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The Alliance for Healthier Virginians is a partnership of organizations collaborating to advance nutrition and wellness for Virginians.

Moving More

The Alliance for Healthier Virginians is currently developing a statewide plan to encourage Virginians to move more. Here are some of our ideas we are working on in the coming year.

  1. Solicit new members/sponsors. These potential members/sponsors include Parks and Recreation, YMCA, Sportsbackers, AARP, Agency on Aging, ACE, American Family Fitness, Gold's Gym, Curves, Boys and Girls Clubs, Virginia Board for the Rights of the Disabled, Wal-Mart, police/sheriff associations, State Parks
  2. Coordinating with the new Physical Activity Initiative with Virginia Cooperative Extension by including the physical activity challenges on the website, and include myfooddiary.com, mypyramid.com, and promote them to clients (doctors and Medicaid clients)
  3. Network with Community policing so we can encourage secure places to walk and play basketball, tennis, etc. Invite the law enforcement component to Alliance as a member. They are sponsoring programs (police youth leagues) the website could promote.
  4. Physical activities-increase activities through schools. Invite representative from the health and physical education programs as well as school wellness programs.

If you have ideas to share and would like to become involved, email us.