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

Be Healthy QC Coalition Member Organizations

• Alternatives
• American Heart Association
• Augustana College
• Bi-State Regional Commission
• Cardiovascular Medicine P.C. (CVM)
• City of Bettendorf
• City of Davenport
• Community Health Care, Inc.
• Deere & Company
• Empower House
• EveryChild
• Faith Lutheran Church
• Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
• LivWell Seniors
• Martin Luther King Center
• MercyOne Genesis
• Modern Woodmen of America
• Palomares Social Justice Center
• Project NOW, Inc.
• Putnum Museum
• River Bend Food Bank
• Rock Island Arsenal
• Rock Island County Health Department
• Scott County Health Department
• St. Ambrose University
• Tapestry Farms
• True Lifestyle Medicine Clinic
• Two Rivers YMCA
• United Way Quad Cities
• UnityPoint Health – Trinity
• University of Illinois Extension

Project Contacts

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

Nicole Carkner – Staff (563-421-2815)