Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

LiveWell At Work May Roundtable

We are pleased to offer the first of our Quarterly Roundtable Luncheons.  This month, we will be taking an in-depth look at the wellness programs in several local businesses’s wellness programs.  We will investigate what makes them so successful and lessons they have learned along the way.   Registration is required and limited to the first 65 participants.

LiveWell Greenville launches LiveWell At Work

Businesses have a tremendous opportunity to be a healthy, supportive environment for employees and to champion healthy lifestyles.  And it’s not just a feel-good strategy these days.  With the rise in health care costs and an increase in chronic disease, workplace wellness strategies can positively impact the bottom line.  LiveWell Greenville is pleased to offer tools and a network that will help local businesses support employee health.

Click here for complete information about LiveWell at Work.

 

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LiveWell Greenville celebrates one year….with big news!

One year ago, LiveWell Greenville announced plans to make the healthy choice the easy choice in Greenville County.  At a celebration event at the TD Convention Center on February 2, LiveWell Greenville coalition members highlighted successes in schools, after school programs, physicians’ offices and neighborhoods, and celebrated announcements to expand healthy options. News coverage can be viewed at  http://www.wyff4.com/video/30363761/detail.html

Announcements included:

  • A contribution of $25,000 from Joe and Gretchen Erwin to support healthier menus at additional Greenville County elementary schools in 2011-2012
  • Significant food and physical activity policy changes at YMCA of Greenville’s child care, after school program, and summer program sites, impacting over 3,000 children and their families.
  • The introduction of LiveWell Greenville menus at Greenville County Recreation District’s three popular water parks, supported by Rhino Concessions.  This effort will provide healthier options to over 100,000 visitors to the water parks each season.
  • A LiveWell At Work toolkit to help small to medium-sized businesses start healthy workplace programs.  LiveWell is seeking five businesses to participate in a pilot of the toolkit this Spring.

LiveWell Greenville partners also reported accomplishments from 2011:

  • LiveWell at School – Eleven Greenville County Schools offer healthier cafeteria menus, including more scratch-cooked, locally grown food and daily vegetarian entrees, soup and salad bars.  LiveWell Greenville has trained PTAs to feature healthier fundraisers and celebrations for students.  More than 10,000 students have been reached.
  • LiveWell After School – Eight of the county’s largest after school care providers have partnered with LiveWell Greenville to develop healthier policies and procedures for snacks and physical activity.  Pilot sites are hosted by the City of Greenville, Communities in Schools, Greenville County Recreation District, Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, and YMCA of Greenville.
  • LiveWell at the Doctor – Eleven pediatric health care practices in Greenville County have received the LiveWell Greenville toolkit, which includes information for physicians to support their patients in maintaining or achieving a healthy weight.
  • LiveWell Around Town – The event also featured presentations from Greenville County Councilor Liz Seman and City Councilor Amy Ryberg-Doyle who highlighted efforts from local governments to enhance recreational opportunities, improve walk-ability and bike-ability of communities, and create overall better access to healthy options.
  • LiveWell For Fun – LiveWell Greenville has published 10,000 maps identifying all of the parks, trails, and farmer’s markets in Greenville County. Click here to see an interactive LiveWell Near You map.   LiveWell Greenville also helped to establish a bike share program in the Nicholtown Community. Click here to see the LiveWell Nicholtown map.

LiveWell Greenville coalition members will work to expand healthy choices in 2012, including continuing to support residents in developing more walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, advising schools in offering healthier fundraising, rewards and incentives, and expanding the reach of the after school program toolkit.

Long Branch Baptist Church is Living Well

It takes leadership and commitment to creating healthier communities where we live work and play.  At its one year anniversary celebration, LiveWell Greenville recognized paster Sean Dogan and members of Long Branch Baptist Church for exemplifying the kind of bold and visionary leadership it takes to create lasting change.  Congratulations to Pastor Dogan and Long Branch Baptist for making a difference in the lives of those touched by your support!

The City of Greenville congratulates LiveWell Greenville on its one year anniversary.  Go to http://youtu.be/d9-3nX-vF_E to see what Greenville is doing to make our community a healthier place to live, work and play.

What is LiveWell Greenville?

LiveWell Greenville is a partnership of dozens of public and private organizations committed to making Greenville County, South Carolina a healthier place to live, work, and play. More than 100 key partners have crafted a Community Action Plan to create policies, systems and environments in our community that make living well easier.

Partners aim to make the healthy choice the easy choice in the following areas: