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Improving Health through Partnerships This publication was funded in part by a Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant, a national program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Through REACH, local partners address the specific health needs of DeKalb County. DeKalb County Board of Health and its community partners work collaboratively to implement tailored, community-based and participatory strategies to address poor nutrition and lack of physical activity, with an emphasis on policy, systems and environmental change. DeKalb County Board of Health was a REACH awardee from 2014 through 2018. Through this grant, partnerships were created with community-based organizations, schools, faith-based organizations and government agencies to increase access to healthier foods and places for physical activity in DeKalb County. These partners included: DeKalb County Schools Chapel Hill Elementary School Columbia Elementary School Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School Snapfinger Elementary School Stoneview Elementary School Toney Elementary School Faith-based Organizations Beulah Community Family Life Center The Bridge at Austin Drive Fairfield Baptist Church KD Moore Community Development Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church R.E.A.C.H. Community Development Center Saint Philip Community Development Corporation Stronghold Christian Church Tabernacle of Refugee
Government Agencies City of Lithonia City of Stone Mountain DeKalb County School District DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Georgia Safe Routes to School Resource Center University of Georgia DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Community-based Organizations Stone Mountain Farmers Market Tucker Farmers Market (Q Ventures, Inc.)
As part of its REACH efforts, the Live Healthy DeKalb coalition collaborated with partners to help engage and sustain program activities in the community. The focus of this publication is to inform the community and community partners about the local health needs and achievements and to disseminate success stories via member organizations of the Live Healthy DeKalb coalition.
