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)
Monthly 5K Run/Walk
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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