The Wellness Coalition (TWC) is proud to announce that we have been awarded the Racial and Ethical Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2023-2028 cooperative agreement. Forty-one organizations received funding to implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) REACH program. In the five-year program, the recipients will put into action evidence-based strategies for: [...]
The Wellness Coalition is accepting proposals to assist with Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) cooperative agreement. All RFPs and proposal instructions can be found below. Breastfeeding Consultant Services Responses to this RFP must be received no later than 2:00pm on Friday, November 3, 2023. The Wellness Coalition seeks a professional Breastfeeding Consultant [...]
The Wellness Coalition has been working to increase access to health and wellness resources that can help people prevent and/or manage chronic conditions. From nutrition and breastfeeding to diabetes prevention and heart health, our myriad of services can support residents and businesses as we work together to make the River Region a healthier place [...]
Active People, Healthy Nation is a national initiative led by CDC to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027. Increased physical activity can improve health, quality of life, and reduce healthcare costs. Regular physical activity can help reduce the risk of at least 20 chronic diseases and conditions and provide effective [...]
Since its establishment in 2010, the CDC-recognized National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) has relied on a variety of public and private partners—such as community organizations, private insurers, employers, health care organizations, faith-based organizations, and government agencies—to expand the program nationwide. The Wellness Coalition in Montgomery is one such organization. Our National DPP program [...]
A healthy lifestyle offers many benefits, including helping to prevent heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other chronic diseases. Another important benefit is that healthy routines enhance your immunity. The immune system is the body’s way of protecting itself from infection and disease; it fights everything from cold and flu viruses to serious [...]
Thanksgiving is a day filled with food, football, and great conversations with family! While you and your loved ones spend time together safely this Thanksgiving, consider talking about your family health history. Bringing conversations about type 2 diabetes to the table is important. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a family [...]
The term heart disease refers to several types of heart conditions, including coronary artery disease and heart attack. How Does Heart Disease Affect Men? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the United States, killing 357,761 men in 2019—that’s about 1 in every 4 male deaths. Heart disease is the [...]
Change Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL2), is our year-long evidence-based lifestyle change program that gives people the tools and support they need to help prevent type 2 diabetes and other chronic conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Many people have taken part in our program and found ways [...]
Every April, The Wellness Coalition (TWC) observes National Minority Health Month. The month is an opportunity to build awareness about the disproportionate burden of premature death and illness in minority populations. It encourages action through health education, early detection, and control of disease complications. This year’s theme, Give Your Community a Boost, focuses on the [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on our lives, and a lot of us are feeling distressed. Knowing how to handle the stresses imposed upon by the pandemic is imperative. Stress can cause the following: Feelings of fear, anger, sadness, worry, numbness, or frustration Changes in appetite, energy, motivation, and interests Difficulty [...]
National Nutrition Month is an education and information campaign sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition. The campaign is designed to focus attention on the importance of making positive food choices and developing good eating and physical habits in a person’s everyday life. National Nutrition Month promotes the Academy of Nutrition and the powers of healthy [...]
For many families across the country, warm weather means time spent with family – whether it’s backyard cookouts, picnics at the park, or even family get-togethers over Zoom! These events are a time for families to reconnect and reflect on traditions. Family functions are also a time to talk about family health. In the United [...]
Social distancing, self-isolation, quarantine, this is a time when getting outside is just not possible. When that’s the case, you may be tempted to put aside your healthy routines. But just because you’re staying at home doesn’t mean you can’t continue to make healthy lifestyle choices. After all, you need to stay healthy to be [...]
This Black History Month, understand your health history and reshape your destiny, especially when it comes to prediabetes. As an African American, there are 5 things you should know: African Americans are at a higher risk for prediabetes than non-Hispanic whites, especially if type 2 diabetes runs in their family. Around 36% of African Americans [...]
This month, CDC released new maps that highlight geographic and racial/ethnic disparities in physical inactivity in the U.S. State and territory-level estimates of physical inactivity range from 17% in Colorado to 48% in Puerto Rico. In the majority of states, non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics had a significantly higher prevalence of inactivity than non-Hispanic whites. These [...]
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The Wellness Coalition works to improve the health and wellness of people with limited or no health insurance in Central Alabama through collaboration, services, and education.
Copyright © 2024 | The Wellness Coalition
The Wellness Coalition works to improve the health and wellness of people with limited or no health insurance in Central Alabama through collaboration, services, and education.
Copyright © 2024 | The Wellness Coalition
The Wellness Coalition works to improve the health and wellness of people with limited or no health insurance in Central Alabama through collaboration, services, and education.
Copyright © 2024 | The Wellness Coalition