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Lancaster General Health - Healthy Weight Management Program
Increasing the number of youth and adults at a healthy weight is a top priority for Lancaster General Health. Efforts include the Eat Well for Life program, which labels cafeteria food with green, yellow, and red flags to help diners make educated choices; Lighten Up Lancaster County Coalition, a 250+ member group that helps individuals and families make the healthy choice the easy choice; a Corporate Wellness Team that provides guidance to employers wanting to start their own Employee Wellness Program; and ShapeDown, a 10-week program that helps overweight children learn positive ways to make healthy eating easier for the whole family.
What is it?
Increasing the number of youth and adults at a healthy weight is a top priority for Lancaster General Health. Efforts include the Eat Well for Life program, which labels cafeteria food with green, yellow, and red flags to help diners make educated choices; Lighten Up Lancaster County Coalition, a 250+ member group that helps individuals and families make the healthy choice the easy choice; a Corporate Wellness Team that provides guidance to employers wanting to start their own Employee Wellness Program; and ShapeDown, a 10-week program that helps overweight children learn positive ways to make healthy eating easier for the whole family.
Who is it for?
All area residents.
Why do they do it?
There's no single solution to healthy weight management.
Impact
Ninety percent of individuals enrolled in a weight management program demonstrated positive behavior change in two or more measurement areas. Lighten Up Lancaster helped improve access to healthy produce, and worked to increase the city's bikeability.
Contact: Beth Koser Schwartz, MSNc, RN
Healthy Weight Management Coordinator
Telephone: 717-544-3865
E-mail: bakoser@lghealth.org
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