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Margaret Mead

Criteria for Recognition

  1. Establish a 5 Plus 5 coalition in your community.  Coalition members should include those who represent physical activity, nutrition, and influential leadership in your community.1
  2. Collaborate with a 5 A Day nutritionist in your area.2
  3. Attend training.3
  4. Establish a plan that includes promotion, outreach and evaluation.
  5. Plan interventions to include awareness, skill development, and policy/environmental changes in both nutrition and physical activity.

1  Influential leaders could include a school superintendent, school administrator, mayor, city council member, legislator, etc.

2  Area 5 A Day nutritionists are listed in the 5 Plus 5 manual.  If there is not a 5 A Day nutritionist in your area, you may also work with North Dakota State University Extension personnel or a designee approved by the state 5 A Day Coordinator at the North Dakota Department of Health.

3  At least one member of the partnership must have attended a 5 Plus 5 session provided by the North Dakota Healthy Heart Council.  Trainings are held periodically in North Dakota.

The 5 + 5 Step by Step Manual may be viewed online at:

www.ext.nodak.edu/food/5plus5

Currently Recognized 5 + 5 Communities

5 + 5 Barnes County Partnership (Valley City)

5 + 5 Partners for Better Health in Nelson, Griggs, and Steele Counties (McVille)

Fargo Five (Fargo)

Fort Berthold 5 + 5 Coalition (New Town)

Grand Forks Partnership (Grand Forks)

Healthy Lifestyle Coalition (Jamestown)

Healthy Lifestyles 5 + 5 (Wahpeton)

Life Initiatives for Everyone (Hettinger)

Morton County 5 + 5 Coalition (Mandan)

Minot Area Team Wellness (Minot)

Move to Better Health (Langdon)

Northwest ND 5 + 5 Communities (Williston)

Rolette County 5 + 5 Communities (Rolla)

South Central 5 + 5 Challenge Partnership (Napoleon)

Southwest 5 + 5 Network (Dickinson)

Walsh County 5 + 5 Partnership (Park River)

Wells County 5 + 5 Partnership (Fessenden)

5 + 5 Communities Coalition Contact Information

For More Information Contact:
Karen Ehrens
5+5 Communities Program Coordinator
North Dakota Department of Health
Telephone: 701.223.2616
FAX: 701.223.2616
E-mail: karen@ehrensconsulting.com

 

5 + 5 Communities

Seventeen community coalitions are recognized by the 5 + 5 Communities Program including ...

    

    

 

 

 

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