The Cape Girardeau County Healthy Communities Coalition is a group of individuals from public and private organizations working together to address local nutrition and lifestyle issues. It focuses on services and events that positively impact and encourage citizens to make healthy changes to their lifestyle. The coalition coordinates efforts of the health and lifestyle programs already in place, create additional activities, and address gaps in services offered to particular neighborhoods, age groups or demographics.
Background
The Healthy Communities Coalition was brought about as a result of a comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment completed in Spring 2013 by SoutheastHEALTH and Saint Francis Medical Center. In this study, obesity was identified as one of the top health issues in Cape Girardeau County. The most current data show residents having a 28% obesity rate with another 35% being overweight. Obesity puts individuals at a greater risk of chronic health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, chronic joint and back pain, hypertension and many more.
The Community Health Assessment is completed every five years. To learn more, please click here.
Members
The Healthcare Communities Coalition couldn't be successful without these members and their dedication to local nutrition and healthy lifestyle programs that make Cape Girardeau healthier for all (click here or see PDF below for links to them).
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