Page 2 - Be Health QC Year One

What is Be Healthy QC? We are focused on healthy

eating and physical activity.
Be Healthy QC is a cross-sector community
coalition operating under the Quad City OUR BE HEALTHY QC (BHQC)
Health Initiative. COALITION MEMBERS
(As of February 2016) Ongoing community health assessment processes have repeatedly identified nutrition
and physical activity as key priority areas of opportunity for the Quad Cities. Just think,
Our Vision: All sectors of our bi-state community align • Bi-State Regional Commission if we moved more and made healthier food choices, we’d all live a healthier life!
and work together on program, policy, systems and • Broadway Presbyterian Church/
environmental changes in order to create a “culture of Rock Island Urban Gardeners
wellness” that supports healthy eating and active living. • City of Bettendorf HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES HEALTHY WEIGHT
• City of Davenport
• Community Health Care, Inc. (Percent of Adults that consume 5 or more (Percent of Adults with a Body Mass Index
Our Goal: We want to increase the % of adults and • Deere & Company, Inc. servings of fruits/vegetables daily) between 18.5 and 24.9)
children who are at a healthy weight by encouraging • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
physical activity and healthy eating. • Family Resources
• Genesis Health System
Our Strategies: • Quad City Health Initiative 35.7% 39.5% 30.7% 34.4%
• Quad City Medical Society
1. Promote development and adoption of • Rock Island Arsenal
worksite wellness programs/policies • Rock Island County Health Department Quad USA Quad USA
• Rock Island/Milan School District # 41 Cities Avg. Cities Avg.
2. Promote development and implementation • Rock Island County Regional
of comprehensive school wellness policies Office of Education
• Scott County Family YMCA PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
3. Promote development and implementation • Scott County Health Department
of nutrition and physical activity • Two Rivers YMCA (Percent of Adults meeting QUAD CITIES CHILD HEALTH STATISTICS:
interventions in preschool and child care • United Way of the Quad Cities Area physical activity guidelines) Kids Ages 5-17: 57% at a healthy weight
• UnityPoint Health-Trinity
4. Develop a built environment that supports • University of Illinois Extension Kids Ages 5-17: 29.4% overweight
active living Kids Ages 5-17: 19% obese
5. Increase access to healthy foods especially Kids Ages 18-under: 61.1% eat 5+ servings of
fresh fruits and vegetables fruit/veggies per day
Quad USA
6. Implement a cross-sector health promotion campaign Cities Avg.
on healthy eating & active living/physical activity For more information on the 2015
48% 50.3% Community Health Assessment, check out
www.quadcities.healthforecast.net

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