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r a t <br />NACo's Healthy Counties Initiative aims to enhance public /private partnerships in local health delivery, improve <br />individual and community health, and assist counties to effectively implement federal health reform. The NACo <br />Healthy Counties Initiative engages county officials and private sector partners across the country to: <br />Take a leadership role in implementing health reform at the county level; <br />Enhance coverage, access to and coordination of health care for vulnerable populations in the <br />community, including health services in hospitals, community health centers and county jails, while <br />focusing on cost - containment strategies; <br />Promote community public health, prevention and wellness programs, including increased physical <br />activity and healthy eating; <br />Participate in the national transition to health information technology and telemedicine; and <br />Offer information, ideas and solutions for county government employee and retiree health benefits and <br />programs. <br />NACo's Healthy Counties Initiative directly complements NACo President Lenity Eliason's <br />(Athens County, OH Commissioner) selected presidential initiative. As NACo President, <br />Commissioner Eliason will focus on "Healthy Counties," a county by county public awareness <br />campaign to promote healthy living and lifestyle choices in communities across the country. The <br />initiative will provide counties with prevention and health promotion resources to develop local <br />efforts that can reduce the incidence of chronic diseases, improve overall community health and <br />ultimately lessen the cost burden on county health care services. <br />NACo's Healthy Counties Initiative is guided by the Healthy Counties Advisof y Board, which is <br />comprised of county officials and staff who are health leaders at NACo and corporate partners. <br />The public /private Healthy Counties Advisory Board assists NACo in indentifying the priorities <br />and activities of the Healthy Counties Initiative and provides input and expertise on program <br />implementation. <br />The initiative's planned activities for the coming months include webinars and an educational <br />forum featuring topics related to helping counties build and maintain healthy communities. <br />Please see the links below for more information about the initiative's activities and corporate <br />partners. <br />Healthy Counties Initiative Corporate Sponsors <br />Page 161 <br />