Garfield Healthy Communities Coalition
Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance (SANA)
A new regional coalition has put the community at the forefront of developing solutions to food access. The Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance (SANA) is working to expand the local farm-to-food pantry system that provides produce, meat and eggs to local food pantries. Recently awarded $200,000 from the Colorado Health Foundation, the project’s goal is to implement equitable solutions to improve access to healthy foods through community distribution sites in Garfield, western Eagle and Pitkin counties.
Community engagement brings equitable solutions to food access across the region
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
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.
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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