Oakland County Health Division is one of five local health departments to receive grant funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to implement Michigan’s Health and Wellness 4x4 Plan. The funding, totaling $73,084, supports evidence-based strategies to increase healthy eating and physical activity with a focus on obesity prevention in the City of Pontiac.
“Our Healthy Pontiac, We Can! Coalition (HPWC) and various community partners have worked since 2011 to improve the quality of life in Pontiac,” said Leigh-Anne Stafford, health officer for Oakland County. “We have received 4x4 funding since 2013 and are so pleased to continue to make healthy foods accessible and create improved places for physical activity.”
The Health Division, in partnership with the HPWC coalition and community partners, will focus efforts towards those Pontiac residents who are disproportionately affected by poor health status and obesity and work to achieve the following three goals:
• Establish improved active-friendly spaces within the City of Pontiac by assessing and enhancing parks, walking and bicycling paths, and public transit amenities that support physical activity (i.e. bike rack availability, etc.)
• Increase the availability of healthy foods by implementing healthy eating guidelines in community recreation sites and/or churches.
• Heighten awareness of available healthy eating and physical activity opportunities.
Oakland County Health Division formed HPWC in 2011 under the leadership of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, to help Pontiac residents gain access to healthy food, physical activity opportunities, and tobacco-free living. HPWC is a diverse group of educators, human service agency specialists, faith-based representatives, government leaders, healthcare professionals, public and mental health experts, and residents. To find out more information about HPWC, visit www.healthypontiac.org, find them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @healthypontiac, or email healthypontiac@gmail.com.
For additional information about the Michigan Health and Wellness 4x4 Plan, visit Michigan.gov/healthymichigan.
For up-to-date information, visit www.oakgov.com/health and follow @publichealthOC on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Nurse on Call is also available to answer questions at 800-848-5533.
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