Healthier Cumberland Coalition

Developing a school-based program to address nutrition and fitness for children and their families to reduce obesity

Full Project Name:Healthier Cumberland CoalitionPrimary Community Organization:Cumberland Memorial Hospital Extended Care UnitPrimary Academic Partner:Jane Morley Kotchen, MD, MPH, Institute for Health and EquityAward Amount:$24,758

Award Date

April2005

Project Duration:12 months

Project Description Narrative:

In Cumberland, a small rural community located in northwestern Wisconsin, community members have become concerned about high incidence of cardiovascular death and cardiovascular disease risk factors, as well as increasing levels of obesity in school children. The Healthier Cumberland Coalition was formed to address these health threats and to improve Cumberland citizen’s health.

This project will plan and pilot a school-based program fostering healthy eating patterns for children and increasing physical activity. Project partners expect that the pilot project will cultivate a culture of preventative lifestyle behaviors within the community that will support a healthier Cumberland.

Community partners: Cumberland School District, Cumberland Health Coalition, and Augustana Lutheran Church