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SUMMARY:Meet Lifestyle Coach LaQuantas
DESCRIPTION:Register to Attend\nMeet Lifestyle Coach LaQuantas and make this year your healthiest and happiest yet with our no-cost diabetes prevention program. Join us for an in-person info session on February 5 at 11:00am CST to see if the program is right for you! \nTo be held at:\nArchWell Health\n2232 Eastern Blvd.\nMontgomery\, AL 36117 \nChange Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL²) is a lifestyle change program that can teach you how to: \n\nManage stress\nEat well\nGet more active\nSleep better\nTake control of your health\n\nCoach LaQuantas is a trained lifestyle coach and will be with you\, along with a support system of your peers\, for a full year in 24 one-hour sessions. Together\, they will help you meet your wellness goals and reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases by more than half.
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/meet-lifestyle-coach-laquantas-3/2026-04-21/
LOCATION:ArchWell Health\, 2232 Eastern Blvd\, Montgomery\, 36117\, United States
CATEGORIES:CYL2
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SUMMARY:Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Community Meeting with Lifestyle Coach Carol
DESCRIPTION:Make this year your healthiest and happiest year yet with our no-cost diabetes prevention program. Join us for an online info session to see if the program is right for you! \nChange Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL²) is a lifestyle change program that can teach you how to: \n\nManage stress\nEat well\nGet more active\nSleep better\nTake control of your health\n\nA trained lifestyle coach and support system will be with you for a full year in 24 one-hour sessions to help you meet your wellness goals and reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than half. \nRegister to attend. \nTake this short quiz now to see if the program is right for you: bit.ly/CYL2TWC
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/diabetes-prevention-program-dpp-community-meeting-with-lifestyle-coach-carol/2026-04-21/
CATEGORIES:Wellness Classes
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/diabetes-prevention-program-dpp-community-meeting-with-lifestyle-coach-carol/2026-04-21/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260402T174044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T174208Z
UID:10002081-1776965400-1776969000@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Community Meeting with Lifestyle Coach Tonya
DESCRIPTION:Make this year your healthiest and happiest year yet with our no-cost diabetes prevention program. Join us for an online info session to see if the program is right for you! \nChange Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL²) is a lifestyle change program that can teach you how to: \n\nManage stress\nEat well\nGet more active\nSleep better\nTake control of your health\n\nA trained lifestyle coach and support system will be with you for a full year in 24 one-hour sessions to help you meet your wellness goals and reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than half. \nRegister to attend. \nTake this short quiz now to see if the program is right for you: bit.ly/CYL2TWC
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/diabetes-prevention-program-dpp-community-meeting-with-lifestyle-coach-tonya/2026-04-23/
CATEGORIES:Wellness Classes
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/diabetes-prevention-program-dpp-community-meeting-with-lifestyle-coach-tonya/2026-04-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260428T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260428T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260402T173832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T173832Z
UID:10002077-1777399200-1777402800@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Community Meeting with Lifestyle Coach Carol
DESCRIPTION:Make this year your healthiest and happiest year yet with our no-cost diabetes prevention program. Join us for an online info session to see if the program is right for you! \nChange Your Lifestyle. Change Your Life. (CYL²) is a lifestyle change program that can teach you how to: \n\nManage stress\nEat well\nGet more active\nSleep better\nTake control of your health\n\nA trained lifestyle coach and support system will be with you for a full year in 24 one-hour sessions to help you meet your wellness goals and reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than half. \nRegister to attend. \nTake this short quiz now to see if the program is right for you: bit.ly/CYL2TWC
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/diabetes-prevention-program-dpp-community-meeting-with-lifestyle-coach-carol/2026-04-28/
CATEGORIES:Wellness Classes
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/diabetes-prevention-program-dpp-community-meeting-with-lifestyle-coach-carol/2026-04-28/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T195324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260301T002313Z
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SUMMARY:A Tour of Wellness - Montgomery\, AL
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 2\, 20269am – 1pmGibbs Village East Community Center1701 Terminal Rd.\, Montgomery\, AL 36108 \nRegister to Attend: https://bit.ly/TOWATT  \nVendor Registration: https://bit.ly/TOWVEN  \nEach year\, The Wellness Coalition hosts A Tour of Wellness community health fairs in River Region counties. The events are free and feature local organizations\, vendors\, and activities focusing on health and wellness. Attendees can expect: \n\nFood and Treats\nGames and Prizes\nWellness Demonstrations\nKid’s Activities\nBreastfeeding Resources\nWellness Classes\nSafe Spaces that Promote Physical Activity\nHealthy Food Resources\nType 2 Diabetes Prevention and Self-Management\nDental Screenings\nHealth Screenings\nInteractive Safety Activities\nAnd More!\n\nVisit https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/tow/ for the latest information on available resources\, activities\, and vendors.
