The Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) Grant project will be sponsoring the 6th annual Let’s Get Moving Community Challenge. The challenge encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to live healthy lifestyles by being physically active and eating healthy foods. The 8-week challenge runs from June 6th to August 1st, 2015.
Tribal and community members from Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Munising, Manistique, Marquette, Kinross, Cedarville, and Nahma will be competing to build healthier communities.
On June 6th, community members will begin tracking their progress using the following criteria:
Physical activity including minutes, miles and/or pedometer steps
Servings of fruits and vegetables
Servings of water
Eliminating tobacco use
Shopping at a local farmers’ market for fresh produce.
Weekly updates and team standings will be distributed through email notifications.
Residents living in the participating communities can register at www.up4health.org and log their activity in a user-friendly system, through www.challengerunner.com.
Participating communities will earn $2,000 in funding which must be used to enhance physical activity or healthy eating opportunities in the community. The funding will be used for sustainable changes in the environment, such as the purchase of bicycles and helmets for a community bike rental program, a community garden, enhancements to a farmers’ market, fitness equipment for a walking path, bike route signs, and/or infrastructure improvements for biking and walking paths, or other modes of non-motorized transportation.
The community with the highest average wellness points per person will receive bragging rights and a community challenge plaque.
Manistique and Nahma took first place in last year’s challenge. Together these two communities walked over 191,029.37 steps and earned over 840 points.
For more information on the Lets Get Moving Community Challenge or other events in the Upper Peninsula, go to www.UP4health.org or for any other questions, please email communityhealth@saulttribe.net.
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