Last year, we shared how the WeTHRIVE!â„ communities of Lincoln Heights and Mt. Healthy created Active Transportation Plans (ATP) to make their streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and anyone not riding in an automobile. After presenting ATPs to their respective village/city council, the WeTHRIVE! teams worked with village/city administration to…
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In this post, we’re introducing some of our WeTHRIVE!℠neighborhood navigators. Navigators take on a more formal role in working with Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH) to focus on policy, systems, and environmental changes around nutrition and physical activity in their WeTHRIVE! communities.
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Active Transportation Plans have been drafted for the WeTHRIVE! communities of Lincoln Heights and Mt. Healthy in Hamilton County, Ohio.
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The Heights Movement is the 2022 WeTHRIVE!â„ Champion for Family Engagement.
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More than 400 volunteers came out for Rock the Block in Lincoln Heights, making exterior repairs to 27 homes & completing two community projects.
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LaVerne Mitchell was mayor of Lincoln Heights when the village joined the WeTHRIVE! initiative in 2009. Now serving on village council, she talked to us as part of our THRIVING for 10 Years series.
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Stacy Wegley shares her reflections on WeTHRIVE!, from the early days to lessons learned that she continues to use.
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In the beginning, Tonya Key was very skeptical about WeTHRIVE! But she ended up championing the initiative in her community of Lincoln Heights AND went on to join the staff of Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH) to bring WeTHRIVE! to other communities throughout the county.
Read moreThanks to a new curbside recycling program, Lincoln Heights residents recycled 17.63 tons in the first six months of 2017. This is a 453 percent increase in tons recycled over the same period in 2016. Under the leadership of Council Member Linda Childs-Jeter, the village is working with Hamilton County Recycling and Solid…
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