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Alegent Creighton Health - Live Well Omaha Kids
Live Well Omaha Kids (LWOK) is a comprehensive, socio-ecological approach to fight childhood obesity at every level of a child's interaction with their environment via prevention and intervention strategies. LWOK staff and its comprehensive initiatives are funded by Alegent Creighton Health and include breast-feeding support, healthy child care environments, programs for families struggling with excess weight and obesity, efforts to create healthier neighborhood stores, and support of local bike-share efforts and active transportation within city planning.
What is it?
Live Well Omaha Kids (LWOK) is a comprehensive, socio-ecological approach to fight childhood obesity at every level of a child's interaction with their environment via prevention and intervention strategies. LWOK staff and its comprehensive initiatives are funded by Alegent Creighton Health and include breast-feeding support, healthy child care environments, programs for families struggling with excess weight and obesity, efforts to create healthier neighborhood stores, and support of local bike-share efforts and active transportation within city planning.
Who is it for?
Children in and around the Omaha metro area.
Why do they do it?
Nearly 30 percent of Omaha children are at an unhealthy weight.
Impact
In 2011, significant improvement from the 2008 baseline was shown in percentage of children who are overweight or obese, are physically active, eat healthier, and drink less soda.
Contact: Mikki Frost
Director for Healthier Communities
Telephone: 402-343-4691
E-mail: mikki.frost@alegent.org
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