Southeastern Ohio has some of the highest rates of chronic diseases in the country. In forming the “Live Healthy Appalachia” initiative (LHA – www.livehealthyappalachia.org ), community leaders in and around the city of Athens, OH are committed to begin an assault on the deadly conditions of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. LHA is a partnership which includes Ohio University, the City of Athens, Athens County Department of Public Health, and Athens City & County schools.
Louise Koons, LHA Initiative Coordinator, and Tom Kostohryz, founder of LHA, joined the show to share their program’s vision and purpose. We discussed some of the key programs and events that are planned; and we learned their expectations on what will make LHA a successful and sustainable initiative.
To hear our entire interview with Louse and Tom, simply click on this link, Interview with Live Health Appalachia.
The hosts also asked the pair what they felt was the best strategy to engage cooperation among the community partners and interest in achieving a successful initiative. Here’s the link to Louise and Toms’s insightful response: LHA Engagement Strategy.
Finally, the hosts shared their health tip of the week which included smart & innovative ways to coordinate nutrition-themed programs at the worksite. To 
hear their “best of” list, click on this link: Nutrition Tips of the Week.
