Small Steps to Health & Wealth

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Small Steps to Health & Wealth Challenge

We will soon be setting the dates for the next challenge. 

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Small Steps to Health and WealthTM is a community challenge to motivate Clark County residents to simultaneously improve their health and personal finances.

Team members track 10 behaviors daily for six weeks - 5 relating to health and nutrition, 5 involving financial management. Ten points are given for performing each one for a maximum of 700 points per week and 4,200 points for the entire challenge.

What's in it for you?

  • Receive daily motivational messages on health and wealth via email
  • Strive to improve your personal health and savings status
  • Team camaraderie and encouragement
  • High team recognition

Join a team knowing that doing even one of the ten recommended daily practices is a great way to get started on the path to better health and improving financial security.

Get started by clicking the links below to form and register your team. Registed team captains will receive further direct communication on tracking the team's points on a weekly basis.

 

Getting Started

Team Member Commitment Form 

Team Enrollment Form (PDF)** 

Team Enrollment Form (Word)**

**Use only one of these two forms for your team enrollment. Please return the Team Enrollment Form to Carol Miller.

 

Weekly Reporting

Participant Tracker Form (word)*

*Give this form to your team captain at the end of the week for reporting. Captains will be send a weekly email survey.

Captains Weekly Reporting Link**

**Captains, you may use this like to do your weekly reporting.  Captains will also receive a weekly email containing the link on Fridays.

 

Items to help you out

2011 Clark County Healthy Dinning Guide

 

Learning links - Health

 

Chow Line is a weekly news release on nutrition topics

In Summer 2011 we changed from the Food Pyramid to My Plate. There’s lots of good nutrition information at   http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

Dietary Guidelines for Americans  http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm

Tips for following the Dietary Guidelines

 

Physical Activity Guidelines  http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/default.aspx

 

 

Learning links – Wealth

 

Basic budgeting

Basic budgeting information - Here’s a 6-lesson self-study course.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/mym/

Mistakenly many think that rich people drive big cars, live in big houses, spend lots of money. I think we can all learn from the lessons of The Millionaire Next Door

Teaching children about money

Calculate your net worth

 

 

Small Steps to Health and WealthTM  was developed by Dr. Barbara O'Neill and Dr. Karen Ensle with Rutgers Cooperative Extension. It has been adapted for use in Clark County by OSU Extension, with the support of the Clark County Healthy Living Coalition.

 

 

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