Subcommittees, top two choices and upcoming meetings

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend by avoiding chocolate bunnies and getting out to take a walk! The PHC Steering Committee has decided to break our three areas of focus – increased physical activity; awareness of health promoting foods; and policies and long term initiatives into 4 subcommittees! Increased physical activity; health promoting foods/nutrition; policy/long term initiatives; and infrastructure.

The focus of each committee will generally be as follows:

Physical activity:
1. Increase awareness of outdoor activities
2. Micro-grants for ideas that will increase physical activity
3. Recreation loops in our pedestrian/wellness zone
4. Incentives to increase activity
5. Etc.

Colleen Fawcett has agreed to spearhead the physical activity area.

Health/Nutrion
1. Explore food options and before and after school programs
2. Menu labeling at local restaurants/stores
3. Getting collaborative partners in the wellness zone to offer health/nutrition programs
4. Sitting in, when possible, on school wellness committee meetings
5. Etc.

Carol Johnson has agreed to spearhead the health/nutrition area.

Long term initiatives/policy
1. Complete Streets
2. Greenway
3. Wellness Commission
4. Pedestrian links in the wellness zone
5. What’s going to happen to property at corner of School Road and Route 7
6. Etc.

Bob McDowell and Lisa Bogan have agreed to spearhead the long term initiatives area.

Infrastructure
1. Bike racks at key locations/yellow bike program
2. Wellness wall at the high school tennis courts
3. Crosswalk markings, etc
4. Branded distance markers/signage on trails
5. Playground at Schencks Island
6. Etc.

Carol Kennedy has agreed to spearhead the infrastructure area.

As you can see, we will need to divide the interested committee members into these 4 subcommittees. So, Karen and I are asking you to give us your top two choices so we can assure balanced groups. Can you please e-mail me back with those top two choices by the end of this week?

Also, if your top two choices happen to be physical activity and/or health/nutrition – we have set the first subcommittee meeting dates as follows: Physical Activity – Wednesday, April 14, noon time at Comstock; Health/Nutrition – Thursday, April 15, noon at Comstock.

But please, before you plan to show up to either of those meetings, give me a heads up on your top two committee choices!