Be Healthy QC Coalition: A QCHI Project

Be Healthy QC seeks to have all sectors of our bi-state community align and work together on program, policy, systems and environmental changes in order to create a "culture of wellness" that supports healthy eating and active living.

Target Audience

All residents of the Quad Cities.

Start Date/Current Status

The Be Healthy QC Coalition assembled in January of 2013 and continues to meet several times a year.

Goals

To increase physical activity and healthy eating.

Topic Areas (past and present)

• Workplace Wellness
• School Wellness
• Built Environment for Active Living
• Access to Healthy Foods
• Cross-Sector Education and Health Promotion on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

Project Measures

Be Healthy QC seeks to change the following population health measures in the Quad Cities Area:

Physical Activity

1. The percentage of adults who report no leisure-time physical activity in the past month.
2. The percentage of adults who regularly participate in adequate levels of both aerobic and strengthening activities (meeting physical activity recommendations).
3. The percentage of children (ages 2-17) who report to have had 60 minutes of physical activity on each of the 7 days preceding the interview (1+ hours per day).

Healthy Eating

1. The percentage of adults who report eating 5 or more servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day.
2. The percentage of children (ages 2-17) who eat 5 or more servings of fruits and/or vegetables per day (parents recalled their child's food intake on the previous day).

Shared Measures for Both Goals

1. The percentage of adults at a healthy weight (BMI 18.5-24.9).
2. The percentage of children ages 5-17 at a healthy weight (BMI >=5th and < 85th percentile).

Be Healthy QC Coalition Member Organizations

• Alternatives
• Augustana College
• Bi-State Regional Commission
• Churches United of the Quad City Area
• City of Bettendorf
• City of Davenport
• Community Health Care, Inc.
• EveryChild
• Genesis Health System
• Hope Church
• Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
• John Deere
• Life & Family Medical
• LivWell Seniors
• Palomares Social Justice Center
• River Bend Food Bank
• Rock Island Arsenal
• Rock Island County Health Department
• Rock Island-Milan School District #41
• Scott County Health Department
• St. Ambrose University
• Tapestry Farms
• True Lifestyle Medicine Clinic
• Two Rivers YMCA
• UnityPoint Health - Trinity
• University of Illinois Extension
• Wellpoint

Project Contacts

Denise Bulat - Project Chair (309-793-6302)

Nicole Carkner - Staff (563-421-2815)