LiveWell Colorado is a statewide nonprofit organization committed to preventing and reducing obesity in Colorado by promoting healthy eating and active living for all residents. It works with partners across the state on policy, environmental, and lifestyle changes to increase access to healthy behaviors. LiveWell Colorado awarded Arvada, Colorado its highest recognition for adopting five policies that support healthy eating and active living, like building parks and trails, improving food access, and supporting healthy activities.
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The 2013 Annual Report from the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA.
For more information contact:
RAFI-USA
PO Box 640
Pittsboro, NC 27312
www.rafiusa.org
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Presentation from NACCHO 2013 Annual Conference featuring Erica Salem, MPH, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health, Kathleen Dickhut, BA, MSLA, Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development, Luann Hamilton, BA, MS, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation, and Stephanie Whyte, MBA, FAAP, Chief Health Office, Chicago Public Schools.
This session highlights how non-public health City of Chicago agencies work with the Chicago Public Health Department to develop and implement a broad array of policy, systems, environmental, and programmatic solutions to public health challenges. While the work is occurring under a unified framework, each agency is able to contribute while fulfilling its unique mission.
The 2013 Annual Report from the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA.
For more information contact:
RAFI-USA
PO Box 640
Pittsboro, NC 27312
www.rafiusa.org
In the 4th session of the City Exchange Project, participants will discuss urban agricultural production -- benefits, challenges, auxiliary purposes, etc. -- and issues affecting land access in urban areas.
Healthy Communities Wyandotte's (HCW) mission is to mobilize the community to improve health and well-being in Wyandotte County through increased communication, coordination, and culture change. The annual report uses whimsical colors with traditional design element to portray serious business in a friendly way.
This PowerPoint presentation assists the discussion from the second City Exchange Project session. This sessions focuses on Race, Food Justice, and Policy Implications/Implementation. CRFS Project participants from 6 US cities participated in this discussion.
Million Mile Month - What is it and how does it workWill Lindow
This deck details the Million Mile Month program, a challenge to get people physically active. The deck details what MMM is, how it works, how it came to be and where we see it going.
Presentation from NACCHO 2013 Annual Conference featuring Erica Salem, MPH, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health, Kathleen Dickhut, BA, MSLA, Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development, Luann Hamilton, BA, MS, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation, and Stephanie Whyte, MBA, FAAP, Chief Health Office, Chicago Public Schools.
This session highlights how non-public health City of Chicago agencies work with the Chicago Public Health Department to develop and implement a broad array of policy, systems, environmental, and programmatic solutions to public health challenges. While the work is occurring under a unified framework, each agency is able to contribute while fulfilling its unique mission.
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LiveW ell Colorado is a statewide nonprofit organization committed to preventing and reducing obesity in Colorado by promoting healthy eating and active living. With the goal
of eliminating health disparities and advancing health equity, LiveWell Colorado focuses its efforts on policy, environmental and lifestyle changes that remove barriers and
increase access to healthy behaviors. Working in partnership with obesity prevention initiatives across the state, LiveWell Colorado aims to provide every Coloradan with access
to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity to make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation. For more information, please visit: LiveWellColorado.org.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Michele Murray
LiveWell Colorado, Director of Communications
720-573-3622 (direct)
michelemurray@livew ellcolorado.org
LiveWell Colorado Awards Arvada its Highest Recognition
for Building a Healthy Community
Arvada reaches LiveWell Colorado’s HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign Elite Level
DENVER — October 18, 2016 — LiveWell Colorado is proud to award Elite Status City recognition to
Arvada for adopting five policies that help make it a healthy place to live, work and play.
“Arvada has made a significant investment in building a healthier
community,” said Julie George, LiveWell Colorado director of HEAL
Cities & Towns Campaign. “From building parks and playgrounds to
improving food access, Arvada is a shining example of what it means
to create a healthy community for all of its residents.”
“Building a healthy community is important to Arvada. All people,
regardless of where they live, deserve to have safe and easy access
to healthy foods and activities, and this endeavor really begins with
local governments and our ability to engage our residents in an effort
to shape their neighborhoods as they see fit," said Arvada Mayor
Marc Williams.
There are four levels of the LiveWell Colorado HEAL Cities & Towns
Campaign: Eager, Active, Fit and Elite. Arvada is the third city to
receive Elite Status in the LiveWell Colorado HEAL Cities & Towns
Campaign. In order to qualify for Elite status, a city must have
adopted at least five healthy eating and active living (HEAL) policies.
The following are just a few of the policies adopted by Arvada since October 2014:
Updated the City wide comprehensive plan with healthy eating and active living language
Installed bike racks and bike repair stations throughout southeast Arvada
Granted paid leave time for participating in healthy activities
Supported community agriculture on city owned properties throughout the community
Updated Parks and Open Space Plan with emphasis on wellness and active transportation
Adopted healthy food guidelines when city funds are used to purchase food
Activated community parks by retrofitting them with new trails, outdoor fitness equipment, a micro
dog park and kiosks through a community led process. Residents now enjoy neighborhood
fitness activities in their park in partnership with the YMCA, Fit2BeKids and independent fitness
instructors.
Forty six cities are a part of LiveWell Colorado’s HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign, which began in 2013.
“We partner with LiveWell Colorado on the HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign because we believe a
healthy community is a viable, sustainable community for future generations,” said Sam Mamet,
Executive Director, Colorado Municipal League. Since the campaign began, municipalities have adopted
more than 70 policies tied to healthy eating and active living across the state. To learn more about Arvada
and its healthy living initiatives, please visit: www.arvada.org.
Pictured left to right: Rose Chavez,
Arvada HealthyPlaces Coordinator;
Julie George, LiveWell Colorado
Director of HEAL Cities & Towns
Campaign; Marc Williams, Arvada
Mayor