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/a-tour-of-wellness-montgomery-al/
CATEGORIES:Health Fair
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SUMMARY:Healthy Voices Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register Now: Meeting Registration – Zoom \nThe Wellness Coalition Healthy Voices committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and focuses on bringing together a broad group of stakeholders and community members to create change in the local food systems. This group of people will come together to assess and recommend practices that affect one or more aspects of the food system in a specific area. The committee seeks to create a healthy community with a thriving local food system that: \n\nPromotes access to healthy and culturally appropriate food for all residents\nAssesses and promotes the valuing and preserving of community land for food production.\nDevelop partnerships to maximize the use of local\, regional\, and seasonal foods\nIdentifies organizations that can work to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future ones\nShares messages to promote economic development within the existing food systems\n\nMembers that form this committee are made up of representatives of the following areas of expertise: \n\nAgriculture\nFood processing\nFood inspection\nFood distribution\nHealthcare\nHunger relief\n\nAdditional members may consist of: \n\nConsumers and concerned residents\nEducators\nFarmers\nFood justice advocates\nFood service workers\nGovernment officials\nGrocers\nRepresentatives from nonprofit organizations\n\nHealthy Voices Committee members: \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion of food-related issues.\nCreate a place for assessing the community food system as a whole.\nIdentify and address gaps in the food system.\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors of the food system.\nBuild relationships among stakeholders in the food system.\nWork to make food systems more environmentally sustainable and socially just.\nGive a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, such as those who rely on the emergency food system.\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public about food system challenges and barriers.\n\n  \nSign Up for Healthy Voices\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister\n 
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Nutrition
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260513T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260513T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260301T193141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T155047Z
UID:10002058-1778670000-1778673600@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Trailblazers Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Trailblazers Task Force committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to assess and address community design to provide more opportunities for safe physical activity for residents. The committee will work to educate\, promote\, improve\, and make available safe and accessible streets\, bicycle lanes\, sidewalks\, transportation\, parks\, and trails\, land\, and schools for families and individuals to be physically active. This will be accomplished by: \n\nUsing the CDC Active Community Tool to assess community plans\, policies\, and resources for improving built environments for physical activity\nPromoting the benefits of being more physically active throughout everyday activities\nEducating and informing others about the importance of having equitable access to safe and accessible infrastructure\nIdentifying opportunities to improve infrastructure in rural areas\nPartnering with organizations that can partner with the committee to enhance community design at specific locations\n\nTrailblazers Task Force Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on issues on activity friendly routes and everyday destinations\nHelp asses the needs of community infrastructure for safe\, clean\, and accessible routes and destinations\nIdentify and address concerns and issues on infrastructure and how they affect the community and stakeholders\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with organizations and stakeholders that manage and are responsible for infrastructure\nPromote and provide ideas to increase education and knowledge on the importance of not only being physically active but also caring for the infrastructure and improvements that are provided\nGive a voice to often marginalized community members affected by lack of access to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the importance of providing maintenance safety to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\n\nExamples of activity friendly routes: \n\nStreet design\nInfrastructure to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists\nPublic transportation\n\nExamples of everyday destinations: \n\nLand use planning\nParks and recreational facilities\nSchools\n\nSign Up for the Trailblazers Task Force\n\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/trail-blazers-task-force-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Physical Activity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T193558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T165216Z
UID:10002038-1778756400-1778760000@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Milk Haven Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Milk Haven Committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to provide safe spaces for breastfeeding mothers and to make connections between breastfeeding professions\, including lactation support staff (IBCLC\, CLS\, CBS\, CLC\, CLE)\, OB/GYNs\, nurses\, midwives\, doulas\, community program (staff/leaders)\, family educators and others. The committee will also work to establish breastfeeding-friendly status for hospitals and providers. Means to accomplish these objectives include: \n\nPromoting\, through committee members\, education and information about developing lactation spaces in work environments and others\nPromoting the importance of breastfeeding support through healthcare providers and community leaders\nProviding training on the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby\nIdentifying organizations that can work with the committee to accomplish specific goals\nAnd more\n\nMilk Haven Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on breastfeeding issues\nAssess local opportunities to establish lactation spaces\nIdentify and address gaps that affect breastfeeding success\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with locations where breastfeeding families visit and address obstacles that prevent breastfeeding families from having a successful breastfeeding experience\nPromote and make the Baby Cafés sustainable and available to all families\nProvide a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, including\, working mothers or families affected by a lack of access to clean and safe spaces to breastfeed\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the challenges and barriers breastfeeding families face\, as well as ways we can overcome those barriers\n\nSign Up for Milk Haven\nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/milk-haven-committee-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Breastfeeding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260609T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260609T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T192537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172332Z
UID:10002021-1781002800-1781006400@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Healthy Voices Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register Now: Meeting Registration – Zoom \nThe Wellness Coalition Healthy Voices committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and focuses on bringing together a broad group of stakeholders and community members to create change in the local food systems. This group of people will come together to assess and recommend practices that affect one or more aspects of the food system in a specific area. The committee seeks to create a healthy community with a thriving local food system that: \n\nPromotes access to healthy and culturally appropriate food for all residents\nAssesses and promotes the valuing and preserving of community land for food production.\nDevelop partnerships to maximize the use of local\, regional\, and seasonal foods\nIdentifies organizations that can work to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future ones\nShares messages to promote economic development within the existing food systems\n\nMembers that form this committee are made up of representatives of the following areas of expertise: \n\nAgriculture\nFood processing\nFood inspection\nFood distribution\nHealthcare\nHunger relief\n\nAdditional members may consist of: \n\nConsumers and concerned residents\nEducators\nFarmers\nFood justice advocates\nFood service workers\nGovernment officials\nGrocers\nRepresentatives from nonprofit organizations\n\nHealthy Voices Committee members: \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion of food-related issues.\nCreate a place for assessing the community food system as a whole.\nIdentify and address gaps in the food system.\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors of the food system.\nBuild relationships among stakeholders in the food system.\nWork to make food systems more environmentally sustainable and socially just.\nGive a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, such as those who rely on the emergency food system.\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public about food system challenges and barriers.\n\n  \nSign Up for Healthy Voices\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister\n 
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Nutrition
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260610T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260301T193218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T155102Z
UID:10002060-1781089200-1781092800@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Trailblazers Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Trailblazers Task Force committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to assess and address community design to provide more opportunities for safe physical activity for residents. The committee will work to educate\, promote\, improve\, and make available safe and accessible streets\, bicycle lanes\, sidewalks\, transportation\, parks\, and trails\, land\, and schools for families and individuals to be physically active. This will be accomplished by: \n\nUsing the CDC Active Community Tool to assess community plans\, policies\, and resources for improving built environments for physical activity\nPromoting the benefits of being more physically active throughout everyday activities\nEducating and informing others about the importance of having equitable access to safe and accessible infrastructure\nIdentifying opportunities to improve infrastructure in rural areas\nPartnering with organizations that can partner with the committee to enhance community design at specific locations\n\nTrailblazers Task Force Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on issues on activity friendly routes and everyday destinations\nHelp asses the needs of community infrastructure for safe\, clean\, and accessible routes and destinations\nIdentify and address concerns and issues on infrastructure and how they affect the community and stakeholders\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with organizations and stakeholders that manage and are responsible for infrastructure\nPromote and provide ideas to increase education and knowledge on the importance of not only being physically active but also caring for the infrastructure and improvements that are provided\nGive a voice to often marginalized community members affected by lack of access to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the importance of providing maintenance safety to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\n\nExamples of activity friendly routes: \n\nStreet design\nInfrastructure to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists\nPublic transportation\n\nExamples of everyday destinations: \n\nLand use planning\nParks and recreational facilities\nSchools\n\nSign Up for the Trailblazers Task Force\n\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/trail-blazers-task-force-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Physical Activity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260611T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T193628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172729Z
UID:10002039-1781175600-1781179200@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Milk Haven Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Milk Haven Committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to provide safe spaces for breastfeeding mothers and to make connections between breastfeeding professions\, including lactation support staff (IBCLC\, CLS\, CBS\, CLC\, CLE)\, OB/GYNs\, nurses\, midwives\, doulas\, community program (staff/leaders)\, family educators and others. The committee will also work to establish breastfeeding-friendly status for hospitals and providers. Means to accomplish these objectives include: \n\nPromoting\, through committee members\, education and information about developing lactation spaces in work environments and others\nPromoting the importance of breastfeeding support through healthcare providers and community leaders\nProviding training on the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby\nIdentifying organizations that can work with the committee to accomplish specific goals\nAnd more\n\nMilk Haven Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on breastfeeding issues\nAssess local opportunities to establish lactation spaces\nIdentify and address gaps that affect breastfeeding success\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with locations where breastfeeding families visit and address obstacles that prevent breastfeeding families from having a successful breastfeeding experience\nPromote and make the Baby Cafés sustainable and available to all families\nProvide a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, including\, working mothers or families affected by a lack of access to clean and safe spaces to breastfeed\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the challenges and barriers breastfeeding families face\, as well as ways we can overcome those barriers\n\nSign Up for Milk Haven\nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/milk-haven-committee-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Breastfeeding
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260616T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260616T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260301T194254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260301T194254Z
UID:10002069-1781614800-1781618400@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Champions for Change Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The mission of The Wellness Coalition’s Champions For Change is to speak up for healthy changes in the communities of Autauga\, Lowndes\, Macon\, and Montgomery. Champions for Change is comprised of members in these committees:. \n\nHealthy Voices Committee\nMilk Haven Committee\nTrailblazers Task Force\n\nInformation and outcomes for these four committee meetings will be shared at the Champions for Change meeting\, and vice versa. \nChampions will: \n\nBe a voice for change in the community.\nIdentify areas and obstacles that are in the way of change.\nBuild through networking and collaboration to create and enhance policies\, systems\, and environmental changes.\nAssist the Wellness Coalition REACH program on how we can make changes for a healthier community\nInspire others to make healthy changes\nSpeak up for safer places to be active in the outdoors\nInform leaders and decision-makers about health issues facing the community\nAssist with promoting healthy nutrition promotion\, physical activity promotion and access\, breastfeeding promotion\, and access to adult vaccination uptake\nHelp with upcoming event planning\nAttend at least 2 events (e.g.\, vaccination clinics\, “A Tour of Wellness” health fairs\, Baby Cafés\, Breastfeeding Summit\, Adult Vaccination webinars\, etc.)\nShare updates and event information in their community circles\nAttend quarterly meetings to discuss updates and events and provide feedback\nAre encouraged to recruit additional messengers\n\nSign Up to be a Champion for Change\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/champions-for-change-meeting-4/
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T193655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172720Z
UID:10002040-1783594800-1783598400@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Milk Haven Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Milk Haven Committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to provide safe spaces for breastfeeding mothers and to make connections between breastfeeding professions\, including lactation support staff (IBCLC\, CLS\, CBS\, CLC\, CLE)\, OB/GYNs\, nurses\, midwives\, doulas\, community program (staff/leaders)\, family educators and others. The committee will also work to establish breastfeeding-friendly status for hospitals and providers. Means to accomplish these objectives include: \n\nPromoting\, through committee members\, education and information about developing lactation spaces in work environments and others\nPromoting the importance of breastfeeding support through healthcare providers and community leaders\nProviding training on the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby\nIdentifying organizations that can work with the committee to accomplish specific goals\nAnd more\n\nMilk Haven Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on breastfeeding issues\nAssess local opportunities to establish lactation spaces\nIdentify and address gaps that affect breastfeeding success\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with locations where breastfeeding families visit and address obstacles that prevent breastfeeding families from having a successful breastfeeding experience\nPromote and make the Baby Cafés sustainable and available to all families\nProvide a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, including\, working mothers or families affected by a lack of access to clean and safe spaces to breastfeed\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the challenges and barriers breastfeeding families face\, as well as ways we can overcome those barriers\n\nSign Up for Milk Haven\nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/milk-haven-committee-meeting-7/
CATEGORIES:Breastfeeding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T192610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172320Z
UID:10002022-1784026800-1784030400@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Healthy Voices Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register Now: Meeting Registration – Zoom \nThe Wellness Coalition Healthy Voices committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and focuses on bringing together a broad group of stakeholders and community members to create change in the local food systems. This group of people will come together to assess and recommend practices that affect one or more aspects of the food system in a specific area. The committee seeks to create a healthy community with a thriving local food system that: \n\nPromotes access to healthy and culturally appropriate food for all residents\nAssesses and promotes the valuing and preserving of community land for food production.\nDevelop partnerships to maximize the use of local\, regional\, and seasonal foods\nIdentifies organizations that can work to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future ones\nShares messages to promote economic development within the existing food systems\n\nMembers that form this committee are made up of representatives of the following areas of expertise: \n\nAgriculture\nFood processing\nFood inspection\nFood distribution\nHealthcare\nHunger relief\n\nAdditional members may consist of: \n\nConsumers and concerned residents\nEducators\nFarmers\nFood justice advocates\nFood service workers\nGovernment officials\nGrocers\nRepresentatives from nonprofit organizations\n\nHealthy Voices Committee members: \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion of food-related issues.\nCreate a place for assessing the community food system as a whole.\nIdentify and address gaps in the food system.\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors of the food system.\nBuild relationships among stakeholders in the food system.\nWork to make food systems more environmentally sustainable and socially just.\nGive a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, such as those who rely on the emergency food system.\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public about food system challenges and barriers.\n\n  \nSign Up for Healthy Voices\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister\n 
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-7/
CATEGORIES:Nutrition
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260715T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260301T193231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T155121Z
UID:10002061-1784113200-1784116800@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Trailblazers Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Trailblazers Task Force committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to assess and address community design to provide more opportunities for safe physical activity for residents. The committee will work to educate\, promote\, improve\, and make available safe and accessible streets\, bicycle lanes\, sidewalks\, transportation\, parks\, and trails\, land\, and schools for families and individuals to be physically active. This will be accomplished by: \n\nUsing the CDC Active Community Tool to assess community plans\, policies\, and resources for improving built environments for physical activity\nPromoting the benefits of being more physically active throughout everyday activities\nEducating and informing others about the importance of having equitable access to safe and accessible infrastructure\nIdentifying opportunities to improve infrastructure in rural areas\nPartnering with organizations that can partner with the committee to enhance community design at specific locations\n\nTrailblazers Task Force Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on issues on activity friendly routes and everyday destinations\nHelp asses the needs of community infrastructure for safe\, clean\, and accessible routes and destinations\nIdentify and address concerns and issues on infrastructure and how they affect the community and stakeholders\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with organizations and stakeholders that manage and are responsible for infrastructure\nPromote and provide ideas to increase education and knowledge on the importance of not only being physically active but also caring for the infrastructure and improvements that are provided\nGive a voice to often marginalized community members affected by lack of access to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the importance of providing maintenance safety to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\n\nExamples of activity friendly routes: \n\nStreet design\nInfrastructure to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists\nPublic transportation\n\nExamples of everyday destinations: \n\nLand use planning\nParks and recreational facilities\nSchools\n\nSign Up for the Trailblazers Task Force\n\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/trail-blazers-task-force-meeting-7/
CATEGORIES:Physical Activity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260811T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260811T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T192654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172311Z
UID:10002023-1786446000-1786449600@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Healthy Voices Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register Now: Meeting Registration – Zoom \nThe Wellness Coalition Healthy Voices committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and focuses on bringing together a broad group of stakeholders and community members to create change in the local food systems. This group of people will come together to assess and recommend practices that affect one or more aspects of the food system in a specific area. The committee seeks to create a healthy community with a thriving local food system that: \n\nPromotes access to healthy and culturally appropriate food for all residents\nAssesses and promotes the valuing and preserving of community land for food production.\nDevelop partnerships to maximize the use of local\, regional\, and seasonal foods\nIdentifies organizations that can work to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future ones\nShares messages to promote economic development within the existing food systems\n\nMembers that form this committee are made up of representatives of the following areas of expertise: \n\nAgriculture\nFood processing\nFood inspection\nFood distribution\nHealthcare\nHunger relief\n\nAdditional members may consist of: \n\nConsumers and concerned residents\nEducators\nFarmers\nFood justice advocates\nFood service workers\nGovernment officials\nGrocers\nRepresentatives from nonprofit organizations\n\nHealthy Voices Committee members: \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion of food-related issues.\nCreate a place for assessing the community food system as a whole.\nIdentify and address gaps in the food system.\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors of the food system.\nBuild relationships among stakeholders in the food system.\nWork to make food systems more environmentally sustainable and socially just.\nGive a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, such as those who rely on the emergency food system.\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public about food system challenges and barriers.\n\n  \nSign Up for Healthy Voices\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister\n 
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-8/
CATEGORIES:Nutrition
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-8/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260812T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260812T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260301T193253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T155133Z
UID:10002062-1786532400-1786536000@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Trailblazers Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Trailblazers Task Force committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to assess and address community design to provide more opportunities for safe physical activity for residents. The committee will work to educate\, promote\, improve\, and make available safe and accessible streets\, bicycle lanes\, sidewalks\, transportation\, parks\, and trails\, land\, and schools for families and individuals to be physically active. This will be accomplished by: \n\nUsing the CDC Active Community Tool to assess community plans\, policies\, and resources for improving built environments for physical activity\nPromoting the benefits of being more physically active throughout everyday activities\nEducating and informing others about the importance of having equitable access to safe and accessible infrastructure\nIdentifying opportunities to improve infrastructure in rural areas\nPartnering with organizations that can partner with the committee to enhance community design at specific locations\n\nTrailblazers Task Force Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on issues on activity friendly routes and everyday destinations\nHelp asses the needs of community infrastructure for safe\, clean\, and accessible routes and destinations\nIdentify and address concerns and issues on infrastructure and how they affect the community and stakeholders\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with organizations and stakeholders that manage and are responsible for infrastructure\nPromote and provide ideas to increase education and knowledge on the importance of not only being physically active but also caring for the infrastructure and improvements that are provided\nGive a voice to often marginalized community members affected by lack of access to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the importance of providing maintenance safety to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\n\nExamples of activity friendly routes: \n\nStreet design\nInfrastructure to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists\nPublic transportation\n\nExamples of everyday destinations: \n\nLand use planning\nParks and recreational facilities\nSchools\n\nSign Up for the Trailblazers Task Force\n\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/trail-blazers-task-force-meeting-8/
CATEGORIES:Physical Activity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260813T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260813T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T193729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172711Z
UID:10002041-1786618800-1786622400@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Milk Haven Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Milk Haven Committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to provide safe spaces for breastfeeding mothers and to make connections between breastfeeding professions\, including lactation support staff (IBCLC\, CLS\, CBS\, CLC\, CLE)\, OB/GYNs\, nurses\, midwives\, doulas\, community program (staff/leaders)\, family educators and others. The committee will also work to establish breastfeeding-friendly status for hospitals and providers. Means to accomplish these objectives include: \n\nPromoting\, through committee members\, education and information about developing lactation spaces in work environments and others\nPromoting the importance of breastfeeding support through healthcare providers and community leaders\nProviding training on the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby\nIdentifying organizations that can work with the committee to accomplish specific goals\nAnd more\n\nMilk Haven Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on breastfeeding issues\nAssess local opportunities to establish lactation spaces\nIdentify and address gaps that affect breastfeeding success\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with locations where breastfeeding families visit and address obstacles that prevent breastfeeding families from having a successful breastfeeding experience\nPromote and make the Baby Cafés sustainable and available to all families\nProvide a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, including\, working mothers or families affected by a lack of access to clean and safe spaces to breastfeed\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the challenges and barriers breastfeeding families face\, as well as ways we can overcome those barriers\n\nSign Up for Milk Haven\nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/milk-haven-committee-meeting-8/
CATEGORIES:Breastfeeding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260908T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T192738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172301Z
UID:10002024-1788865200-1788868800@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Healthy Voices Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Register Now: Meeting Registration – Zoom \nThe Wellness Coalition Healthy Voices committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and focuses on bringing together a broad group of stakeholders and community members to create change in the local food systems. This group of people will come together to assess and recommend practices that affect one or more aspects of the food system in a specific area. The committee seeks to create a healthy community with a thriving local food system that: \n\nPromotes access to healthy and culturally appropriate food for all residents\nAssesses and promotes the valuing and preserving of community land for food production.