Parramore residents and community stakeholders are encouraged to attend one of two community meetings that will be held to announce strategic plans to address the issue of childhood obesity in the Parramore community. The Health Council of East Central Florida along with the Orange County Health Department and other partners will be holding the meetings at the following locations and times:
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Callahan Neighborhood Center, 101 North Parramore Avenue, Orlando at 5:30 p.m.
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Friday, June 24, 2011, at the Jackson Center, 1002 Carter Street, Orlando at 5:30 p.m.
The meetings will be held to present the Building a Healthy Parramore Call to Action Plan. This document outlines the work completed by the Health Council and partnering organizations to address childhood obesity in Parramore. It describes the supporting data that led to the development of the plan, the community engagement process undertaken to identify strategies to effectively address childhood obesity, and the strategies, activities and policy changes recommended to reduce the risk of childhood obesity in Parramore.
The plan will be presented through a PowerPoint presentation and attendees will receive a bound color-copy of the full document. Additionally, the Building a Healthy Parramore Call to Action will be posted on the Health Council of East Central Florida and ROCK (Reduce Obesity in Central Florida Kids) websites.
An announcement will be made by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation regarding an online Request For Proposals (RFP) for community organizations to apply for grant funding. This funding will be directly tied to the implementation of the strategies outlined in the Building a Healthy Parramore Call to Action plan. The online application process will begin on July 5th and end on August 5th. Training will be provided in July to assist organizations with the online application process.
