Locations
Steamboat Springs Office:
940 Central Park Drive Suite 101 Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487
Phone/TTY: 970-879-1632
Fax: 970-870-1326
info@nwcovna.org
Craig Office:
745 Russell Street
Craig, Colorado 81625
Phone/TTY: 970-824-8233
Fax: 970-824-2548
info@nwcovna.org
Public Health
LiveWell Northwest Colorado
LiveWell Northwest Colorado, a project of the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Assocaiton, was formed in 2009 to reduce obesity in Routt County by introducing healthy eating and active living choices and empowering residents to select them. |
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Here are some tips to help you follow 5-2-1-0 (click on each link to read more)
- Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 for you and your family
- Eat at least 5 or more Fruits & Vegetables a day!
- Limit your screen time to 2 hours of less a day!
Your best chance to avoid obesity is to stop gaining weight right now. Today, one in two Colorado adults are overweight or obese. If current trends continue, nearly 2/3 of Coloradans will be overweight or obese within the next six years
Check out these easy-to-use tools!
There is evidence to support the use of BMI in risk assessment since it provides a more accurate measure of total body fat compared with the assessment of body weight alone. Click Here for an easy to use BMI Calculator
Excess abdominal fat is an important, independent risk factor for disease. The evaluation of waist circumference to assess the risks associated with obesity or overweight is supported by research. Click Here to Calculate your Waist to Height Ratio
It’s important to understand that measurements aren’t the only factors in determining how healthy you are. Your lifestyle also plays an important role. Click Here to take a quick Behavior Quiz
Have you seen our Stepping out in Routt Series in the Steamboat Today?
Week 1: Series will promote walking
Week 4: Yampa River Botanic Park Loop
Week 7: Serene creek-side loop
The LiveWell Northwest Colorado Coalition
A Coalition of community members from Oak Creek, Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Yampa and Stagecoach work together to increase access to physical activity and healthy eating opportunities for local residents.
School Wellness
- Piloting recess before lunch
- Replacing non-healthy food fundraisers
- Offering 10 minute physical activities throughout the day in the elementary school
- Providing safe routes to school
- Upgrading the school wellness policies
- Collecting BMI and fitness measures of all students
- Providing healthy eating and physical activity tips in parent newsletters.
- Improving the quality of PE programs
- Providing safe active play areas
- Developing staff wellness programs
Regional Food Cooperative
Development of a regional food cooperative business plan to provide Routt County residents the opportunity to purchase affordable locally grown products year- round in an online farmer’s market.
Active Community Environments
LiveWell Northwest Colorado engages community residents to develop and implement recreation plans so that residents can affordably, safely and actively play in their own community.
Funded and future projects include:
- A disc golf course in Dry Creek Park for Hayden residents.
- A trail plan, reclamation of drainage ponds, and recreational use of the ice rink in the summer for Oak Creek residents.
- 1st time offering of an after- school activity program for the SOROCO school district students.
- Share the Road campaign for County residents.
- Walk/bike safety skills programs for students.
Early Childhood
Programs provided:
- Food Friends, a curriculum to increase preschooler’s willingness to try new foods.
- Mighty Moves, a curriculum to improve gross motor performance.
- Active Living and Health Eating Best practices trainings for providers.
- Start Smart -a preschool age sports development program that introduces sports skills in a non-threatening environment in preparation for organized sports.
Community Gardens
Donations of produce to Lift-up Food Banks from new gardens in Steamboat Springs and Oak Creek.
Our Community Partners
Routt County Council on Aging - Each of their senior meals meets 33 1/3% of the recommended daily nutritional intake for an adult!
For more information on the Statewide initiative visit:
www.movement.livewellcolorado.org