STAY HEALTHY DOWNEY 2014
Partnerships City of Downey AppleCare CareMore Coca Cola Bottling County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Downey Chamber of Commerce Downey Bicycle Coalition Downey Unified School District - TLC Downey YMCA Downey Patriot Downey Art Vibe – Stay Gallery Family Healthy Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles Health Net Kaiser Permanente New York Life PIH Downey Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation United States Army
STAY HEALTHY DOWNEY 2014 A HEALTHY DOWNEY INITIATIVE : STAY HEALTHY DOWNEY 2014 Spirit Body Mind Stay Healthy Downey Mission: Create a healthier Downey
Source: Kaiser Downey Needs Assessment released January 2014 Why are we focusing on Mind, Body and Soul? Walkable interactive communities promote physical and mental well-being.
OBESITY RATES IN DOWNEY How do we compare to other California Cities ? UCLA Center for Health Policy Research examined geographical variation in overweight and obesity among 5th, 7th, and 9th grade school children in California using data from the California Department of Education’s 2010 Physical Fitness Tests.
STAY HEALTHY DOWNEY 2014 A HEALTHY DOWNEY INITIATIVE : STAY HEALTHY DOWNEY 2014 Activating Downtown Downey
Saturday, June 14th Tour de Downey Bike Tour & Make Music Downey Saturday, June 14th
September 2014 The Avenue International Food Festival September 2014
August to October 2014 Summer Sunset Rooftop Movies & Music Events August to October 2014
June 22 & July 13 FIFA World Cup Event June 22 & July 13
Stay Healthy Community-based Programming 5k for TLC 5k for TLC – April Rancho Los Amigos YMCA Kids Fun Day/Carnival of Champions YMCA Kids Fun Day/Carnival of Champions – April Warren Bike-to-School Day Bike-to-School Day – May schools Kids Day Kids Day – May Apollo Park Summer Concerts Summer Concerts – Wednesday evenings in July to Furman Park National Walk-to-School Day National Walk-to-School Day – October schools Halloween Event Halloween Event – October Park Dia De Los Muertos Dia De Los Muertos – November Civic Theatre
Mayor’s Healthy Heart Award Do you know an individual or organization who is committed to improving the lives of others within the City of Downey? These individuals/organizations make differences in others lives as they contribute to improving emotional, mental and physical health of others and I want to recognize them.
HOW CAN YOU HELP? Event Sponsorships Become a Partner Volunteer at an event Host a meeting Get active! Further Stay Healthy Downey ….
Questions? Visit us as or call Arlene Salazar at (562) to learn morewww.downeyca.org