Vision
Utah community partners working together to enhance healthy living through evidence-based programs.
Purpose
To coordinate with outstanding partners delivering the Living Well, falls prevention and physical activity programs statewide to implement quality workshops, increase participant reach, and build for sustainability.
Advisory Committee 2019-2020
- Co-Chair: Nichole Shepard, Arthritis Program Manager, nshepard@utah.gov
- Co-Chair: Elvia Caldera-Soria, Health Educator II, Utah County Health Department, elviac@utahcounty.gov
- Secretary: Celsa Bowman, Arthritis Program, cbowman@utah.gov
- Note Taker: Meghan Balough, Violence and Injury Prevention Program, mbalough@utah.gov
- Member at Large: Rebbi Burdett, Intermountain, Rebbi.Burdett@imail.org
- Research: Joan Connelly, Arthritis program, artpjgc@utah.gov
Want to join?
- Download, fill out and email us your Living Well Coalition Membership Application (PDF).
- E-mail livingwell@utah.gov for more information.
Project Groups
- Recruitment and Retention: This group will focus on recruiting and retaining class and workshop participants through effective marketing and outreach.
- Physical Activity: This group will focus on supporting organizations offering physical activity classes: Stepping On, Tai Chi for Arthritis, Walk with Ease, EnhanceFitness, and Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program.
- Hispanic Population: This group will focus on supporting organizations offering Manejo, Tomando, and LW Chronic Pain-Spanish, and offering guidance for organizations interested in starting Spanish programs and/or organizations who serve Hispanic communities (even those who do not offer classes in Spanish).
- Peer Leaders and Instructors: This group will focus on effective ways to support leaders/instructors leading all evidence-based programs.
- Falls Prevention: This group will focus on preventing falls and promoting classes specific to fall prevention: Stepping On, Tai Chi for Arthritis, LW Chronic Conditions, LW Chronic Pain, EnhanceFitness.
Meeting Schedule and Agendas
All quarterly meetings will be held at the Utah Department of Health, 288 North 1460 West.
| Date | Time | Room | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 10, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Virtual | Agenda (PDF) and Q&A SMRC Guidance #5 (Word) |
| Monday, November 9, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | 125 | Available soon |
| Monday, February 8, 2021 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | 114 | Available soon |
| Monday, May 10, 2021 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | 114 | Available soon |
| Monday, August 9, 2021 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | 114 | Available soon |
Past Meeting Minutes (2019-2020)
| Date | Time | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 14, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Minutes |
| Monday, March 11, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Minutes |
| Monday, May 13, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Minutes |
| Monday, July 8, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Minutes, Presentation |
| Monday, September 9, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Minutes & Presentation (PDF) |
| Monday, November 4, 2019 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Minutes |
| Monday, February 10, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Minutes |
| Monday, May 11, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |