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Activate Delmarva -

Our Vision:  "To improve the Health of Delmarva citizens by creating innovative partnerships that promote a healthy lifestyle through regular physical activity and wise food choices."
 

                               

 

 

 

Activate Delmarva / WinPAC Community Partners: 

 

Mid-Delmarva Family YMCA

Healthy U

Salisbury University

Wicomico County Board of Education

Somerset County Board of Education

Peninsula Regional Medical Center

Wicomico County Health Department

UMES/MD Cooperative Extension

Avery Hall Insurance

American Diabetes Association

Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children

Maryland Statement Health Network

 

School Based Initiatives:

  • To incorporate Nemours' 5-2-1-Almost None Program into the school curriculum and increase community awareness.

  • To train staff and administration in ways to promote physical activity into classroom curriculum.

  • Fruit and veggie tasting days.

Community Based Initiatives:

  • To initiate a faith-based gardening program which will help provide fresh produce for low-income neighborhoods and minority groups.

  • Partner in Delmarva Cooks - Promoting local organic agriculture and incorporating fresh fruits and veggies in cooking.

  • To create displays promoting healthier food choices and recipes at food stores.

  • To create a more walker/biker friendly city, beginning in, but not limited to downtown Salisbury.

  • To hold community-wide health and wellness events to better educate our neighbors.

Corporate Based Initiatives:

  • Promote Corporate Wellness Policies through education and ROI.

  • Downtown "Walks at Lunch".

Activate Delmarva

Deanna Harrell 410.749.0101 ext. 106

 

 

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