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Slide 2 LIGHTEN UP LANCASTER COUNTY COALITION Quarterly Meeting May 15, 2014 8:30-10:30 AM Follow us! Slide 3 WARM UP o Brought to you by Stacey Nicarry of Float Yoga Lancaster o Please sign up to lead the warm-up at our next meeting! G REETING Greeted today by Elizabeth Edkin Slide 4 Manheim Township Pathways Continuing to Move Forward The number of students walking to Manheim Township schools increased by nearly half over a recent three- year period Miles of non-motorized pathways through large sections of the township Ultimate goal is to link the entire community, pathway leader John Furry told the township commissioners. The township added another mile to the nearly 17-mile pathway system in 2013. Find the article here! Find the article here! L OCAL N EWS Bicycle Sharing Effort in Lancaster Seeking funding to start-up a 5-station system Bike shares help support the citys transportation, economic development, environmental and public health needs. Find the article here! 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Slide 5 Meet Mary LeVasseur: LiveWell Grant Manager melevass@lghealth.org melevass@lghealth.org Grant deliverables to be carried out through September L IVE W ELL U PDATE Slide 6 Well Workplace Applications are being judged Awards presented at Lancaster Health Summit, May 29 th at Lancaster County Convention Center 30-day Mental Well-Being Challenge begins June 1 World No Tobacco Day Opportunity for organizations, businesses and individuals to be recognized and share their stories May 30 th, 8-9am, 3 rd floor Conference Room of LGH Outpatient Pavilion Healthy Vending and CSA programs Meetings held every 2 nd Thursday 8:30 am at LCSWMA; next meeting June 29 th W ORKPLACE W ELLNESS Slide 7 Apple Awards 5 applications 4 school districts Winners Cocalico Innovative Ephrata Middle School - Physical Activity Columbia Jr./Sr. High Nutrition School Wellness Councils Contact Sue Lackmann if you are interested in getting involved School food service directors training August 4th S CHOOLS & C OMMUNITY Slide 8 United Way funding for Garden Coordinator position will be announced on May 21 st Prison Garden in need of volunteers VisionCorps 2014 AHA Teaching Garden Garden section of toolkit is up on website- Thank you Carl & George! Next meeting: June 11 th, 4pm, Blueball Elementary G ARDENS Slide 9 Focused on Marietta, Columbia and Lancaster City Corner Stores targeted Will receive recommendations for future efforts Central Market EBT initiative F OOD A SSESSMENT Slide 10 May is National Bike Month May 16 th (tomorrow) Bike-to-Work Day! Proclamation by mayor and county commissioner 9:30am, corner of Duke & James St. Log your commute with Commuter Services to win prizes Free Bus Ride for those commuting with bikes, RRTA Spoke N Gear Expo, Lancaster H.U.B., 9am-2pm LiveWellLancaster.org for more information Coalition for a Bicycle Friendly Lancaster All-Coalition meeting, July date TBD Bicycle Friendly Businesses Comprehensive Bike Planning A CTIVE T RANSPORTATION Slide 11 Safe routes to school & municipal walk audits RWJF Coaching Complete Streets Forums Making Our Streets Safer to Walk, Bike & Travel June 4 th, 6:30-8:30, Farm and Home Center, Arcadia Rd. Open to public June 5 th, 1:00-5:00, Farm and Home Center For municipal leaders H EALTHY C OMMUNITY D ESIGN Slide 12 S TEP U P C OMMUNITY C HALLENGE Virtually walking the Great Wall of China Ends on May 19 th, 10 teams have already reached the finish line! 128,963 total miles! (More than double last fall) 121 teams participated- Thank you! Slide 13 N EXT C OMMUNITY C HALLENGE Mental Well-Being Challenge Begins June 1 st, 30 days of information and tip Sign-up at lightenuplancaster.fivi.com Select REDUCE STRESS as a health goal to start receiving emails Slide 14 C ALL FOR V OLUNTEERS & V ENDORS Looking for volunteers to man LULC tables and at the following events: Red Rose Run, Saturday June 7 th, 7:30am, Binns Park 2 nd Annual LULC Day with the Barnstormers, Sunday June 8 th, 12:30pm, Clipper Stadium Please see Elizabeth if interested All Volunteer & Vendor meeting for both events will be held Friday, May 30 th at 8:00 am, LGH Wellness Center Slide 15 Lancaster County Conservancy: Mike Burcin L OCAL T RAILS AND P ATHWAYS Slide 16 Ben Craddock, engineer with C.S. Davidson Engineering for health Lancaster county trails Run, review, repeat! T RAIL H OPPING WITH B EN Slide 17 M INDFULNESS, M OVEMENT & M ENTAL H EALTH Mary Woolson Certified Holistic Lifestyle Coach, SynchronEssence Mandy McFerren Wellness Director, Lancaster YMCA Slide 18 M ARY S S TORY History of depression Most recent episode was