welcome letter | 2010 ANNUAL
contributing authors
jean dunning
storiesbyjd@sbcglobal.net.
Amanda Woodfield French, MPH
is a public affairs specialist
at Building a Healthier Chicago.
Tara Kennon
is the communications manager at Healthy Schools Campaign. Look for her articles on www.healthyschoolscampaign.org/blog.
Find HSC on Facebook or follow @healthyschools on Twitter.
Colleen Lammel-Harmon, RD, LD
is the Wellness Manager for the Chicago Park
District, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Fitness Council and Spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association.
JoAnn Milivojevic
JoAnnMil@comcast.net.
Traci danielson mitchell
is a freelance health and wellness writer and founder of DM Nutrition & Fitness.
traci@dmnutrition.com.
Martina Navratilova
is AARP’s Health and Fitness Ambassador. Visit www.aarp.org to read more columns by the tennis great, who has won 59 grand slam titles.
Simon Swartzman
is a communications
department assistant at Building a Healthier Chicago.
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Sincerely, building healthier communities staff
• Informative health and wellness articles • Stories on increasing physical activity levels • Information on prevention, detection, and control of high blood pressure and other medical conditions
• Healthy recipes and dietary tips • Useful tools and resources for readers seeking a healthy lifestyle
welcome letter
Welcome to the fi rst issue of Building Healthier Communities magazine, published by Boston Hannah International. We are pleased to bring you this new magazine, which serves as one-stop resource for people seeking information to improve the health of themselves and their families.
In this fi rst issue of Building Healthier Communities, we are featuring a multi-stakeholder group of organizations committed to improving health in Chicago. Building a Healthier Chicago (BHC) is a group of local and national stakeholders working to make a signifi cant impact on the health of all Chicagoans by increasing physical activity levels, improving healthy eating habits, and preventing, detecting and controlling high blood pressure and other chronic conditions.
The goal of this publication is to bring the mission of Building a Healthier Chicago and its stakeholders to a more widespread audience. With steadily rising levels of obesity among adults and children in the U.S., we know that healthy living information has never been more important. Building Healthier Communities magazine will provide readers with the information needed to combat physical inactivity and obesity, which have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S.
Throughout the pages of this publication you will fi nd:
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