Partner Engagement

LiveWell Greenville is committed to engaging members of our community in helping to make the healthy choice the easy choice. The Partner Engagement committee promotes development of plans that support neighborhoods across the county that provide access to physical activity and healthy food to foster healthy living through:

Advocacy agenda, in collaboration with Eat Smart Move More SC, that includes support for:
- Complete Streets Policies
- Continued support of the SNAP program and incentives (like Healthy Bucks)
- Support for Early Childhood and Out-of-School-Time settings that are health promoting.
Coordinated support of the workgroups through communications channels, annual meetings, the Wellies Celebration, and video newsletter.
Active engagement of local grassroots and grass tops leaders, elected officials and key partners to implement LiveWell Greenville’s Community Action Plan

For more information or to become involved, please contact Sally Wills at swills@livewellgreenville.org.

Resources

LiveWell Greenville provides local residents with resources to help them make healthy transportation and recreation choices.

Collaboration

LiveWell Greenville brings together local transit agencies and community partners to provide healthy and active means of transportation and recreation.

Around Town Workgroup

Members of the Around Town workgroup include transit agencies and community representatives who are committed to fulfilling the goals of the Around Town Community Action Plan. The LWG Around Town Specialist and Evaluation Specialist are available to provide facilitation and technical assistance that measures the overall impact on the community. The Around Town workgroup only meets as needed based on community growth and transportation needs.

Evaluation

LiveWell Greenville places an emphasis on evaluation all community-based projects with the goal of developing and implementing best practices in each of our community settings. To learn more about our collaborative, multi-university evaluation team that engages researchers from multiple Social and Behavioral Health disciplines and please click here.

Collaboration

LiveWell Greenville facilitates and supports local efforts to promote healthy eating and active living through after school care and summer programs.

Out of School Workgroup

Members of the Out of School workgroup include community representatives with expertise in this area who are committed to fulfilling the goals of the Out of School Community Action Plan. The LWG Out of School Specialist and Evaluation Specialist are available to provide facilitation and technical assistance that measures the overall impact on the community.

Best Practice Guidelines

The Out of School workgroup offers guidelines for best practices that support healthy eating and active living through various resources available and technical support provided by the Out of School Specialist and Evaluation Specialist.

Health & Wellness Events

The Out of School workgroup offers collaborative resources for health and wellness events held by after school and summer program providers.

Evaluation

Recent News

HHS Awards $1.5M to Advance Equity in Public Health

October 28, 2022

A strategic partnership between three non-profit organizations and two universities has received a grant award of $1.5 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of Minority Health (OMH). The collaboration, named the Equity in Public Health Initiative (EPHI), aims to improve the health of Black and Hispanic individuals living in Greenville County by addressing policies and practices that contribute to structural racism and perpetuate health inequities.

A New Strategic Direction for 2021 and Beyond

February 17, 2021

Between 2019-2020, we engaged 20 influential leaders, representing efforts across the many social determinants of health, to explore a broader, bolder strategic plan in collaboration with Tufts University and Boston College.

This process explored the systems in place that impact childhood obesity; considered evidence-based interventions and prioritized the opportunities for change to create a strategic plan for the next 3-5 years.

Build Trust, Build Health: Fomentar la Confianza y Salud

November 19, 2019

LiveWell Greenville collaborated with key community partners, including , Bon Secours St. Francis, Furman University’s IACH, Hispanic Alliance, Prisma Health, and SC DHEC to receive a national grant: BUILD Health Challenge. BUILD is an innovative funding collaborative, designed to support partnerships between community-based organizations, health departments, and health systems that are working to address important health issues in their community.