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Corpening YMCA kicks off second round of Community Healthy Living Index sites
The Corpening Memorial YMCA recently kicked-off its second round of sites to undergo assessment through the Community Healthy Living Index (CHLI). In partnership with the McDowell Health Coalition, CHLI enables community leaders to assess environments at the local and community-wide levels, including neighborhoods, schools, afterschool programs, early childhood programs and work sites.
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Study finds progress, challenges to healthy lifestyle
"The information you get from the Community Health Assessment, such as statistics on overweight, type 2 diabetes, is different from what CHiLI looks at. CHiLI is concerned with environment and policies that make living healthy accessible to the community."
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Make the healthy choice an easy choice
The Corpening Memorial YMCA, along with help from local leaders, plans to start a process that would create healthier living in McDowell County.
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