In order to improve the health of Freeborn County residents and reduce health care costs, it is critical that our health care systems make reducing obesity and having an active lifestyle a top priority. Healthy Freeborn County is providing education and training to providers on effective healthy lifestyle strategies, and creating a system for active referral of patients to local resources that increase access to nutritious foods, opportunities for physical activity, and tobacco cessation services.

“Health care” includes any provider of health services or health information in hospitals, clinics, WIC offices, local public health, migrant health services, community worker agencies, and student services.

Local

• Freeborn County Public Health
• Freeborn County Human Services
• Albert Lea Medical Center
• Alden Clinic

State

• Minnesota Department of Health
• University of Minnesota School of Public Health
• Prevention Minnesota
• Mayo Clinic

National

• Centers for Disease Control
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Resources

• MDA SHIP Health Care Fact Sheet
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Adventist CHIP
• Body Mass Index Calculator
• Assess your Food Intake
• National Food Information Database
• Understanding the Nutrition Facts Label
• Keeping Food Safe
• Assess Your Physical Activity Tool
• Calorie Calculator
• Physical Activity and Disability