Jefferson County, Colorado- Healthy Jeffco, a network of over 225 partners working together to make Jefferson County a healthier place to live, learn, work and play is happy to announce and invite others to attend the September 29, 2016 Healthy Jeffco Innovation Summit from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities , 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003. Community members, elected officials , local businesses and anyone interested in getting involved with meaningful policy and system level changes designed to improve health for everyone in Jefferson County is invited to attend. Register HERE.
The full day event will include:
- Keynote speaker Nick Machione from Live Well San Diego
- Updates on progress and next-steps from the Healthy Jeffco coalitions:
- An introduction to Healthy Jeffco’s newest coalition, Jeffco Thrives.
- Active Living Coalition
- Food Policy Council
- Jeffco Sips Smart
- School Wellness Coalition
- Health in Early Childhood Collaborative
- Preventive Care and Behavioral Health Resources Coalition
- Jefferson County data from compiled multiple community health surveys
- Networking with colleagues and community members
- Opportunities to share your own work and experiences in Jefferson County
- Presentations on best-practices, including what has worked for other communities
- Discussions about how to work together to expand collective impact work on social determinants of health
Come, learn and get involved in a collective effort to make Jefferson County, Colorado a healthier place. Only through working together can we realize meaningful and sustainable change.
For more information, please visit www.healthyjeffco.com.