The OMHS HealthPark...It’s About Life!

From the Director: A Whirlwind of Excitement 

Wow, it has been a whirlwind of excitement in recent weeks; the Get Moving Challenge, the Fun-Run, and the new hospital groundbreaking have combined to generate a lot of positive energy here at the HealthPark, among our OMHS employees and in our community.

It has been especially rewarding for me to see so many people respond to these events. I believe our community is making huge strides toward a healthier, more active lifestyle. Take a look at these numbers:

• Some 1,200 participants—about 115 teams—took part in the Get Moving Challenge, a six-week contest based that measured teams’ weekly walking and running totals;
• Over 1,100 people signed up for the Run-Walk event that kicked off the new hospital groundbreaking celebration;
• At the HealthPark, our membership hit the 5000 mark at the beginning of 2010—a major milestone in our facility’s 11^th year.

I think the statistics point to an unmistakable trend: people are getting serious about good health. While some of the Walk/run event participants were seasoned runners, many others were taking their first steps into organized fitness. It seems that wellness is really catching on in our community. Our goal is to continue to find ways to assist people in our region in achieving a higher quality of life.

At the HealthPark, we are committed to promoting healthy lifestyle choices and finding ways to continue to build on these recent successes. We know that many incidents of disease can be impacted through lifestyle choices. We will continue to promote the health benefits of good nutrition and an active lifestyle that incorporate a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity three times per week. The challenge events are encouragement to keep focused on that philosophy and see more people begin to make steps toward better health.

See you at the HealthPark!

Collette Carter
Director, OMHS HealthPark