Other Healthy Communities Projects
Puyallup
The Tacoma Pierce
County Health Department is working with the city of
Puyallup to create a community where residents can be physically
active and have healthy food choices in schools and local
restaurants.
Some examples of how they will create a healthy community:
- Work with the South Hill community to make sure physical
activity is part of a proposed redevelopment plan
- Include walking and bicycling options in transportation
plans
- Promote physical activity opportunities that are free or
low cost in schools and the community
- Work with local restaurants and schools to offer healthy
food choices
This work is accomplished through partnerships with city and
transportation planners, school administrators, city residents,
neighborhood associations, and health-care providers.
Spokane
Spokane City Council District 1 is home to a large Slavic
community and an active neighborhood council. The neighborhood
council, joined by District 1 Council Members, business leaders,
neighborhood associations and the
Spokane Regional Health District developed a plan to make it
easier for residents to be physically active and choose healthy
foods.
They adopted several strategies:
- Improve the community to make it easier for people to
walk to school and around the neighborhood
- Provide opportunities for disabled children to be
physically active by building a specialized play area in
Mission Park
-
Create new
community gardens to make fresh produce available to
residents and community food banks
Kittitas
County
The residents of Kittitas Valley are working hard to create a
community where they can live an active and healthy lifestyle.
ShapeUp Kittitas
Coalition under the leadership of the Kittitas County Public
Health Department continues to:
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Educate
elected officials about the importance of developing
land-use policies that promote healthier foods and physical
activity environments
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Recommend
revisions to city comprehensive plans to include physical
activity
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Work with the
Ellensburg School District to implement new nutrition and
physical activity policies and after-school programs
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Use local
print and radio media to highlight physical activity and
healthy eating opportunities
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Help
child-care centers incorporate good nutrition and physical
activity opportunities in their programs
Other Healthy
Communities: Cowlitz
County
www.cowlitzonthemove.org
Island County
www.whidbeyinmotion.org
Grays Harbor
County
www.ghphss.org/page.aspx?id=159998
City of
Marysville
www.marysvillehealthycommunitiesproject.com
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