Moving Grays Harbor
In March 2005, a community task force, HealthNOW!, convened to establish a comprehensive physical activity plan. The goal of HealthNOW! is to decrease obesity by increasing physical activity.
Maryann Welch, former director of Grays Harbor County Public Health and Social Services Department, will be writing monthly articles to lay out the facts about obesity and exercise, including free or low-cost ways to be active right here in Grays Harbor County. The articles are published in the Daily World, the South Beach Bulletin, the Vidette and North Coast News. The articles are also published on this webpage.
We welcome your comments and suggestions;
please email moving@co.grays-harbor.wa.us
To view an article, click on the article title:
89. Your journey toward health may be just one good friend away
88. Good health benefits employees and employers
85. Using local resources can assist your pursuit of healthy living
84. Flexibility and adaptation are keys to fitness
83. How walkable is your town?
82. Exposure to a variety of foods helps kids learn
81. The power of prevention is in your hands
80. Non-golfer becomes a believer
79. Program stresses fall prevention for seniors
78. Keys to keeping kids active in the summer
77. Walk this way...discovering the Harbor in the process
75. Together can be better...exercise classes may be right for you
74. Don't let the weather keep you on the couch
73. Reducing the obesity epidemic in Grays Harbor
72. Cardiac rehab is good for the heart
71. Winter exercise prescription...a change can be good
70. A journey to health and happiness
69. Want to age gracefully? Try exercise
68. Exercise is important throughout all of life's stages
67. Time to get outside and explore
66. Individuals can create local "health policy"
65. In search of a fast and nutritious lunch
64. Family fun in May, the YMCA way
63. A new perspective on health
62. Put a little Spring in your steps
61. Nutrition labels tell it all
60. Horseback riding can be great exercise
59. A healthy heart is a happy heart
58. One woman's journey toward health
57. Strengthen your resolve for the New Year
55. Weight training for "couch potatoes"...
54. Just walk a mile...in any shoes
53. A public health reality know: Exercise and immunity go hand-in-hand
52. Embrace prevention...even through life's changes
50. September is drug and alcohol addiction recovery month
49. Are you at risk for Sarcopenia?
47. How "walkable" is your neighborhood?
46. Let's make "Pro-health" our motto
45. You never know until you "Tri"
44. Why are we "Moving Grays Harbor"?
43. The Harbor's solution to "I'm bored!"
42. You're all wet if you think fitness isn't fun
41. Go play in the dirt...it's good for your health
40. Healthy minds and bodies go hand in hand
39. Boost exercise with Pilates, yoga, Tai Chi
38. Put some Spring in your steps for fitness
37. Grays Harbor has gone a little spin crazy
36. Local dietitian offers helpful hints for better nutrition
35. A miracle cure for some of life's nagging problems
34. A little roller skating can produce a healthier lifestyle
33. Bowling is one way to strike up activity at any age
32. Resolve to find your 'healthy weight' next week
31. Fitness is fun if you know the steps
30. New year, new you...What resolutions will you make?
28. Keeping active during the holidays can be a gift to yourself
27. Buring calories around the Harbor
26. Take extra steps for virus season
25. Getting the exercise habit often takes extra planning
24. Here's a healthy thought, make October "Walktober"
23. Tips for maintaining outdoor activity in inclement weather
22. Your health at work: Creating healthy working environments
21. Exercise modification is better than no exercise at all
20. How does your environment impact your health?
19. Healthy eating means a healthy Grays Harbor
18. Chronic pain can be obstacle to activity
17. There is such a thing as a free lunch!
16. Bike riding will get you on a healthy roll
15. Experience Grays Harbor, get fit this summer
14. Exploring, enjoying our own backyard for fitness sake
13. Childhood obesity a growing concern
12. Exercise can help prevent falls for seniors, others
11. Exercise can be life-saver for seniors too
10. Obesity epidemic affects the whole community
9. Exercise might help you survive heart problems
8. Family Fun Nights offer free exercise, fun for everyone
7. Physical activity benefits women in particular ways
6. Planning for smart, healthy growth means planning for activity
5. Jumpstart your weight loss with activity
4. Amazing elixir can cure many of your ills
3. Former couch potato learned benefits of everyday activity
2. Little steps can add up to some major life changes
1. Are you overweight? Most Harborites are
All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice.
