KCC Partners in Cumberland Valley

SAVE THE DATE!

Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids and the Partnership for a Fit Kentucky through their regional Getting Youth Fit in the Cumberlands Coalition are pleased to announce two offerings of our School Wellness Summit specifically for folks in the Lake Cumberland and Cumberland Valley Area Development Districts on Thursday, June 5th, at the Laurel County Health Department in London and on Thursday, June 12th, at the Lake Cumberland District Health Department in Somerset.

Attendance at only one of these sessions is necessary, and school personnel as well as their community partners and parents are invited to attend this free event with expert speakers discussing various ways in which schools can create healthier environments for their students in regards to nutrition and physical activity.

Registration information as well as an agenda for the day will be forthcoming. Please share this information with other interested school personnel, community partners, and parents in the Lake Cumberland and Cumberland Valley Area Development Districts. For more information about Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids and the Partnership for a Fit Kentucky, please visit the Partnership's website at www.fitky.org and click on the Schools link to your left.

For more information, contact John H. Cain, Regional Consultant, Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids, , 606-216-6302

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The Getting Youth Fit in the Cumberlands Coalition is a group of community members from both the public and private sectors that promote improved health among our region’s students via the school environment.  This group is a collaborative effort between the Partnership for a Fit Kentucky and Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids and serves schools located within the 18 counties (Adair, Green, Cumberland, Clinton, Casey, Taylor, Pulaski, Wayne, McCreary, Russell, Knox, Clay, Rockcastle, Laurel, Whitley, Harlan, Bell, and Jackson) that make up the Lake Cumberland and Cumberland Valley Area Development Districts.  Involvement with the coalition is open to anyone interested in improving school wellness. 

For more information about the coalition and its work, please contact any of the following individuals:

Tracy S. Aaron, Partnership for a Fit KY Regional Coordinator
Tracys.aaron@ky.gov
606-678-4761

Lynnett Renner, Partnership for a Fit KY Regional Coordinator, Lynnett.renner@ky.gov , 606-256-2242

Brandi Gilley, Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids Regional Coordinator, Brandin.gilley@ky.gov
606-878-7754

John Cain, Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids Regional Consultant,
606-216-6302

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