Policy In Action

Shaping Local Policy For a Healthier Future

Being healthy requires making simple and lasting changes in our lives. Recent successes in the fight against obesity are taking place at the policy level. By encouraging our businesses, schools, communities and states to adopt health-promoting policies, we are making it easier to ward off the unhealthy forces that society has put in our lives. Simple polices such as healthy vending initiatives to large-scale policies like the implementation of bicycle lanes in communities are worth fighting for! Putting these types of laws in place help to make healthy choices convenient so that maintaining a healthy weight is not a struggle- it's an appealing, fun and easy lifestyle.

This action team is actively involved in discussions with many local decision-makers about public health initiatives that involve planning for our community's health. We are currently looking for individuals who are willing to attend a local supervisors meeting in each of our municipalities, townships and boroughs. Our goal is to remind our elected officials of the need to include considerations for the health of our citizens in planning decisions.

Click here to join the Lighten Up Lancaster County Coalition!

Lighten Up Lancaster County Coalition is a group of concerned individuals, organizations and employers, in partnership with Lancaster General Health, who want to increase the number of children and adults in Lancaster County who are at a healthy weight.