Healthier Douglas County Coalition is hosting a community meeting and coalition building event tonight. The event is intended to engage community members and leaders in the coalition and obesity prevention efforts.
Coalition leaders Grace Gee, Mary Mahan and Lynne Bauer reached out to key community groups and leaders in a variety of ways, including:
- Letters to schools, businesses, elected officials and key community members
- One-on-one meetings
- Media
The event was featured in the Superior Telegram.
Gee said the fight against obesity must be fought on three levels — individual, community and corporate/government. It’s more complicated than telling people to change their behaviors, however. Coalition members hope to foster a climate that encourages good nutrition and physical exercise — easy access to trails, more gardening, use of fresh locally-grown foods, workers taking a walk during lunch breaks and more.
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