BZP power 9 board meeting

BZP power 9 board meeting

• 1.
  Join  the  Movement   FOR A HEALTHIER IOWA Blue  Zones  Project   Wellmark  Blue  Cross  and  Blue  Shield  is  an  Independent  Licensee  of  the  Blue  Cross  and  Blue  Shield  Associa=on.  ©  2012  Wellmark,  Inc.       Copyright  ©  2012  Blue  Zones,  LLC  and  Healthways,  Inc.  All  rights  reserved.        
• 2.
  Cer=fica=on  Update   Goals: • 20% Citizens (age 13+) •  25% Schools (across 3 Districts) •  25% Restaurants (locally owned, independently operated) •  25% Grocery Stores •  10 of top 20 worksites •  Three new community policies February  Status:                                              July  Status:  
• 3.
  Ac=ve  Living   Bicycle  Master  Plan   •  Bike  racks   •  Added  bike  lanes   •  Bike  Corral   •  Cedar  Rapids  Points  of  Pride       !
• 4.
  Ac=ve  Living   Safe  Routes  to  School  (76th  Ave.)   •  Designa=on  of  the  best  and  safest  routes  to  elementary  and   middle  school   •  Encourage  students  to  safely  walk  and  bike  to  school   •  Walking  school  bus   •  Crossing  guards    
• 5.
  Ac=ve  Living   Other  Built  Environment  Projects   •  Prairie  Drive  NE  –  Mount  Mercy  University  Sidewalk  Project   •  3rd  St.  SE  Traffic  Calming   •  Downtown  Bike  Racks   •  Bever  Ave.  SE   ! !
• 6.
  Food  Policy   Urban  Orchard   •  Student  led  project   •  Ins=lla=on  of  an  urban   fruit  orchard  at  Noelridge   Park   “The  urban  orchard  is  an  important  addi3on  to  Noelridge  Park.   Suppor3ng  local  food  produc3on  and  watching  as  the  kids  connect  to   nature  and  gardening  has  been  rewarding  for  all  of  the  partner   organiza3ons”  –  Daniel  Gibbins,  Parks  Superintendent.   Urban Greening Projects •  Coe College •  Horizons
• 7.
  Food  Policy   Community  Garden  Network   •  Aligns  with  the  community  goal  of  increasing  visibility  and  access   to  healthy  fresh  food   •  Updated  urban  agriculture  ordinance   •  Food  is  donated  to  food  pantries  and  organiza=ons  that  feed   underserved  popula=ons   •  Increased  vegetable  produc=on  in  the  community   •  Engaged  schools  and  worksites    
• 8.
  School  Districts   CR  School  District  Wellness   Policy   •  District  Wellness  Goals   •  Approach   •  Integrated  school,   parent,  and   community  approach   •  Meet  State  and   Federal  criteria   •  Promote  ini=a=ves   through  a  coordinated   effort      
• 9.
  Worksites   Worksite  ValidaLon   •  Walking  groups  (and  designated  walking  routes)   •  Change  content  of  vending  machines   •  Only  offer  foods  that  meet  the  BZP  guidelines  for  healthy  foods   and  beverages  at  mee=ngs  and  special  events   •  Promote  and  encourage  volunteerism   •  Ensure  availability  of  bike  racks   •  Par=cipate  in  bike  to  work  week   Think  about  what  your  organiza3on  is  doing  and  how  these  metrics  relate   to  you    
• 10.
  Grocery  Stores   Blue  Zones  Check  Out  Lanes   •  Promote  healthier  snack  op=ons  in   checkout  lines   •  Produce  sales   •  Water  sales   •  Sugar  sweetened  beverage  sales   •  Loca=on  metrics  
• 11.
  Restaurants   Visibility  of  Healthy  Foods   •  Promote  locally  sourced  op=ons   •  Promote  visibility  of  healthy  foods   •  Increase  in  fruit  procurement   •  EX:  Coffee  Emporium     •  Blue  Strawberry   “I have one customer who calls in each morning making sure we have a fruit cup made for him.” – Robin Morris, Coffee Emporium Owner
• 12.
  How  would  you  describe  us  as  a  Blue  Zones  Community?   If  someone  asked  you  what  it  means  that  Cedar  Rapids  is  a  Blue   Zones  Community,  what  would  you  say?