HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING
HEAL Program Coordinator
P: 740.652.2840
Bethany.Carson@fairfieldcountyohio.gov
USDA’s MyPlate Kitchen has healthy recipe options that you can use daily! Sugary drinks contribute to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Try some healthier drink options like tea, sparkling water, or 100% fruit juice.
Regular physical activity is important because it helps to maintain weight, reduce high blood pressure, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and more. Some great ways to incorporate some daily physical activity are taking the stairs instead of an elevator, walking or biking to work when the weather permits, actively playing with your children, and light gardening/yard work.
Community Garden in 2024
FCHD, in partnership with other organizations in the community, is planning to implement a community garden in 2024!
The garden will have a large garden bed that will be used for educational purposes, as well as several 8x4 beds available for the community to rent out. The garden beds are $20 each for the season. If you are interested in renting out a plot of your own, or volunteering to help with the educational plot, contact Bethany Carson, MS, OCPSA.
Healthy Fairfield County Coalition
In 2023, FCHD established the Healthy Fairfield County Coalition with a mission to ensure Fairfield County is healthy by promoting healthy eating and active living and a purpose to increase healthy eating and active living opportunities throughout the county.
For more information or if you would like to join the coalition,
please contact: Bethany Carson, MS, OCPSA
Resources
- • Visit MyPlate to learn what eating healthy means for you in the life stage you are in. MyPlate provides budget-friendly recipes, education on healthy eating, and allows you to set goals for healthy eating.
- • Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight
- • Defining a Healthy Diet: Evidence for the Role of Contemporary Dietary Patterns in Health and Disease
- • Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight
- • To learn more about physical activity and the amount recommended for you visit, Physical Activity - WHO
- • Learn more about the estimated health impacts of physical activity from Walk. Bike. Ohio
- • Find a list of local Farmer’s Markets, Food Access Resources, Parks and Recreation, and more.
