Northcoast Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative
The Northcoast Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative (NNFC) represents the North Coast Region, which consists of six counties (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma). We are a community-based collaborative providing leadership and coordination in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, and food assistance.
Our vision is that all people in the Northcoast Region value and practice healthy lifestyle choices. The NNFC brings together organizations working with Project LEAN, Network for a Healthy California projects, Children's Power Play! programs, schools, tribal health organizations, WIC, and other non-profit and community-based organizations. Members work together to share information and participate in activities that promote healthy eating, physical activity and food access in the region’s schools and communities.
The NNFC has developed a strategic plan, which includes our vision, mission, goal, and objectives. To achieve our goal and meet our objectives, the Northcoast Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative has three committees that work on a variety of activities in order to:
1. Educate and empower food stamp eligible community members to promote and access food assistance programs.
2. Support the development of food systems that increase knowledge of and access to healthy regional foods.
Vision:
All people in the Northcoast region value and practice healthy lifestyles.
Mission:
Based on their collaborative knowledge and expertise, the Northcoast Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative works to promote and advocate for policies and environmental changes that foster nutrition and physical activity behaviors to counter the trend of obesity and related chronic disease in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma Counties, especially for low-income populations.
Goal:
Increase access to and use of healthy foods and physical activity for all people in Northcoast communities
Objectives:
1. Develop and promote the NNFC as the primary resource and regional clearinghouse for nutrition and physical activity information and social norm change
2. Educate and empower FSNE-eligible community members to promote and access food assistance programs
3. Support the development of food systems that increase knowledge of and access to healthy regional foods
Regional Collaborative Documents and Information:
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Operating Procedures
- February 2009 NNFC Meeting:
- May 2009 NNFC Meeting:
- September 2009 NNFC Meeting:
- Membership:
Chair for the Northcoast Nutrition and Fitness Collaborative:
Deborah Kravitz
Del Norte Unified School District
