2014 Partnership Goals

Assess our Community

1. Conduct the Center for Disease & Prevention CHANGE Community Assessment – completed
2. Complete a walking and bicycling suitability assessment (WABSA) to enhance recreational trails
3. Assess need for a community garden – completed

Work Site Wellness

1. Identify 4 work sites and complete a healthy work site assessment
2. Facilitate a Work Site Wellness Summit

Environment

1. Identify 2 multi-family complexes to adopt smoke-free policy
2. Present benefits of complete streets policy to city leaders
3. Adopt a Friends of the Trails Program

Individual Health

1. Conduct outreach to 1 medical clinic to embed the Better Choices Better Health program referral
2. Encourage Physical Activity by a) increasing recreational trail way-finding signage and b) increasing access to bike racks on city property and  businesses to encourage biking as a form of every day transportation
3. Encourage healthy eating by a) implementing a community garden and b) conducting outreach to city pool concession stand for healthy food options 
4. Adopt a community theme to promote healthy lifestyle changes

Collaboration

1. Co-host an annual event that supports healthy lifestyle changes
2. Support existing and/or new local events
3. Promote Live Healthy Iowa