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Let's Move! Caldwell Meeting Minutes
"�Y eeds Dec 8, 2015/Southwest District Health
Attendees: Mark Barbieri,Julisa Florez, Carol Julius, Alex Hackett,Shelly Gardner, Synaida Cortez,Angie Point, Claudia Suastegui, Royce Wright,
Denise Milburn, Marisa Erickson
Agenda Items Discussion &Decisions Action Items Deadline
Introductions Welcome WICAP Headstart representatives (Mark,Julisa,Shelly,and
Synaida) and Denise Milburn (new parks &rec supervisor)
Goal 1 Let's Move! Childcare workshop will be held at SWDH on March 5 and ALL- Please shared Before March 5
April 2. Holding the workshop and other efforts to promote and attached info about
recognize childcare providers incorporating healthy practices into workshop to providers
their facilities will qualify us for GOLD. who may be interested in
attending.
Goal 2 Anticipate signs will be hung at all city-owned food venues in the new Jarom will let us know By next meeting
year. After hung,we will qualify for GOLD. when signs are posted.
Goal 3 Vicky Blankenship presented the HealthierUSChallenge:Smarter Update from Vicky to see By next meeting
Lunchrooms to school board in August. They liked the program, where Let's Movel
provided support and asked us to return with updates. Smart snacks Caldwell can help move
gives guidelines on fundraising and may be incorporated into the things forward
HealthierUSChallenge. Canyon Springs High School and Lincoln ES are
doing a photo voice project-taking photos of their health
environment that will be shared with school board.
Goal 4 Unsure if healthy choices planned/discussed were actually offered at Marisa and Debbie will By next meeting
the swimming pool last year. need to connect and
The city has changed verbiage on vendor applications noting their decide how best to move
Let's Move! status and requesting vendors consider including some forward.
healthy items.
A vendor was acknowledged by the city at Winter Wonderland for
offering some healthy choices.
The city will continue to work on an overall food vending policy.
Goal 5 The city has identified a need for updated maps of available trails and Waiting on funding First of the year
pathways to improve citizen awareness and usage. outcome.
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Let's Move! Caldwell has asked for funding to help with this project—
maps as well as signage on the pathways. Contact Alex or Love
Caldwell if you know of
The city will be featuring walking opportunities in 2016 newsletters. someone that needs a
bike.
The Canyon Bike Project has some bikes ready for distribution.
Other Updates Let's Move!Snowflake Shuffle was a new event put on by the
College of Idaho Kinesiology students. It kept kids at the Winter
Wonderland moving and was a lot of fun.
Compass is a non-profit that works with communities to increase
walking and biking. Alex works with them. They provide help with
data collection, mapping, and possibly funding resources. Angie
noted that the city just passed a resolution to purchase some
pedestrian and bike counters! Alex shared some of the data he's
been collecting at schools with the help of Compass.
Step It Up! is the Surgeon General's new call to action to increase
walking in America.
The Mayor's Walking Challenge ended in October. 4 Caldwell schools
participated. L&C,Sacajawea, Lincoln, and Heritage Community
Charter.
Our first year as a Let's Movel city is coming to a close so we shared a
brief annual report of our highlights.
Funding Applications for 2 funding opportunities were submitted in November
- Every Body! and the Blue Cross Foundation. We received word last
week that we were not funded for the Every Body! Grant.
Some of our 2016 plans are contingent on funding so we will wait and
see on our second application. Expect results the first of January.
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2016 Meeting Shared calendar of 2016 meeting dates. It's possible that we may ALL—Add dates to your
Dates change organization structure,work groups with a steering 2016 calendars.
committee, but that hasn't been determined yet.
2016 Plans A calendar of existing physical activity opportunities in Caldwell was Marisa will review By next meeting
provided (not exclusive yet). Efforts will be made to promote these feedback from group and
events with the help of our partners. possibly assign work
groups.
Also provided a list of 2016 projects (some of them dependent upon
funding). Asked group to review and determine if they have the time
and effort to give to any of the projects.
Partner Updates Claudia—Y. There is a new 10& up single membership with new
youth programming. Great alternative for after school. Age 7 and up
can be on the health and fitness floor with their parents.
Alex—Safe Routes to School. Considering a poster contest and a
Polar Bear walk this winter at schools. Will continue to participate in
the Caldwell Bikes and Pathways group.
Royce—OASIS. They have 60 sites where they provide summer lunch.
They also prepare 125 backpacks to ensure students have food over
the weekend. He works with the school counselors on this project.
Denise—Parks & Rec. Still not fully staffed, but should be soon. They
are already working with Chuck Randolph on historic walking tours.
Their new sports director in an avid runner.
Carol-SWDH. Possibility of pathways becoming smoke free zones
and fit and fall opportunities for seniors here in Caldwell.
Synaida—WICAP. Reminds group of importance of including
materials in Spanish.
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