AFI Selected Best Practices http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices Sun, 23 May 2010 23:16:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The Healthy Food Retailer Initiative http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/the-healthy-food-retailer-initiative/ http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/the-healthy-food-retailer-initiative/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 15:40:49 +0000 admin http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/?p=70 The Healthy Hartford Campaign is focusing on health messaging and involving the community in actively considering their health through exercise, nutrition counseling and skills building. Smaller retailers want to improve the nutritional quality of the groceries they sell. Grocers are being encouraged to shift 5% of there inventory of junk foods to healthy choices. Measurements have confirmed that Healthy Food Retailers have shirted 8% of their junk food inventories to regular groceries since 2007. To find out more information on this program visit their website.

]]> http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/the-healthy-food-retailer-initiative/feed/ 0 100 Mile Club http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/100-mile-club/ http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/100-mile-club/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 15:38:54 +0000 admin http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/?p=68 The Pinellas County Health Department teamed up with the County Parks and Recreation Department to offer a walking program called, The 100 Mile Club. This program promotes physical activity and also brings more citizens to county and city parks. To become a member, participants just keep track of the miles that they walk on the walking log. Once participants reach 100 miles, they submit their log to Pinellas County Health Department and they will receive a club member t-shirt in the mail. The program started out in October 2005 and it’s membership has grown to more than 560 members. To find out more information about this program and how to become a member go to their website.

]]> http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/100-mile-club/feed/ 0 Fit Baltimore http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/fit-baltimore-2/ http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/fit-baltimore-2/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 15:37:50 +0000 admin http://www.americanfitnessindex.org/bestpractices/?p=66 In January 2009, Mayor Sheila Dixon launched a citywide fitness program called Fit Baltimore. This twelve-week program features free weekly fitness events at city recreation centers, hosted by prominent local community members including; the Mayor and television/radio personalities. Participants are also given an opportunity to have their blood pressure, BMI, and waist circumference screened at each event, and they are given information about healthy eating and staying active. To find out more information on the Fit Baltimore program, along with its events and tips on fitness and nutrition please contact the website www.befitbaltimore.com.

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