Upcoming Webinar: Follow the Leader - Successful Community Initiatives

Event Summary

With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and support from the American Public Health Association, America Walks is hosting the second webinar in the five-part All Things Walking series: Follow the Leader > Successful Community Initiatives. Mark your calendars to listen and participate in this webinar that features national, state, and local leaders who are dedicated to empowering communities to implement successful walking campaigns.

Representatives from GirlTrek, Oregon Walks, Count on Yourself Coaching and The YMCA of the USA will share successful strategies for mobilizing communities to implement successful walking initiatives, from a national, state, and local perspective. Topics of discussion will include:

• Brief description of successful walking initiatives that are implemented nationally and locally
• Strategies for building a successful community walking program from national perspective (GirlTrek and the YMCA of the USA), state perspective (Oregon Walks), and local perspective (Count on Yourself!)

 Presenters

• Vanessa Garrison is the Co-Founder of GirlTrek, a groundbreaking 2-year old nonprofit based in Washington D.C. that mobilizes women and girls to address the obesity crisis in African American communities.
• Risa Olinsky is the President and Owner of LLC, Count on Yourself Coaching Programs, and the Founder and Director of Health & Wellness Professional Network.
• Stephanie Routh is the Executive Director of Oregon Walks, and has been involved in many 'streets are for people' campaigns.
• Monica Vinluan is the Project Director for Healthier Communities Initiatives for the YMCA of the USA.