Live Well Goodhue County

Active Living in Communities Initiatives

We work to develop and implement policies and practices that increase opportunities for walking and bicycling. Working closely with our partner sites, we strive to shape policy and systems that create environments to support physical activity in everyday life.

Working with 4 partner sites, our work includes:

Comprehensive planning (5,013 residents reached)
Increased access to facilities & opportunities (18,423 residents reached)
Engaging with residents (2,973 residents reached)

School Initiatives

We provide technical assistance to schools to set goals and adopt best practices for physical activity and physical education inside and outside of the classroom, and to create healthy food environments through locally source produce, smarter lunchrooms and school-based agriculture.

Working with 2 partner sites, our work includes:

Safe Routes to School (638 students reached)
School-Based Agriculture (638 students reached)
Engaging with School Districts (177 students reached)

Workplace Wellness INITIATIVES

Evidence-based workplace initiatives support policy and system changes to promote healthier work environments, including creating workplaces that are tobacco-free and supportive of breastfeeding, and that promote healthy eating and physical activity among employees.

Working with 10 partner sites, our work includes:

Organizational Planning & Structure (177 employees reached)
Tobacco-Free Environments (175 employees reached)
Tobacco Cessation Support (60 employees reached)
Increased Access to Healthy Eating (2,277 employees reached)
Breastfeeding Support & Facilities (356 employees reached)
Increased Access to Physical Activity (537 employees reached)
Lifestyle & Stress Management (189 employees reached)

Health Care Initiatives

We work to establish clinic-community linkages for referral systems between health care systems and community partners. We work to expand access to evidence-based programs related to obesity prevention, tobacco cessation, chronic-disease self-management, breastfeeding support and falls prevention.

Working with 1 partner site, our work includes: