Understanding PSE

Policy r efer to laws, or dinances, man-

dates, regulations, or rules (formal and
informal) that affect everyone. For exam-
ple: an organizational policy that provides
time off during work hours for physical
activity.

System r efer s to changes that impact
all elements of an organization, institu-
tion, or system. An example of types of
system include: school, transportation,
parks and recreation, etc.

Environmental changes involve physi-
cal or material changes to the economic,
social, or physical environment. For ex-
ample: incorporating sidewalks, paths,
and bike routes.
Events/Programs vs. PSE
Events tend to be
One time, additive: often results
in short-term behavior, individual level,
not part of ongoing plan, short term, non-
sustaining.
PSE tends to be
Ongoing, foundational: often pro-
duces behavior change over time, policy
level, part of an ongoing plan, long term,
and sustaining.
Multisectoral
Approximately 162 million adult Ameri-
cans report having at least one of the following
chronic diseases: cancer, diabetes, hypertension,
stroke, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and
mental disorders...Part of the problem is that the
current healthcare system is predominantly reac-
tive, rather than proactive, focusing on the treat-
ment of individual illness and disease, rather than
fostering multisectoral community prevention initi-
atives, focusing on wellness, that would address the
whole personwhere they live, learn, work, and
play - HERO, 2014.

For more information about Healthy56258, please
contact us at:
E-mail: hci56258@gmail.com
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Creating Sustainability What is Healthy 56258?
My Marshall Healthy Community Initi-
ative looks to mobilize a cross-section of the
community to establish and sustain a health
improvement initiative that ignites a strong cul-
ture of health and wellness across the Marshall
area.
Mission Statement
In the past year, surveys have been con-
ducted about current health and to envision what
would make Marshall and those who live, work,
and play in our community healthy. The ques-
tions and answers are leading those of us in-
volved in Healthy56258, a healthy community
initiative, to imagine what all the possibilities that
a shared vision can achieve. We are creating a
sustainable initiative that will work to improve
nutrition and increase physical activity for those
who live, work, and play in Marshall through pol-
icy, system, and environmental changes.
Sustainability refers to systems and processes that
are held in place for years to come: maintaining
viability by using techniques that allow for contin-
ued reuse.
Sustainable change doesnt come from individual
action and choice. By addressing causes and im-
proving environments where we live, work, play,
learn, and receive healthcare, we can prevent many
people from becoming chronically ill.
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Lyon County is currently ranked 38 in Minnesota,
according to County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps, a program funded by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation, a nonprofit organization
aimed at helping communities striving to improve
health status and health opportunities.
Marshall needs to become a community that fos-
ters healthy behavior. Change does not come over-
night: just as bad habits have taken time to devel-
op, so does the good. Making the healthy choice
the easy choice can help immensely in implement-
ing that change.
Healthy
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