Building a Healthy Community - Childhood Obesity Prevention Opa-Locka
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GED Program - ongoing
GED program provided by Brown Mackie College
Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Located at : The Community Empowerment Team
2105 Ali Baba Ave, 1st Floor
Opa-locka, FL 33054
For more information please contact Linda Bracy at 305-953-3071
Fail Stop Inc. Tutoring Program - ongoing
Fail stop Inc. a tutoring program for children and adults
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3pm-5pm
Located at: The Community Empowerment Team
2105 Ali Baba Ave, 1st Floor
Opa-locka, FL 33054
For more information please contact Linda Bracy at 305-953-3071
Background
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation launched the Embrace a Healthy Florida Initiative to address the causes of childhood obesity. In Opa-Locka the lead agency for this effort is the War on Poverty-Florida. By addressing the issue of food access, increasing community awareness, engaging the community, and developing enduring solutions the Building a Healthy Community - Childhood Obesity Prevention project will provide resources to support the efforts of community and faith-based organizations to address the following goals:
1. Promote health education and advocacy efforts to increase access to healthy food for residents and schools located in the Opa-Locka area. Including partnerships with:
a. Early care and education and Head Start
b. Public Schools and Public Health
c. Public Safety, City Planning, and Built Environment
d. Community non–profit organizations to assist in the development of farmer’s markets and community gardens, programs on food preparation, home economics and healthy shopping on a budget, food preservation, and heath advocacy.
2. Provide healthy food preparation and demonstrations, and offer nutrition education focusing on healthy eating, incorporating personal budgeting activities.
3. Increase the number of youth and adults who engage in community gardening and urban agriculture.
4. Promote the active engagement of children, youth, and families in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of community health and health education initiatives.
5. Develop civic leadership programs for youth to build youth-led community organizing, community engagement and advocacy.
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Call to Action: Opa-Locka Building a Healthy Community Childhood Obesity Prevention
Community Partners: Click here for the funding announcement press release to see who is involved
Provider Discussion Forum: Providers click here
Acknowledgements
The Building a Healthy Community Childhood Obesity Prevention (BHC-COP) Opa-Locka project is funded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation Embrace a Healthy Florida Initiative.
Health Tips and Resources
Download the BCBS Good Health Club Toolkit information sheets to educate parents and children on ways to change to a healthier lifestyle and diet through a 5-2-1-0 message.
- Eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies every single day
- Limit screen time to 2 hours or less
- Get at least 1 hour of physical activity
- Limit sweetened drinks to 0
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Healthy Tip Sheets
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Outrun Obesity brochure (with behavior risk quiz) (English) (Spanish)
Weekly Journal (English) (Spanish)
This video explains the many factors that have contributed to the obesity epidemic, and showcases several community initiatives taking place to prevent and reduce obesity. Obesity is a national epidemic and a major contributor to some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer. We need to change our communities into places that strongly support healthy eating and active living.
Click here to learn about Let's Move: America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
Click here to watch Beyonce's "Move Your Body" Flash Workout
Pictured at left: Opa-Locka City Hall
Pictured at right: Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary School