Go For Health!
• GO FOR HEALTH HOME • JÓVENES SANOS • 52-10
Goal: Children in Santa Cruz County will be physically fit through healthy eating and regular physical activity.
History of Go for Health!: In 2004, over 150 agencies representing a wide array of sectors worked to create a comprehensive plan to address the rising rates of childhood overweight in Santa Cruz County. The result was the Go for Health! collaborative and its various sub-committees. Go for Health! is working with schools, parents, health care professionals, local media, local markets/businesses, city planners, local and state policy makers to effect long-term change in reducing the rates of obesity in our community. To review the Go For Health! strategic plan, click here .
Go for Health! Sub-committees & contacts:
Steering Committee: Laura Young
Public Policy Committee: Paul Bellerjeau
Schools Committeee: Jennifer Bruno/Carole Mulford
Healthcare Committee: Shelly Wingert
Healthy Foods Committee: Leslie Goodfriend
Fitness Committee: Bob Kennedy
Built Environment: Dena Loijos
Jóvenes SANOS (Watsonville based Youth Adovacy Project): Angela Rocchio
Go for Health! Steering Committee meets on the first Tuesday of every month and the collaborative meets quarterly, on the fourth Thursday of the month, click here for a list of 2010 meeting dates.
If you are interested in a presentation, please click here .
Annual Award Recognition
School Wellness Policy Awards: The School Wellness Recognition Award is an appreciation program for those schools, districts, and individuals who have made a concerted effort to adopt into both principle and practice the goals of the 2006 School Wellness Policies.
Golden Carrot Awards: The Golden Carrot Award recognizes those restuarants that have made the effort to provide high standards in food safety and nutrition.
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