Physical Health Goal: Get everyone active in Richland County and promote outdoor physical activity

Strategy	Action Steps	Done by Whom?
Create a county-wide Parks and Recreation Department that includes family-based activities and unites existing youth activities.	Investigate why we don’t have one, how do other communities who have a Park and Recreation Department support it. Visit with Terry Sivertson.	Community pool assessment group
	Find out what do we need to do to get one.	Community pool assessment group
	Initiate involvement with Sidney, Sidney Chamber of Commerce and Fairview’s Park and Recreation boards. Approach interested parties in Savage and Lambert. Talk to the B&G Club about coordinating registration with all parties involved.	Community pool assessment group
	Research laws in MT related to Park and Recreation Departments.
	Research Funding. Go to the County Commissioners for funding or add additional duties.	Ray Trumpower
	Develop a job description for Park and Recreation director.	Kim Youngquist and Hearshell VanLuven
	Find out benefits of a Park and Recreation Department such as economic. Also look at county capacity for a Parks and Recreation Department- E.g. Space.	Kim Youngquist and Hearshell VanLuven
	Maintain calendar of events.	Chamber of Commerce
	Survey on Herald Website.	Melissa Boyer
Strategy	Action Steps	Done by Whom?
Focus on providing physical activity options for all age groups.	Assess current options for physical activity and update assessment options.	Matt Roberts
	Categorize options by age group.	Matt Roberts
	Funding for low income youth to participate in sports, check into foundation for community care and the Education foundation.	Local Sports organizations
	Provider prescription for exercise. Investigate options for follow up clinical wellness project referrals.
	Investigate “new” exercise techniques and new times to offer options. Get people trained to teach the new classes.	Scott Doty
	Check with the wellness committee at schools to have organized physical activity during lunch.	Nutrition Coalition
	Contact Jaycee’s for help with projects. Also contact service organizations: Lions, Women of the Moose	Matt Roberts
	Senior Coalition to address issues with seniors to address level of interest. Use the survey Alanna Maurais conducted.	Kate Lolley and Idelle Badt
	Work with HealthWorks for a solid senior discount.Add the silver sneakers program. Meet with Scott Doty. Medicare pays for membership. Help fundraise for new health equipment and staff for HealthWorks to accommodate influx of new members.	Lisa Aisenbrey
	Initiate contact with Public Schools, City (walking path). Contact Ben Larson and Bret Smelser.	Melissa Boyer
	Investigate current and possible transportation, city bus system to work in county to bring Richland County residents to HealthWorks.	Kate Lolley after assessment
	Send messages out on water bills.
Strategy	Action Steps	Done by Whom?
Increase pedestrian and bike safety.	Extend sidewalks/bike path to Richland Park possibly using the existing drainage system.	Community Bike Path Group (Ben Larson Contact)
	Investigate the use of funding from former irrigation project and also potential community block grants (TCEP) for bike path extension.	Mayor of Sidney
	Look into possible roadblocks with regulations.	Community Bike Path Group (Ben Larson Contact)
	Contact the mayor to see where they are in their process.	Community Bike Path Group (Ben Larson Contact)
	Write the block grant and contact Terry Meldahl about grant.	VISTAs write grant Ben Larson will contact Terry Meldahl
	Talk to Russ Houtari to get him onboard because he allocates the money from the grants.
Strategy	Action Steps	Done by Whom?
Sustainable helmet program.	Create a reward program for cops to hand out when they see a kid wearing a helmet.	Curt Myhre and Frank DiFanzo
	Find funding or donations.	Schwann Frozen Foods, Local Grocers

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