Forest Park has been a WeTHRIVE!℠ community since 2014.
WeTHRIVE! Pathway(s):
WeTHRIVE! Representative:
Catherine Lusky, MPH, CHES
Population Health Specialist
Projects & Programs:
- 2022 Year End Report
- WeTHRIVE! Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessments (2022)
- Blessing Box
- Buckle Up For Life course
- Car seat safety checks and education
- Stepping On falls prevention program
- Annual Community Bike Ride
- OSU Extension healthy cooking class series
- Know Your Numbers health screening events
- Freestore Foodbank Produce Pop Ups
- 5K race in partnership with Sickle Cell Awareness Group
- Thriving Communities grant from Interact for Health
- Gym shoe fundraiser/donation for Winton Woods students
- Our Harvest local produce drop-off program
- Summer fitness series
- Outdoor adult fitness equipment at Central Park
- Tobacco-free policy (city parks and playgrounds)
- Direct On Scene Education (DOSE) program (infant safe sleep)
- Safe Sleep Education
- Forest Park Community Day
- Taekwondo classes for Winton Woods Schools staff
- Tree City USA®
Data:
Keep Up With Forest Park:
- Website: forestpark.org
- Facebook: @WeThriveFP
- Twitter: @ForestParkOhio
Stories About WeTHRIVE! in Forest Park:
- Forest Park police officer is a 2022 WeTHRIVE! Champion
- Guest Post: Tips on how to get grant funding
- Forest Park gets a new Blessing Box
- Asst. fire chief is a WeTHRIVE! champion
- Know your numbers with Forest Park WeTHRIVE! team
- WeTHRIVE! teams bring Eating Smart, Being Active classes to Forest Park & Whitewater
- Baby shower takes on infant mortality in Forest Park
- Working together on infant mortality in Forest Park
- Parents-to-be learn about safe sleep for babies
- Alexia Ball | Citizen Spotlight