Dual Healthy Eating & Active Living Strategies

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Iowa HHS - Bureau of Chronic, Congenital & Inherited Conditions

Phone: 515-371-7768

Strategy Name: The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

Goal or Desired Outcome: Offer adults with at least one chronic disease or condition (or a caregiver) the opportunity to attend a 6-week Chronic Disease Self-Management workshop.

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Iowa HHS - Bureau of Nutrition & Physical Activity

Link to website

Strategy Name: SNAP-Ed

Goal or Desired Outcome: Teach people who are using or eligible for SNAP about good nutrition, how to make their food dollars stretch further, and the importance of being physically active.

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Iowa HHS - Bureau of Nutrition & Physical Activity

Link to website

Strategy Name: 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count!

Goal or Desired Outcome: Increase physical activity and healthy eating through policy and environmental change in multiple community settings.

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Iowa Healthiest State

Link to website

Strategy Name: 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count!

Goal or Desired Outcome: Increase physical activity and healthy eating through policy and environmental change.

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Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging

Link to website

Phone: 800-779-8707

Strategy Name: Health & Wellness 365

Goal or Desired Outcome: Help older persons learn more about current nutrition information and encourage them to become more physically active.

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Northeast Iowa Wellness & Recreation Center

Link to website

Phone: 563-864-9622

Strategy Name: Wellness and recreation center offerings

Goal or Desired Outcome: Increase the amount of people choosing healthy eating and an active lifestyle in the community.

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Primary Health Care, Inc.

Link to website

Phone: 515-248-1875

Strategy Name: Community Garden

Goal or Desired Outcome: Serve as a health laboratory for the Wellness Center - cooking, exercise (the walking path) - and provide a place for community and learning.

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Scott County Health Department

Link to website

Phone: 563-326-8618

Strategy Name: Community Transformation

Goal or Desired Outcome: Increase the number of communities or worksites that complete a CHANGE tool and adopt an environmental or policy recommendation.

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Tama County Public Health & Home Care

Link to website

Phone: 641-484-4788

Strategy Name: Coffee Talks

Goal or Desired Outcome: Provide each community in Tama County the opportunity to receive education on health topics (heart health, healthy eating, etc.), presented by a registered nurse from the agency.

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Wellmark, Inc.

Strategy Name: Healthy Hometown

Goal or Desired Outcome: Increase the number of Iowans eating healthy and being physically active.

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