HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-015RESOLUTION NO. 19-015
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE HEALTHY ST. LUCIE COALITION'S
"BILLION STEPS CHALLENGE" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Daily physical activity is essential to the health and wellness of our citizens and has many
benefits, including, but not limited to helping us maintain a healthy weight and lowering the
risk of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, liver disease and hypertension.
2. In 2016, the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County worked with citizens county-
wide to develop and implement a five year Community Health improvement Plan (CHIP),
which included strategies to help people become more physically active.,
3. The Plan recognized that our national guidelines for physical activity include
recommendations for adults to engage in 150 minutes per week of moderate -intensity
aerobic physical activity and for children to engage in 60 minutes or more of physical activity
each day.
4. As part of implementing the Plan, stakeholders have created campaigns to help our citizens
meet these guidelines, as exemplified by the Healthy St. Lucie Coalition's "Billion Steps
Challenge", which calls on our citizens to join together in meeting the physical activity
recommendations through walking (or through 100 other activities).
5. St. Lucie County promotes and supports policies that contribute to the health and wellness
of our citizens and encourages our residents and visitors to spend time outside in parks, at
playgrounds and on sidewalks and trails.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim support for Healthy St. Lucie Coalition's "Billion Steps
Challenge" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board further asks all citizens to observe this challenge by spending more time outside
and meeting the physical activity recommendations through walking or other activities.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 51h day of February 2019.
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