The Healthy Feud: Health and Fitness in Hatfield-McCoy Counties

Mingo County Diabetes Coalition [MCDC]October 2013

In the Beginning

Mingo County Diabetes Coalition was formed in Spring 2011

Goal was to decrease incidence of diabetes among local residents and improved glycemic control among residents with diabetes

Mingo County

Mingo County Rankings:

Health Outcomes 54/55

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.

Lunch Walk Program GOAL:

First team to reach the West Coast wins

First held in the Fall 2011

9 Week Duration

Spring and Fall Programs

Over 400 community members now participating within Williamson.

Expansion of Lunch Walk

Marin City, California travels to Williamson, WW

Dining With DiabetesProgram consists of:

Nutrition Education Lifestyle Change Strategies Chair Exercises Healthy Food Demonstrations Diabetic Recipe Cards Free A1c testing (before and after)

4 week Duration

Spring and Fall Programs

Walk With Ease Held at 6 Senior Citizen Centers and Churches in Mingo County

Encourages Physical Activity among Elderly populations

6 week Duration (3 meetings per week)

Spring and Fall Programs

Local Foods

Community Gardens

Williamson Farmers Market

Mingo County Orchard

Take 10 School Program PURPOSE:

To encourage 8th grade middle school students to reach 10,000 steps a day.

6 Week Program

Spring and Fall Programs

5K Runs complete each semester

Currently morphed into the Let’s Move Initiative

1st Annual Block Party PURPOSE:

To bring the community together for a healthy night of physical activity, healthy foods, and fun!

Nearly 300 participants from the community came out to join us!

Monthly 5K Run/Walk

PURPOSE: To increase physical activity opportunities

Monthly 5K Run/Walk (continued)

February Cupid Shuffle (81) March Put A Spring In Your Step (89) April Hillbilly Days Run for the Children (68) May Let’s Wipe Out Cancer (130) June Hatfield & McCoy (111) July Kickin’ Butt for Crohn’s (217) August The Bulldog 5K (88) September Coal Dust Run (386)

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Hatfield & McCoy: A Healthy Feud

GOAL: To Walk 100 Miles in 100 DaysBegan September 2013 Currently nearly 900 participants States Represented: WV, KY, OH, TN

CONTACT US

PHONE – (304) 235-3400FAX – (304) 235-3403Mingodiabetes.comfacebook.com/MingoCountyDiabetesCoalition

Vicki Hatfield, CFNP, CDE Maria Arnot Kayla Whitt