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Let’s Move Faith and Communities


As trusted community leaders, faith-based and neighborhood organizations are key partners in solving the problems that lead to childhood obesity and addressing related issues of hunger. Please visit www.letsmove.gov/communities for more information on Let’s Move Faith and Communities.

Webinars

Please join us for our monthly webinars with Let's Move Faith and Communities supporters. To register, just click on the date:

September 20, 2:00 pm ET – PALA+ and News from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

Learn how to engage your community in the PALA+ program, part of the President’s Challenge to pursue a healthier lifestyle.

 

October 24, 2:00 pm ET – Community Wellness Curricula: NIH’s We Can! and Bodyworks

Learn about the National Institutes of Health’s wellness curricula We Can! and BodyWorks, and how communities are using these curricula to encourage healthy lifestyles.

 

November 29, 2:00 pm ET – Establishing a Health Ministry in Your Community

Sue Heitmuller, Health Ministry Coordinator for Adventist HealthCare, will speak in-depth on how to lead communities through the process of faithfully establishing health ministries.

 

Communities on the Move Video Challenge

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Communities on the Move Video Challenge! The Video Challenge encouraged faith-based and neighborhood organizations to create one-to-three minute videos highlighting the work they are doing to make their congregations or communities places of wellness. Check out the winning videos and see how these communities are helping kids live healthy!

Success Stories

Looking for ideas to get moving? Check out Communities on the Move to see what other faith-based and neighborhood organizations are doing across the country to improve the health of their communities! For more community success stories from Let's Move Faith and Communities participants, visit www.letsmove.gov/success-stories.

Resources

The Let’s Move Faith and Communities toolkit and wellness leadership bulletin insert are designed to help faith-based and neighborhood organizations engage their communities and promote healthy choices and access to nutritious food.

Join the Movement!

Sign up and join our community of supporters. You’ll be connected to ideas and resources for your wellness ministry, and we’ll share and lift up best practices. We want to hear from you!