How healthy is your county? A new set of reports released today rank the overall health of nearly every county in the nation, confirming for the second year the critical role that factors such as education, jobs, income, environment and access to health care play in how healthy people are and how long they live. Rankings include obesity rates, access to health foods, and access to recreational facilities.
How will your coalition use the County Health Rankings to talk about the work you're doing to prevent obesity in your community?
Update:
Outagamie, Calumet counties early high marks in health assessments
April 2, 2011Appleton Post-Crescent
| Sharon Cekada/Appleton Post-Crescent |
Waupaca County: The county's health department and the Extension now lead a NuAct (Nutrition and Activity) Coalition that has received grants to benefit the entire county.
"We wouldn't have been able to do that alone as a health department," said Gail Yest, Waupaca County health officer.
The Waupaca Community Garden — which raises produce for food pantries, senior centers and other outlets — used a federal grant to expand to Weyauwega and Clintonville.
Yest is pleased that access to healthy foods increased from 40 percent to 60 percent this year in Waupaca County, and that access to clinical care — another priority goal — is ranked 10th this year, up significantly from 37 in 2010.
Outagamie, Waupaca, Calumet and Winnebago counties were featured together in an article in the Post Crescent about the County Health Rankings. The health officers took the opportunity to highlight the facts about nutrition and physical activity seen in the County Health Rankings and also to mention our local coalitions working to address these issues. http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011104020505
ReplyDeleteWe've also updated the Outagamie County Public Health website to include information about the County Health Rankings and a call to action.
That's great, Jen! Thanks for sharing the link.
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