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Healthy Weight Journal 8 will be conducted by The Mining Journal, MGHS and the YMCA of Marquette County in conjunction with the Action Communities
for Health, Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) team of Marquette County. This will be a countywide 12-week community challenge to improve
the health and wellness of our entire county. There is no fee for the program.
The challenge will promote and track vegetable and fruit intake, activity and healthy weight changes or maintenance.
Individual information will NOT be published, but rather group tallies of the outcomes will be published.
Who is it?
Team Leaders will consist of: an ACHIEVE member, a physician, a registered dietitian and a YMCA certified personal trainer and key community members.
Leaders may choose to plan a kick-off event in their community.
Where is it?
Gwinn and surrounding areas/ The Community Club House, Mondays, 5:30-7pm
Ishpeming and surrounding areas/ Teal Lake Lodge , Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm
Marquette and surrounding areas/ YMCA, Sundays, 7-8:30pm
Negaunee and surrounding areas/ West End YMCA, Mondays, 6:30-8pm
When Does it Happen?
June 21, 2011: Kickoff Event at the Superior Dome ---- 11:30am - 1:00 pm.
Registration, walking program information and leader packets will be available.
June 26 - September 17, 2011 are the program run dates.
How Does it Work?
Weekly, 1 ½-hour sessions in each community to include ½-hour nutrition session by a registered dietitian and 1-hour fitness activity by YMCA certified
personal trainer. Leaders may also choose to set an additional active community event for each week.
Tracking of veggies/fruits, activity and weight can be done online at www.fitup.org or in paper format and entered by a volunteer. Paper tracking forms
will be collected by team leaders at each weekly session and turned into the YMCA of Marquette County.
There will be regular articles and information pages in The Mining Journal to encourage the participants and the public to follow the program and become
inspired to make healthy changes in their life.
Local restaurants will be listed in the Mining Journal with their healthy menu choices. We are involving as many as wish to be listed on this healthy
restaurant page in the Mining Journal.
Our hope is that the Community Wellness Challenge will inspire a friendly competition amongst the areas of our county where we will all benefit. We hope
to see community walks and fun activities that each group of team leaders can initiate with assistance of the planning group if needed.
We are looking at a prize for each participant on the winning team which hopefully will be hundreds of people.
Please contact any of the following individuals for further information:
Lisa Coombs-Gerou or Jenna Zdunek, The YMCA of Marquette County, 227-9622
Deb Sergey or Patricia Smith , MGH Nutrition and Wellness/Diabetes Education, 225-3221
