Health and Wellness Initiative
The goal of be well Northwest Aurora is to make our neighborhood a place where affordable, healthy food is available, and where there are plenty of places where we can be physically active. The be well Northwest Aurora Coalition is a community partnership that works to provide Northwest Aurora residents with easy access to healthy living options. Together, the partners create or inform health-related projects, programs, and policy changes.
The Coalition is comprised of a group of residents and organization leaders working with our neighbors, non-profit and business leaders, school representatives, city officials, and others on projects that create a healthier neighborhood.
Coalition
Do you live in the be well Northwest Aurora Zone?
Find out how people just like you are making themselves and their neighborhood healthier – right in Northwest Aurora!
The be well Northwest Aurora Coalition is a group of residents that work with our neighbors, organization leaders, business leaders, school representatives, city officials and others on projects that create a healthier neighborhood. The be well Northwest Aurora Coalition has staff support through The Stapleton Foundation.
Join us by contacting:
Ruben Medina
Northwest Aurora Project Manager
Stapleton Foundation, be well Health & Wellness Initiative
303.468.3232 direct
rmedina@stapletonfoundation.org
School Wellness Teams
By working in partnership with the Aurora Public School’s District Coordinated School Health Team, we provide support in the form of establishing a Wellness team at each school and / or provide additional resources to those schools with existing Wellness teams. be well provides support for the establishment or existing team in the forms of grant money, free trainings through our different partners (i.e., Colorado Action for Health Kids), in addition to connecting the team with outside resources for enhancements. The purpose of a School Wellness Team is to establish a Health & Wellness culture for the school as it relates to student academic achievement.
Parent Workshop Healthy Breakfast Options
be well provides healthy breakfast options for the parents during the Parent Workshops every other month. Examples of the breakfast include Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits (in-season fruit, organic & fiber-rich granola, low fat Greek yogurt), and Bagels & Fruit (100% whole wheat bagels, low fat cream cheese, in-season fruit). We also offer recipes and nutrition facts about what we are eating so that the breakfast snacks are easily duplicated at home.
Parent Workshop Support Speakers
be well brings in speakers that the schools request to support monthly topics (i.e., “Cooking with Numbers” with Chef J, to promote mathematics in the real world, outside from the classroom; “Grocery Shopping Lists” to promote literacy at home and with parents, etc.).