Health & Fitness
Ridgewood Named A 2018 Healthy Town To Watch
Ridgewood was just a few places in New Jersey to earn the distinction.
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood was recognized as a 2018 Mayor's Wellness Healthy Town To Watch by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute's Mayors Wellness Campaign.
Ridgewood's officials' goals for 2018 were to promote a stigma-free place to live, provide health education to residents, and encourage physical activity.
Ridgewood hosts a 12-week weight loss challenge, including exercise classes, walking groups, weekly support meetings, and health education seminars, along with one-on-one nutrition counseling.
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The village also partners with local businesses and organizations to host an annual wellness festival.
To receive the designation, communities participating in the Mayors Wellness Campaign complete a comprehensive application outlining the research they did to identify their community health needs, explain how they have organized their committee, and highlight the actions they have taken to make their communities a healthier place to live.
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Oradell was also named a healthy town to watch by the Mayor's Wellness Campaign. Westwood and Bergenfield were named healthy towns, the highest designation awarded by the campaign. (See related: Westwood Named A 2018 Mayor's Wellness Healthy Town)
Six categories are considered when selecting healthy towns:
- Defining Health Broadly – addressing the social and economic factors that impact health outcomes
- Measurement and Data Sharing – identifying measurable health indicators and establishing shared goals with partners
- Health Equity – reducing, and ultimately eliminating, health disparities by focusing programming on those most affected by poor
- Health outcomes
- Procurement of Resources – harnessing the collective power of your MWC Committee and local business partners to efficiently align
- Resources that maximize community health.
- Collaboration – building diverse partnerships across sectors to build capacity for programming
- Commitment to Sustainability – developing programs that are designed to last
Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com
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