ACHIEVE Initiative

The Central CT Health District received a $50,000, 2 year grant from the CT Department of Public Health to empower our four towns to increase opportunities for healthy lifestyles through initiatives for policy, system, and environmental change.

The District will focus on Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Obesity as well as Environmental issues affecting the health of our residents.

Examples of Policy & Environmental Changes:
~ Worksites adopt policies to enhance and expand worksite wellness programs to improve the health of all employees.
~ Schools implement policty to start each day with 10 minutes of physical activity for all students and staff at the school.
~ Advocacy groups promote healthy food choices in restaurants and corner stores.
~ Towns adopt policies to ban tobacco at all parks.

The CCHD will have a greater capacity to develop and implement policy, systems, and environmental changes when we collaborate with a broad cross-section of partners, which will help build and sustain healthy communities.
Participate in an ACHIEVE workgroup (focusing on your town)
Share knowledge/expertise
Share current model policy that you have implemented or that you are aware of

For more information, please call Hilary Norcia, Community Health Coordinator at
860-665-8571.