HBC

HBC

Napa Valley Healthy Bodies Coalition

OUR VISION

“Our community embraces a culture of health where very person has access to and is aware of nutritious food, opportunities for exercise and safe outdoor places that inspire people to be active and thrive.” 

OUR STORY

The Health Bodies Coalition was founded in June 2014 to help provide health resources to the community of Napa County in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, positive mental attitude, and breast feeding. We have worked with over 80 stakeholders to create the Napa County Community Obesity Prevention Plan 2015-2020. The Napa County Obesity Prevention Plan was the first “component plan” to be developed following the completion of Live Healthy Napa County’s Community Health Improvement Plan. 

OUR GOALS

  • Increase public awareness of nutrition and physical activity issues and potential solutions 

  • Increase opportunities for access to healthy foods and physical activity in all environments where children and adults live, work, learn and play 

  • Advocate for health-focused policies and practices in school and community environments and empower community members to do the same  

OUR PARTNERS

  • Area Agency on Aging Napa and Solano  

  • Blue Zones Project Upper Napa Valley 

  • Calfresh Food  

  • Calfresh Healthy Living  

  • Catholic Charities (Santa Rosa) 

  • Live Healthy Napa County 

  • Napa Farmers Market 

  • ParkRx Napa County  

OUR PROJECTS

SHOP – Farmers Market, Food Distribution Sites, and Gardens  

  • Mobile Market (With BZP & Napa Farmers Market) 

  • Food Smarts Waste Reduction Community Classes  

  • Community Edible Gardens 

PLAY – Parks and Open Spaces, Gardens, and Community Centers 

  • OuterSpatial Community Application  

  • Community Outdoor Wellness Sessions (COWS) 

LIVE – Public Housing, Health Care Clinics and Hospitals  

  • Everyone Loves Line Dancing 

  • Community Gardens 

LEARN – Schools, and After-School Programs 

  • Safe Routes to School (Napa County Bike Coalition)  

  • Nutrition Education (Catholic Charities)  

RESOURCES

COALITION MEETINGS

The Healthy Bodies Coalition meets every other month through zoom (January, March, June and September) on the fourth Thursday of the month 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Contact us, the Health Bodies Coalition, for more information and meeting locations! (Create form signup to receive next meeting details)  

ParkRx

ParkRx Napa County

OUR MISSION

Public land agencies, healthcare providers and community partners encouraging Napa County residents to utilize parks, trails and open spaces to improve individual and community health.

OUR STORY

OUR GOALS

  • Increase access to safe parks and open spaces for daily quality physical activity  

  • Engage community members together in nature and improve quality of life

OUR PARTNERS

  • Adventist Health 

  • American Canyon Community & Parks 

  • Blue Zones Projects – Upper Napa Valley 

  • Catholic Charities  

  • City of American Canyon 

  • City of Napa  

  • City of St. Helena  

  • Innovative Health Solutions  

  • Lake Berryessa 

  • Napa County Bicycle Coalition 

  • Napa County Seed Library 

  • Napa Open Space District  

  • Napa Resource Conservation District (RCD) 

  • Town of Yountville  

OUR PROJECTS

  • Completed 

    • Fuller Park Head Start (with City of Napa) 

    • St. Helena Curb Extension Demo (with BZP & Bike Coalition)  

    • Stencil Kit Project at Stonebridge  

  • In Progress 

    • Calistoga Protected Bike Lane Demo (with BZP & Bike Coalition) 

    • Instructor Capacity Building  

    • OuterSpatial Challenges 

  • Future 

    • Park Exercise Routes  

    • Park Labyrinth 

RESOURCES

COALITION MEETINGS

The ParkRx for Napa County meets every month through zoom on the first Wednesday of the month 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. We aim to transition to a hybrid meeting to be more flexible for all our coalition members, stay tuned for further updates.  

This material was funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-- SNAP. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.