{"id":306,"date":"2012-02-16T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T15:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acsmsoftware.com\/afitesttest\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2014-06-30T13:40:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T13:40:19","slug":"oklahoma-citys-wellness-now-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acsmsoftware.com\/afitesttest\/oklahoma-citys-wellness-now-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City&#8217;s Wellness Now Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From time to time, we like to highlight community initiatives and programs that are making a difference. <em>Wellness Now<\/em> is a community-led initiative in Oklahoma City, Okla., aimed at addressing the city\u2019s health problems. Oklahoma City ranked 50th in the most recent <a title=\" data report\" href=\"https:\/\/americanfitnessindex.org\/report.htm\">ACSM American Fitness Index\u00ae () data report<\/a>, which evaluates the 50 most populous city areas and identifies the healthiest and fittest places in the United States. The metro area earned a score of 24.6 (out of 100 possible points) in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City struggles with a wide variety of health problems including obesity and tobacco use, both of which are contributors to heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses. The study reports 28.6% of the city\u2019s population being obese and 22.8% currently smoking. As a result, the city ranks 50th in personal health indicators with a score of 15.6.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wellness Now<\/em>, started in April of 2010, is a collaboration between nearly 100 community partners including schools, health care professionals, elected officials from all levels of government, faith-based and community-based organizations, and private sector companies all dedicated to making necessary changes in order to create a healthy community. In addition to the program\u2019s partners, <em>Wellness Now<\/em> relies heavily on people in the neighborhoods to participate in surveys and community forums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"410\" height=\"308\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2sNlixSW9jQ?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2sNlixSW9jQ?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The program is chaired by Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and County Commission Chairman Ray Vaughn, and addresses the following public health priority areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<li>Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>School Health<\/li>\n<li>Senior Health<\/li>\n<li>Tobacco Use Prevention<\/li>\n<li>Obstacles to Health<\/li>\n<li>Maternal &amp; Child Health<\/li>\n<li>Chronic Disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, the program aims to increase access to and consumption of healthy, safe and affordable food, encourage physical activity, and promote local ordinances requiring 100% smoke-free workplaces. For more examples on specific actions for each of the above mentioned public health priority areas, check out <a title=\"Wellness Now Action\" href=\"http:\/\/www.occhd.org\/community\/wellnessnow\/action\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.occhd.org\/community\/wellnessnow\/action<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on <em>Wellness Now<\/em>, visit <a title=\"Wellness Now\" href=\"http:\/\/www.occhd.org\/community\/wellnessnow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.occhd.org\/community\/wellnessnow<\/a> or <a title=\"Wellness Now on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WellnessNowInitiative\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WellnessNowInitiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time, we like to highlight community initiatives and programs that are making a difference. Wellness Now is a community-led initiative in Oklahoma City, Okla., aimed at addressing the city\u2019s health problems. 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