Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition

To engage our community with activity and food through education and support. 

In 2016, Healthy Burnett conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment, which helped identify the top three nutrition health needs in Burnett County:

1. Inadequate Fruit and Vegetable consumption in Adults
2. Food Insecurity
3. Overweight/Obesity

Focus areas:

• Farmers’ Market
• Community Nutrition Education and Resources
• Worksite Wellness
• School Wellness and Active Schools (NPAOP and Transform WI Grants)
• School Nutrition
• Gardening Projects
• Breastfeeding
• Food Shelves/Distributions
• Grant writing opportunities/support

Highlighted Successes:

• Organized the development of the Burnett County Farmers’ Market which has now expanded to 4 locations in the county.
• Organized the development of the Burnett County Hunger Task Force, which helped to provide awareness about hunger in the county, increased communication between food shelves/organizations, increased awareness about resources available, and ways people could help.
• Developed and implemented a worksite wellness program for Parker Hannifin.
• Developed and distributed a Burnett County Activity Guide, places to go to be active.
• Wrote grants for the Burnett County Farmers’ Market, Webster Elementary School Garden Project, Burnett County Blizzard`s Logo Water Bottles, and County Activity Guide.
• Wrote grant for a community dance, which was held at the Webster School with Ducks for the Oyster Band playing, also had healthy snacks, and face painting activity.
• Worked with Grantsburg School Teacher on nutrition class room project Helped DSI with their worksite wellness program and garden project Active Schools Grant: provided two local schools with education and tool kits to help with implementing Active School Activities.
• Helped Webster School Food Service Director write Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant for the Elementary Students, which was approved for the 2012-2013, and again for the 2013-2014 school years.
• Started a Healthcare Professional`s BF Group which meets at least yearly and provides a chance for networking, sharing of information/resources, problem solving about different BF concerns, and to provide BF education.

Members:

• Burnett County Family Resource Center
• Burnett County Farmers’ Market/ Burnett County Fresh and Healthy
• Burnett Medical Center Marketing Director
• Ruby`s Food Shelf
• Second Harvest Heartland, FoodShare Outreach
• Siren Anytime Fitness
• Siren/Webster Community Education Director
• St. Croix Regional Medical Center Wellness Coach
• UW-Extension FoodWIse Nutrition Education Program