focus areas
  • Protect the publics health by preparing
    underserved and disenfranchised communities for
    infectious diseases.
  • Enhance community involvement in preparing for
    and responding to threats to community health.
  • Promote community-based projects that explore
    innovative preparedness solutions.

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Benefits of the Collaborative
  • Synergistic support across disciplines
  • Broad engagement of stakeholders
  • Integration of planning, programs and evaluation
  • Creation of key partnerships
  • Foundation for future initiatives
  • and increased
    preparedness for
  • new and emerging
    infectious diseases

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Our Goals Deliverables
  • To capture a global vision for addressing
    challenges
  • To establish priorities for the future
  • To promote non-governmental capacity
  • To establish resources for preparedness
  • To better prepare underserved communities
  • and to increase cooperation in
    preparing
  • for new and emerging
    infectious diseases

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For more information on the Kellogg
Collaborative, please consult our
website www.globaltolocalhealth.org
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The MATCH Project is a community-based
preparedness initiative of the University of
South Carolina
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Our Purpose To protect the publics health now
and in the future by preparing for new and
emerging infectious diseases and to ensure that
communities particularly underserved and
disenfranchised communitiesare able to
effectively mobilize against threats to community
health.
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The MATCH Project Goals
  • To engage with key partners to address the
    convergence of animal and human health.
  • To facilitate the engagement of Minority Serving
    Institutions in a meaningful partnership to
    enhance public health preparedness at the
    community level.
  • Produce a capacity-building training program
    that promotes community involvement and
    innovation.

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Our Approach
To ensure a broad geographic reach and
appropriate community-level immersion, USC is
engaging the network of 1890 Institutionsparticul
arly their Extension Servicesas partners in
fostering community engagement. The involvement
of Extension administrators and their agents will
serve to ensure a community focus and will
promote meaningful partnership with multiple
local stakeholders.
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1890 Land-Grant Institutions
www.nasulgc.org
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Partnership Overview
  • The partnership aims to
  • Protect the publics health now and in the
    future
  • Prepare for new and emerging infectious diseases
  • Address collaboration/coordination deficiencies
  • Incorporate community, national, and
    international
  • voices in science-based dialogues

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Our Timeline
Spring 2007 Site visits to all 1890
Institutions May 2007 Formal needs assets
assessment June 2007 Meeting with Extension
administrators October 2007 Training event in
Atlanta Winter 2008 Support community
projects May 2008 Capstone event in Atlanta
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Direct Benefits to Partners
  • USDA Strategic Goals
  • Enhance economic opportunities for agricultural
  • procedures
  • Support increased economic opportunities and
  • improved quality of life in rural America
  • Enhance protection and safety of the Nations
  • agriculture and food supply
  • Improve the Nations nutrition and health
  • Protect and enhance the Nations natural
    resource
  • base and environment

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1890 Extension Partners
mentors
Community Projects
mentors
Community Stakeholders
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Desired Outcomes
  • Increased community preparedness for new and
    emerging infectious diseases
  • Enhanced collaboration among community
    stakeholders in preparedness activities
  • Increased awareness of the unique needs of
    underserved and disenfranchised communities

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For more information, please contact Dr.
Saundra Glover Associate Dean for Health
Disparities Social Justice Arnold School of
Public Health Director USC Institute for
Partnerships to Eliminate Health
Disparities 803-251-6300 sglover_at_gwm.sc.edu
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