STEP 1

Objectives

-To stress that it is essential to build partnerships with various stakeholders as early as possible in the Urban HEART process

-To understand that building an inclusive team will be one of the most important steps for the productive implementation of Urban HEART

Objectives for Session

Build an Inclusive Team

• Build partnerships with diverse policy sectors, levels of government, and communities as early as possible– Will need data from a wide range of sectors and levels of

government to analyse health inequities in your city– An inclusive approach helps build political commitment

• Team building may be the most time-consuming step in the process, but may also be the most important step

An Urban HEART Team

• A network of agencies and individuals informed and ready to participate in Urban HEART

• Agreements to consider resource sharing/resource allocations

• Endorsement of tool by one or more influential champions

• Terms of reference

• Momentum to proceed!

Who should be involved?

• Social, economic and health policy stakeholders who have authority to share data

• If new funding will be required for interventions, engage the finance departments early on

• All relevant levels of government planning

• Community leaders, elected officials, NGOs

• People who have experience analysing large datasets

Stakeholder Analysis Activity

Brainstorming on Urban HEART team

• Who should be on the proposed Urban HEART team for your city?

• What are the steps to get the stakeholders involved?

• What are the resources needed to begin building a team in your city?

Exercise on ranking stakeholders

• Prioritize the stakeholders in terms of their comparative importance and ease of getting them onto the Urban HEART team

Rank stakeholders in terms of: • how difficult is it to engage them to join the Urban HEART

team (from 1 to 10, in ascending degree of difficulty)• the relative importance for their inclusion on the Urban

HEART team (from 1 to 10, in ascending degree of importance)

Complete the table in the following slide

Stakeholder Roles and

ResponsibilitiesDifficulty in engaging

stakeholder (1=Easiest...10=Hardest)

Relative importance for inclusion

(1=Lowest...10=Highest)

Is there an existing point of contact?

More questions for thought

• Are there any existing agencies that focus on health equities in cities?

• Is Urban HEART recognized by any agencies or local authorities?

Activity: Building an inclusive team

Group assignment

• In randomly assigned groups of 5-6 members, construct the longest structure possible according to the following instructions

Rules of the Game

Build the longest connected structure with:– Paper– Rubber bands– Paper clips– Straws

Other materials (not to be used to extend the length of the structure)– Scissors– Tape

Instructions

• Time limit: 15 minutes

• Teams may use other materials in their possession for construction other than those given to them at the start of the game

• The final product must be able to be held up without breaking off