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ACHIEVE Wellness Lake County fosters collaborative partnerships between city and county health officials, city and county governments, tribal programs, parks and recreation departments, local YMCAs, local health-related coalitions, and other representatives from the school, business, health, and community sectors to implement improvements. State departments of health and other state-level partners provide additional resources and information to help communities meet their goals.

Examples of community-based improvements include increased access to and use of attractive and safe locations for engaging in physical activity, revised school food contracts that include more fruits and vegetables and whole grain foods, and requirements for sidewalks and crossing signals in neighborhoods to make them more pedestrian-friendly.

Our Vision
Lake County residents of all ages will lead healthy lifestyles that include consuming nutritious foods and engaging in higher levels of physical activity. 
 
Our Mission
To become the healthiest County in Ohio by providing education and building an environment that will improve the overall quality of life for Lake County residents.
 
Who We Are
We are a partnership comprised of key leaders and community members who have mobilized to address health concerns in Lake County.
 
ACHIEVE Wellness provides funding and support to schools, worksites, and other entities of the community to assist them in making changes to better the health of the community.  Click below on the three community sectors to see what it is we have been doing:

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Want to add a local wellness opportunity? Email tsinclair@lcghd.org

 

 
 
My Life on Demand from Time Warner

My Life on Demand is a new initiative from Time Warner to provide information on healthy living to subscribers. Tune in to Channel 497 to see videos and other healthy living options.

View the Activate Public Service Announcement by clicking here.

 
 
BIKE DAYS LAKE COUNTY - SPRING 2012

In keeping with ACHIEVE Wellness' mission of promoting healthy lifestyle choices, ACHIEVE Wellness is sponsoring Bike Days Lake County. These fun filled family events will be held between May 18th and June 24th, 2012. For more information check out our Bike Days web page.

 
 
Just Walk With A Doc Program

Saturday mornings at 8:30 at the Cleveland Clinic Willoughby Hills Family Health Center. Meet for a 10-minute health talk followed by a brief walk.

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Chronic diseases cause 7 in 10 deaths each year in the United States.

More than 75% of healthcare costs are due to chronic diseases.

Nearly 1 in 2 adults live with at least one chronic disease.

Chronic diseases are the most common and costly of all health problems.  They are also the most preventable of all health problems. 

A majority of chronic diseases are attributable to modifiable lifestyle behaviors, such as poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, use of tobacco, overweight/obesity, and excessive alcohol consumption.

 “On average, every one minute of walking can extend your life two minutes”.
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ACHIEVE is a initiative initially funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.  The initiative in Lake County, began in 2009 and is coordinated by Lake County General Health District along with many partners.  Lake County is one of six ACHIEVE Communities in Ohio. is a CDC Healthy Communities program made possible with funding provided by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the Lake County General Health District.
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"Young Americans may be the very first generation to live shorter lives than their parents because obesity will shave two to five years off the average life expectancy by 2050!"

"On average, every one minute of walking can extend your life two minutes."
  

To listen to a fascinating report on how the biology of your body actually fights losing weight and keeping it off, click here
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