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FitTown USA

FitTownUSAOur HealthCorps community outreach program, FitTownUSA, connects and empowers citizens and organizations to bring about health awareness and affect change. Coordinators form important ties with public health departments, foundations, the business community, school system, other community service organizations, community health centers, public transportation departments, school food, parks and recreation departments to coalesce efforts and help America hit the “tipping point” for wellness.

FitTown USA Mandatories:
 
 

  • Include Environment in our Dialogue
  • Examine Systems: Food & Transportation
  • Activate Partners & Community through Community-Based Projects

Current FitTown USA Project: Make the Healthy Choice an Easy Choice

Through FitTown, HealthCorps and its national and local partners will create at least one community-based project over the next year per city to increase OPPORTUNITIES for HEALTH. The project is designed to “Make the Healthy Choice an Easy Choice” through one or more of the following:
 

  • Increasing opportunity for physical activity
  • Improving access to safe places where children can play
  • Increasing availability of healthier foods (such as fresh fruits and vegetables)
  • Increasing awareness of healthy food systems 

Investigate

Photovoice

Utilizing PHOTOVOICE: all HealthCorps high schools will conduct photovoice surveys of the environment in and around their schools. Look for built-environment and food system opportunities such as potential:
• Safe routes to school
• Walking paths and playgrounds
• Farm-to-school programs

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Make a Plan

School Plans

After reviewing needs identified by photovoice, students and Coordinators have selected projects to improve the health of their communities.
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Take Action

Highway to Health

HealthCorps, partners and community volunteers will execute their community projects and plan celebratory health fairs.