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Greetings!
Happy Summer! What a wonderful time of year to live in Milwaukee, with its vibrant community gardens, farmers markets, fun runs, bicycle opportunities, and access to many events and outdoor activities. Make sure to check out some of our MCOPP partners' upcoming events listed to the right.
Information about our August 7th MCOPP Leadership Team meeting can also be found to the right. We invite you to join us.
Scroll down to read about a recent training in which MCOPP partner Playworks Milwaukee played an important role.
We welcome your participation in MCOPP and with our subcommittees that are working on policy and environment change strategies focused on: (1) healthy food and beverages; (2) land use opportunities for active lifestyles, healthy eating, and recreation; (3) active living; and (4) curriculum and professional development. Please contact us if you are interested in serving on a subcommittee.
Join us in our mission of working together for healthy eating and active living. We envision a Milwaukee with reduced childhood obesity where the healthy choice is the easy choice. Thanks for your support of the Milwaukee Childhood Obesity Prevention Project.
Best wishes,
Sarah O'Connor (MCOPP Manager, United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee) & David Nelson (MCOPP Director, Medical College of Wisconsin) | |
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Partner Shout-out:
Playworks Milwaukee leads session at Milwaukee Christian Center staff training
What does a staff training conjure up in your mind? At the Milwaukee Christian Center June 15th staff training day at Kosciuszko Community Center, youth-serving staff got to play! Thanks to a partnership established through MCOPP, Playworks Milwaukee led a session about engaging youth in physical activity through play.
Playworks is a national nonprofit organization that supports learning by providing safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity to low-income schools at recess and throughout the entire school day. Playworks also provides training and technical support for schools and youth organizations that wish to train their own adults to manage a healthy and inclusive playground.
A huge thank you to our Playworks Milwaukee partners--Executive Director Kristina Olkowski and Program Manager PJ Dever--who taught the participants several popular games. They reviewed ways to manage a group of youth during physical activity play and ways to promote team-building and fun and they recommended a technique for youth to use to quickly mediate their differences.
For Playworks' searchable games database, click here.
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Who We Are
The Milwaukee Childhood Obesity Prevention Project (MCOPP) is an inclusive coalition with the goal of reducing childhood obesity in Milwaukee through environmental and policy changes that promote healthy eating and active living.
Our members include leaders and staff from the eight partner agencies of the United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee ( UNCOM), youth-serving organizations, community residents, and experts in the fields of nutrition, exercise science, physical education, public health, medicine, and urban planning.
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Next MCOPP Leadership Team Meeting
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
12:00 - 1:30pm at
2545 N. 29th Street, Milwaukee
Please RSVP to 414-978-2023 or
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Local Happenings | |
Journey House New Facility Grand Opening Celebration
Saturday, July 21st
11am - 3pm
Journey House Center for Family Learning and Youth Athletics
2110 W. Scott Street, Milwaukee
Click here for more details about attending or staffing an information table.
Badgerland Striders Upcoming Events
2012 Lakefront Marathon Kids Run
Kids log 25 miles between June 1st and October 5th. Then kids complete the 1.2 mile Lakefront Kids Run on Saturday, October 6th.
Registration Form
Flyer
Cudahy Classic
Sunday, July 29th, 8am
1-mile Children's Run (only
$1), 5-mile, and 10-mile races.
Click here for more information.
Track Meet
Tuesday, July 31st, 6:30pm
This FREE, family-friendly event is for the track star in you.
At the St. Francis High School track located at 4225 S Lake Dr, across the street from the bike trail and Lake Michigan.
Click here for more information.
Badgerland Striders Calendar
Calendar
Healthy Neighborhood Celebration at Alice's Garden
Tuesday, July 17th,
5:30 - 8pm.
Alice's Garden is located at 21st Street and Garfield Avenue in Milwaukee.
Hosted by the Lindsay Heights Neighborhood Health Alliance.
Click here for more information.
Get Wheelin' in Westlawn
Free bicycle tune-ups for the Westlawn community
August 3rd, and September 7th, from 3 - 6pm.
Click here for more information.
Vliet Street Farmers Market
Sundays through October 13th, 10am - 2pm.
Click here for more information.
YMCA Play in the Parks
Free family fun in Milwaukee parks on various weeknights,
6 - 7:30pm.
Click here for more information.
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