Everyone knows the well being and wellness challenges confronted by many who dwell in West Virginia. Addressing that drawback means encouraging younger individuals early on with wholesome way of life decisions that embrace train and recent meals.
The Edible Mountain Coalition believes it has the recipe for native influence by enhancing well being and wellness choices for youth dwelling in and round East Wheeling. And now leaders are formulating a plan to show it.
Final week, the coalition, together with representatives from Develop Ohio Valley, the Metropolis of Wheeling and different group companions, introduced they’d conduct an East Wheeling neighborhood survey to gather enter from residents on find out how to promote well being and wellness. Key to creating this a actuality is a $three.2 million federal reclamation grant, which is able to allow the revitalization of a number of acres on Winery Hill above the Nelson Jordan Heart into inexperienced area.
The Glynis Board, interim CEO of Develop Ohio Valley, mentioned residents have already instructed public artwork areas, zip traces, geocaching websites, historic interpretation areas, transportation and extra for the positioning. A brand new group heart can also be being envisioned together with enhancements to the Nelson Jordan Heart.
“Entry to wilderness and nature improves our well being and well-being,” mentioned Board. “We all know that if we are able to enhance their (city youth) well being and wellness to the extent of everybody who lives in the remainder of Ohio County, that Ohio County could be one of many healthiest counties in Appalachia. We all know find out how to do it, and we all know we are able to do it. And that’s our objective. Our resolution is to construct on the unimaginable work that’s already being achieved.”
The board is correct: as a group, we should work to search out methods to encourage wholesome existence for all kids in Ohio County. This effort is yet one more step on that path.
We aren’t serving youth by limiting their choices for recreation and recent meals, and presumably subjecting them to a lifetime of well being issues. Edible Mountain and its companions are doing an admirable job of fixing that.