What is YMCA Activate America?
An innovative health initiative of the YMCA movement that is making healthy living a reality for millions of Americans. The work done under this initiative will help to refine how YMCAs operate to better serve Health Seekers.
What is a Health Seeker?
Those who want to be healthy, but continuously stop and start the process and have been unable to sustain their commitment to health and wellness.
Why Activate America?
Over the past 20 years, unhealthy behaviors, including physical inactivity and unhealthy eating, have led to an epidemic of obesity and related chronic disease in the United States. Today, obesity is associated with a series of chronic health conditions – including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, colon cancer, gallbladder disease, arthritis, sleep disturbances and breathing problems – putting the United States in the middle of a serious health crisis and reducing the quality of life of millions of Americans.
In addition to supporting the people living on the shoreline in their journey to create and sustain a healthy lifestyle, as an Activate America YMCA, the Valley-Shore YMCA is committed to being an integral part of an effort to make long-lasting changes that support healthy living. The Valley-Shore YMCA is currently collaborating with Essex Savings Bank, Business & Legal Reports and Daisy Ingraham School in Westbrook and is committed to collaborating with community partners to magnify its impact.
America on the Move Week
For more information on YMCA Activate America nationally, visit www.ymca.net.
Move More - Eat Smart - Create a Supportive Environment!