\nDevelop partnerships to maximize the use of local\, regional\, and seasonal foods\nIdentifies organizations that can work to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future ones\nShares messages to promote economic development within the existing food systems\n\nMembers that form this committee are made up of representatives of the following areas of expertise: \n\nAgriculture\nFood processing\nFood inspection\nFood distribution\nHealthcare\nHunger relief\n\nAdditional members may consist of: \n\nConsumers and concerned residents\nEducators\nFarmers\nFood justice advocates\nFood service workers\nGovernment officials\nGrocers\nRepresentatives from nonprofit organizations\n\nHealthy Voices Committee members: \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion of food-related issues.\nCreate a place for assessing the community food system as a whole.\nIdentify and address gaps in the food system.\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors of the food system.\nBuild relationships among stakeholders in the food system.\nWork to make food systems more environmentally sustainable and socially just.\nGive a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, such as those who rely on the emergency food system.\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public about food system challenges and barriers.\n\n  \nSign Up for Healthy Voices\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister\n 
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-9/
CATEGORIES:Nutrition
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LOCATION:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/healthy-voices-committee-meeting-9/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260909T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260909T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260301T193304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T155150Z
UID:10002063-1788951600-1788955200@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Trailblazers Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Trailblazers Task Force committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to assess and address community design to provide more opportunities for safe physical activity for residents. The committee will work to educate\, promote\, improve\, and make available safe and accessible streets\, bicycle lanes\, sidewalks\, transportation\, parks\, and trails\, land\, and schools for families and individuals to be physically active. This will be accomplished by: \n\nUsing the CDC Active Community Tool to assess community plans\, policies\, and resources for improving built environments for physical activity\nPromoting the benefits of being more physically active throughout everyday activities\nEducating and informing others about the importance of having equitable access to safe and accessible infrastructure\nIdentifying opportunities to improve infrastructure in rural areas\nPartnering with organizations that can partner with the committee to enhance community design at specific locations\n\nTrailblazers Task Force Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on issues on activity friendly routes and everyday destinations\nHelp asses the needs of community infrastructure for safe\, clean\, and accessible routes and destinations\nIdentify and address concerns and issues on infrastructure and how they affect the community and stakeholders\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with organizations and stakeholders that manage and are responsible for infrastructure\nPromote and provide ideas to increase education and knowledge on the importance of not only being physically active but also caring for the infrastructure and improvements that are provided\nGive a voice to often marginalized community members affected by lack of access to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the importance of providing maintenance safety to activity-friendly routes and everyday destinations\n\nExamples of activity friendly routes: \n\nStreet design\nInfrastructure to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists\nPublic transportation\n\nExamples of everyday destinations: \n\nLand use planning\nParks and recreational facilities\nSchools\n\nSign Up for the Trailblazers Task Force\n\n  \nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/trail-blazers-task-force-meeting-9/
CATEGORIES:Physical Activity
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LOCATION:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T050909
CREATED:20260223T193816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T172659Z
UID:10002042-1789038000-1789041600@www.thewellnesscoalition.org
SUMMARY:Milk Haven Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Wellness Coalition Milk Haven Committee is a part of Champions for Change\, and seeks to provide safe spaces for breastfeeding mothers and to make connections between breastfeeding professions\, including lactation support staff (IBCLC\, CLS\, CBS\, CLC\, CLE)\, OB/GYNs\, nurses\, midwives\, doulas\, community program (staff/leaders)\, family educators and others. The committee will also work to establish breastfeeding-friendly status for hospitals and providers. Means to accomplish these objectives include: \n\nPromoting\, through committee members\, education and information about developing lactation spaces in work environments and others\nPromoting the importance of breastfeeding support through healthcare providers and community leaders\nProviding training on the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby\nIdentifying organizations that can work with the committee to accomplish specific goals\nAnd more\n\nMilk Haven Committee members will:  \n\nServe as a public forum for discussion on breastfeeding issues\nAssess local opportunities to establish lactation spaces\nIdentify and address gaps that affect breastfeeding success\nAct as liaison between public and private sectors\nBuild relationships with locations where breastfeeding families visit and address obstacles that prevent breastfeeding families from having a successful breastfeeding experience\nPromote and make the Baby Cafés sustainable and available to all families\nProvide a voice to often marginalized stakeholders\, including\, working mothers or families affected by a lack of access to clean and safe spaces to breastfeed\nPlay an active role in educating policymakers and the public on the challenges and barriers breastfeeding families face\, as well as ways we can overcome those barriers\n\nSign Up for Milk Haven\nAlready a member? Register for the next meeting. \nRegister
URL:https://www.thewellnesscoalition.org/event/milk-haven-committee-meeting-9/
CATEGORIES:Breastfeeding
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