a gift Wake-up call to dig deep and learn from disease Mission: share lessons from the journey You can change your life with Mindfulness Mood-changing foods Movement A commitment to mental health Slide 19 M ENTAL I LLNESS What do the voices in your head tell you? Im stupid, fat, ugly Im unworthy of love, respect, happiness Im a fraud Ruminating thoughts are fear-based and are illusions The truth is that we are whole and perfect When we forget that, we may spiral into mental illness. Slide 20 M ENTAL I LLNESS Cognitive symptoms of anxiety and depression: Distorted thinking Difficulty concentrating Forgetfulness Physical symptoms: Cant sleep or sleep too much Feel numb, paralyzed or cant stop crying Experience aches, pains, digestive issues Slide 21 M ENTAL I LLNESS - T REATMENT Traditional treatments for mental illness: Cognitive therapy Pharmaceuticals Holistic treatments: Mindfulness Nutrition Movement Slide 22 M INDFULNESS What is mindfulness? Paying full attention to the present moment Watching yourself think! Become aware Acknowledge without judgment Dis-empower and break pattern of ruminating thoughts Slide 23 T OOLS FOR M INDFULNESS Mindfulness Practices: Do a breath meditation focus on breathing for 10-15 minutes Inhale healing energy Exhale that which no longer serves Engage your physical senses - focus on sight, taste, touch, smell Walking, doing dishes, brushing teeth Do a body scan relax each part of your body Journal tell it to the page Try energy therapy release on a cellular level Always bring kindfulness to your practice Slide 24 G OOD M OOD F OOD Food effects mood! Eliminate sugar and processed foods Reduce alcohol and caffeine consumption Experiment with gluten, dairy may be triggers Eat lots of vegetables and fruit Get lots of sunshine to boost Vitamin D levels Eat healthy fats like Omega-3s Slide 25 W E RE JUST BEING KIDS ! Behavior linked to Nutrition Lucky Charms Marshmallows for breakfast? Behavior linked to Exercise Get your wiggles out! If its good for them, its good for you too. Slide 26 B UY MY PRODUCT ! Decreased risk of Heart Disease Diabetes High blood pressure Colon, breast, prostate, and other cancers Fractures from falling Depression Anxiety Slide 27 B UT WAIT - T HERE S M ORE Boosts self-esteem Releases endorphins Reduce perception of pain Trigger positive feelings (euphoria) Improves immunity Reduces stress Improves sleep Increases energy level Slide 28 E XERCISE AND M ENTAL H EALTH Go Be a Flower Take a Hike Slide 29 I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW Steps to Behavior Change Understand and identify the habits that need changed Develop a plan for change Set goals but make them SMART Whisker Goals small and steady action Put the plan into action and practice Refine, reinforce and maintain your plan Spend the most time here Problem solve and deal with roadblocks and challenges Plan to fail Slide 30 H OW CAN WE HELP ? Offer healthy options Vending & CSA Make work into a work out Walk and talk Stand and talk Computer breaks set an alarm Stability Balls for chairs Face to face not cyberspace Group exercise classes on site Take the stairs Slide 31 W E RE GETTING THERE Be Mindful of opportunities for wellness Healthy Workers = Productive workers Physical health feeds mental health which feeds physical health (repeat) Slide 32 T HANK YOU ! Slide 33 Lighten Up Lancaster wants to assess its impact on the community to date Only 4 questions! Please take a moment to complete the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LULCImpactAssessment https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LULCImpactAssessment Please sumbit any additional data you think would be helpful (ex: ROI) to Elizabeth at eedkin2@lghealth.orgeedkin2@lghealth.org LULC I MPACT A SSESSMENT Slide 34 Lancaster Health Summit Thursday, May 29 th, 7:30-1:00, Lancaster Co Convention Center Complete Streets Forums June 4 th, 6:30-8:30, Open to Public, Farm and Home Center June 5 th, 1:00-5:00, Municipal leaders, Farm and Home Center Red Rose Run: http://lancasterredroserun.com/http://lancasterredroserun.com/ Saturday, June 7 th, 7am, Binns Park 2 nd Annual LULC Day with the Barnstormers Sunday, June 8 th 12:30pm, Clipper Stadium Next Meeting Date: August 14, 2014 U PCOMING E VENTS Slide 35 M EETING D ATES Working GroupDateLocationContact School/Community Gardens June 11th 4pm Blueball Elementary School Beth Koser-Schwartz Step UP Challenge & Events June 6 8:30am Wellness CenterBeth Koser-Schwartz Healthier Workplaces June 29 8:30am LCSWMALeslie Wireback Active Transportation May 23 9am F&M Beth Koser-Schwartz Quarterly MeetingAugust 14 8:30 Burle Business ParkBeth Koser-Schwartz