On March 9th, LiveWell Colorado kicked off its annual Day at the Capitol with a luncheon and program to support the year’s theme “Healthy Food Access: Growing Colorado’s Health and Agricultural Economy.” The event, attended by community members from around the metro area and as far away as Montrose, was the most well attended Day […]
Champions of Health Focal Point at Annual Day at the Capitol Read More »
By Shepard Nevel, LiveWell Colorado CEO Colorado has much to be proud of, with its extraordinary talent and spirit of collaboration and innovation. It is this talent and creativity that are needed now to address our state’s and nation’s top public health crisis – the tripling of obesity rates in just one generation. Despite our
Today’s Obesity Issue Requires New Thinking and Colorado Innovators Are Poised to Help Read More »
By Shepard Nevel, President & CEO, LiveWell Colorado A few observations from last week’s energizing, informative Colorado Health Symposium, hosted annually by the Colorado Health Foundation and widely acknowledged as the state’s premier conference for health care and health policy leaders. The theme this year was “making connections” (connecting systems to health outcomes, connecting communities
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Our partners in Colorado Springs recently received a $75,000 grant from the BUILD Health Challenge, a national awards program. The grant recipient is Project ACCESS, a collaboration between LiveWell Colorado Springs, YMCA of Pikes Peak Region, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, El Paso County Public Health, Colorado Community Center Collaborative, Youth Violence Prevention (YVP) Initiative, Community
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LiveWell Colorado’s HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign participated in the Colorado Municipal League (CML) 93rd annual conference in Breckenridge this month. The conference was a great way to showcase the success of HEAL Cities & Towns, reconnect with existing members of the Campaign, and recruit new municipalities to join. To kick off the conference, the
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LiveWell Colorado is the leading obesity prevention organization in the state of Colorado with a focus on expanding access to and education about healthy eating and active living for all Coloradans. In an effort to further its work, LiveWell Colorado partnered with some of Denver’s most dedicated leaders in youth and community engagement—including Denver Parks
LWC Revitalizes Recreation Centers Through Healthy Eating and Active Living Initiatives Read More »
Presented by GroundFloor Media on May 18, 2015 “Being healthy is a journey, not a sprint,” chanted Mayor Michael B. Hancock (pictured) to a crowd of nearly 200 people at a community event at Stapleton Recreation Center in the Globeville neighborhood Northeast of Denver on May 14. Community activists, local politicians, media representatives and enthusiastic
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RSVP online http://goo.gl/w9cmae or by calling 720-353-4120 ext 220. Since early 2014, some of Denver’s most dedicated leaders in youth and community engagement – including Denver Parks and Recreation, the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver, LiveWell Colorado, and Earth Force – have joined together to improve our local recreation centers and combat youth
Celebrate Youth Creating a Healthier Denver Together on May 14th, 2015 Read More »
The Charlas are facilitated in partnership with Clinica Tepeyac and Globeville, Elyria Swansea LiveWell. They have a health talk, enjoy lunch, and have a conversation on what steps we can take to better individual’s health. The Charlas are hosted at the Holy Transfiguration Church. They occur every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 11:45am-1:45pm. Lunch and child
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Residents and partners are invited to join in the Clinica Tepeyac 5k in Globeville on Saturday, May 10th. The event goal is to increase healthy living behaviors for families and increase opportunities for active living in Denver and our surrounding areas. Clinica Tepeyac is a community-based and founded nonprofit 501 c (3). It is a safety
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