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Over the past several months, the Marion County Public Health Department team has hosted a series of interactive workshops, with the focus centered on discussions surrounding various methods of reducing gun violence. These meetings feature both youth and local provider participants conducting strategic marketing sessions with interactive exercises to further explore approaches to youth gun violence prevention, intervention, and reduction. Other activities include an opportunity to present their own unique creative works themed around gun violence prevention – culminating in an art gallery display.
The fourth workshop in an ongoing series will be hosted by the Marion County Public Health Department team in November. Click here to learn more!
11/7 – Youth Gun Violence Reduction Marketing Workshop & Logo Competition
The final Youth Gun Violence Reduction workshop occurred on November 7th at Martin University.
This workshop featured an in-depth presentation of the current status of the Community Resource Directory, designed to connect parents, caretakers, and youth with essential support services, including mental health and healthcare resources, mentoring programs, conflict resolution, and engaging activities such as sports, STEM programs, and the arts. This directory was designed to promote stability and enhance the overall quality of life for our community.
The winner of the Youth Logo Art Competition for the “Disarm Hate, Arm Love” initiative was also announced. The winner, Heather Stutz, was selected for her artwork “Blooming Bullets” by a panel of judges and presented with a $500 cash prize. This logo will be used on the Disarm Hate, Arm Love website where the powerful and creative works of young artists focused on themes of gun violence prevention and reduction will be showcased.
The Marion County Public Health Department also reviewed the Health First Indiana funding opportunity with a Q&A session. Applications for this grant close on 11/18/24, and can be accessed here.
All youth-serving organizations, families, and youth were invited to attend this workshop.
11/7 – Meeting Agenda
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Registration/Sign-In |
| 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Strategic Marketing Workshop Disarm Hate, Arm Love art initiative review Logo Competition Winner Announcement Presentation of Community Resource Directory Screening of Spotlight Organization Video |
| 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Tabletop Discussion and Feedback Slido Survey – Live Polling Open Floor for Feedback |
| 8:00 PM – 8:20 PM | Health First Indiana Funding Q&A |
| 8:20 PM – 8:30 PM | Wrap-Up |
11/7 – Meeting Materials
10/3 – Youth Gun Violence Reduction Strategic Marketing Workshop
The third workshop hosted by the Marion County Public Health Department team took place on October 3rd at Martin University.
This workshop featured an in-depth presentation of the current status of the Youth Gun Violence Reduction Directory, as well as Marion County Public Health Department’s sponsorship for community funding from Health First Indiana. Receiving this will help to improve core services for community health partners as well as neighborhood and grassroots organizations.
All providers, youth-serving organizations, and stakeholders were invited to attend.
10/3 – Meeting Agenda
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Strategic Marketing Workshop |
| 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM | Table-top Discussion and Feedback |
| 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM | Close and Actions |
10/3 – Meeting Materials
7/22 – Youth Gun Violence Reduction Workshop: Disarm Hate, Arm Love Art Competition
The second workshop hosted by the Marion County Public Health Department team took place on July 22nd at Martin University.
This workshop featured an art competition for youth with a cash prize. The participants presented their unique creative works over what “Disarm Hate, Arm Love” means to them. Additionally, local providers had the opportunity to participate in an interactive exercise with the youth, in order to better understand their needs and desired services.
7/22 – Meeting Agenda
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:45 AM | Buses arrive at CAFÉ Community Center & ROCK Community Center |
| 10:00 AM | Buses depart for Martin University |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Buses arrive at Martin University |
| 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM | Disarm Hate, Arm Love Art Gallery |
| 10:45 AM | Judges Arrive Dr. Caine Faith Blackwell Deidra Coleman |
| 11:00 – 11:15 AM | Emcee Welcomes All |
| 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM | Art Presentations with Live Judging |
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Lunch Boxes *Registered Only* |
| 12:30 – 12:45 PM | Strategic Marketing Workshop |
| 12:45 – 1:30 PM | Table-top Exercise: |
| 1:30 – 1:50 PM | Intergroup Dialogue |
| 1:50 – 2 PM | Close and Actions, Buses Arrive |
| 2:00 PM | Buses Depart |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM | Buses Arrive at Community Centers |
7/22 – Meeting Materials
4/30 – Youth Gun Violence Reduction Workshop
The first workshop hosted by the Marion County Public Health Department team took place on April 30th at Martin University.
This workshop featured an open forum dialogue between multiple local service organizations and youth. This allowed both sides the chance to hear from each other’s unique perspectives, as well as understand where gaps in provider outreach continue to exist.
4/30 – Meeting Agenda
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Purpose of Meeting December 13, 2023 Call to Action – Refresher |
| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM |
Attendee Introductions |
| 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Strategic Marketing Plan Review |
| 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | Marketing Exercise: #YGVR Brand & Provider Directory Survey |
| 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Strategic Marketing Plan Next Steps |
| 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Firearms Dashboard & Firearms Safety Information |
| 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM | Marketing Exercise: Brainstorm – Youth Participation Marketing & Design Information Sharing |
| 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM | Wrap-up |
4/30 – Meeting Materials
12/11/23 – Youth Gun Violence Prevention Call to Action
Opening call to action discussions hosted by the Marion County Public Health Department team began on December 11th, 2023 at Ivy Tech’s Culinary and Conference Center.
This presentation showcasing multiple local experts helped to lay the foundation for the project within the wider community, showcasing the urgency and significance of preventative actions being taken system-wide.
To read more about MCHD’s Call to Action, visit https://marionhealth.org/call-to-action/
12/11/23 – Meeting Agenda
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM | Welcome Greg Porter Senior Vice President External Affairs Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County |
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Marion County Youth Gun Violence Jennifer Zuker Epidemiology Manager Marion County Public Health Department
Lauren Magee |
| 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Using Public Knowledge to Reduce and Prevent Gun Violence Michael A. McGee, MD, MPH, FACEP Chief and Medical Director for the Emergency Medicine Departments at Methodist Hospital (Gary/Merrillville, IN) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Director |
| 10:15 AM | Next Steps Virginia A. Caine, MD Director and Chief Medical Officer Marion County Public Health Department |
