MOLLY DUGGAN ASSOCIATES has launched a new website to help San Mateo County Get Healthy. Get Healthy’s redesigned website, www.gethealthysmc.org, provides one-stop shopping for people to share information, discover creative ways to stay active, and get information about upcoming events, workshops, and search for funding available for local program support.
From its beginnings as a taskforce committed to the prevention of childhood obesity, Get Healthy has grown into a successful countywide collaboration of cities, community leaders, and organizations. Because wellness begins where people live, learn, work, and play, Get Healthy works to develop strategies to reduce and prevent the obesity-related health conditions associated with unhealthy eating and physical inactivity. Get Healthy’s special targets include areas in the County with the fewest opportunities and options for physical activity and healthy food.
“We are hopeful that the redesigned Get Healthy website will enhance our community leaders’ access to critical information that can help prevent obesity, heart problems, and many other diseases,” said Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson. “With many of our cities’ rates of childhood obesity in excess of 30 percent, the County wants to ensure that communities have access to the information they need to make the most informed decisions for themselves and future generations.”
The Get Healthy website focuses on what is happening locally: planning for bike lanes, the wellness policies of various organizations, the County’s campaign to reduce sugary drink consumption, and the schedule for Safe Routes to School funding releases.
“We are excited to engage residents and community partners on Facebook and participate in conversations about the things we can do to help make our communities more healthy,” said ST Mayer, Director of Health Policy and Planning. “In order to make it easy to be healthy in all places in San Mateo County, we need everyone to take action. Get Healthy relies on partnerships with our cities, our planning departments, our farmers and our schools, and the Get Healthy website is one place where everyone can stay connected.”
Visit www.gethealthysmc.org
