Established February 10, 1883 in western Colorado. Area: 2,958 square miles / 1,893,120 acres. Industries: energy, tourism, ranching. Federal lands: 60%. Population (2010): 56,389
Generation Wild
A new Garfield County initiative provides experiences for youth and their families to play and connect with the outdoors. Generation Wild promotes pathways to outdoor stewardship and leadership roles through community and youth-led, collaborative approaches. Generation Wild-| Press release-|
Garfield Healthy Communities Coalition
mission statement
The Garfield Healthy Communities Coalition supports collaborative efforts in providing community resources so that all people within Garfield County have full, equal and equitable access to opportunities that enable them to lead healthy lives.
Vision
To empower individuals in Garfield County to live a healthy lifestyle.
Garfield County healthiest community in Colorado
Garfield County has been named Colorado's healthiest community at LiveWell's 2017 Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) summit. A focus on disease prevention through healthy eating, active living and health equity, placed Garfield County at the top in the state. Healthy Community Award-|press release-| proclamation-|
Garfield County receives $1.5 million GOCO grant Garfield County and its partners have received a $1.5 million Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Inspire Initiative grant, which goes toward the Get Outdoors Garfield County program designed to urge more children to play outside. grant-|
LiveWell Garfield County is now Garfield Healthy Communities Coalition The Garfield Healthy Communities Coalition supports collaborative efforts in providing community resources so that all people within Garfield County have full, equal and equitable access to opportunities that enable them to lead healthy lives. press release-|
Community Strategic Plan LiveWell Garfield County has developed three main assessments to identify barriers and drivers to healthy eating active living (HEAL) in our community. The initial assessment was a part of the first HEAL Coalition meeting in 2012. Our coalition members listed concerns in the community related to physical activity and food. Once the lists were compiled, participants ranked those issues they felt were most important to their constituents. Plan Guiding Principles and Early Implementation-|
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