The mission fo the Healthy Weight Task Force is to develop and improve partnerships that are committed to leading Lowell area residents to a healthier community. Cross-cultural and intergenerational collaborations will build on strengths of the community to improve active living and nutrition for healthy minds and healthy bodies for all.
Obesity is considered by many to be the single greatest health threat to Americans today, especially in our children. Hailed by the Lowell Sun as "a new soldier in the war on obesity", the Greater Lowell Health Alliance has launched the Healthy Weight Task Force to raise awareness in our communities about this serious health threat. We meet monthly to develop and implement a long-term campaign to fight obesity.
Obesity will not be solved overnight. The Alliance is committed to measurable, long-term improvement in the quality and health of the community through awareness and successful grass-roots programs. We encourage you to join us in working with your family, your business, and your community to take a healthy step in reducing the impact of obesity.
We are pleased to have the following partners actively collaborating to achieve the goals and objectives of the Healthy Weight Task Force:
- University of Massachusetts at Lowell
- Lowell Community Health Center
- Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Lowell
- Middlesex Community College
- The Merrimack Valley Food Back
- Lowell Telecommunications Corporation
- The United Teen Equality Center (UTEC)
- Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL)
- Lowell National Historical Park
- Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell
