Fit 2 Live
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What is Fit 2 Live?
Fit 2 Live is an initiative created by the City of North Little Rock and North Little Rock School District in 2009 to address the obesity epidemic in our city and make the healthy choice the easy choice for our residents.
More than 1 in 3 children in North Little Rock are overweight or obese. If this epidemic is not reversed, we may be raising the first generation of Americans that will live shorter and sicker lives than their parents.
More obesity facts
We know that PLACE MATTERS.
Where you live affects your health. Think about it…
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Would you be more likely to buy healthy food here… |
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Argenta Market (North Little Rock) |
Place Matters. That’s why North Little Rock is committed to being a place where the healthy choice is the easy choice for everyone. We’re calling it “Fit 2 Live.”
Fit 2 Live Vision
North Little Rock is a Fit 2 Live community, committed to healthy eating and active living.
Fit 2 Live Mission
The North Little Rock Fit 2 Live initiative will:
- create an environment that empowers our community to recognize and adopt healthy life choices;
- collect evidence-based data;
- build partnerships to identify and share resources;
- develop and reinforce policy initiatives that support these goals; and
- promote and implement innovative programs and practices.
Who’s pulling for Fit 2 Live?
The Fit 2 Live Leadership Team meets quarterly to guide the City’s efforts and help implement common-sense solutions to the obesity epidemic.
Leadership team members are volunteers and represent a wide variety of organizations and demographics, including state and local government, health care, local employers, faith-based communities and seniors.
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Our approach:
Policy, systems, and environmental changes across North Little Rock to encourage healthy choices.
Targets:
Healthy eating
- Community gardens
- Vending machines
- Concession stands
- School a la carte menus
- City-sponsored events and meetings
- Groceries and convenience stores
- Child care centers
- Community education and advocacy
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Active living
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Help Along the Way
North Little Rock is a proud Let’s Move! City, and the recipient of technical assistance from the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education and Families, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
In September 2010, North Little Rock was awarded a $1.5 million “Communities Putting Prevention to Work” grant from the Arkansas Department of Health, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
North Little Rock is using this grant to change policies, systems and environments within the City of NLR and the NLR School District to increase access to nutritious food and opportunities for physical activity throughout its neighborhoods. See our seven CPPW grant objectives.
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Fit 2 Live Coordinator |
CPPW Grant Manager |
Coordinated School Health Coordinator |
City of North Little Rock |
City of North Little Rock |
North Little Rock School District |
(501) 975-8777 |
(501) 340-5322 |
(501) 771-8037 |
Resources
a. Levy Trail Tour Notes - April 19, 2012
b. Levy Neighborhood Bus Stops
d. Walkable and Livable Communities Institute – Recommendations for North Little Rock
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