Health Education and can be defined as the means by which individuals voluntarily adapt behaviors that will help them live healthier lives, while also avoiding behaviors that put their health or the health of others at risk.

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions. (WHO, 2018).

West Milford is committed to providing health education and promotion in a manner that is easy to access, evidence based, and targeted towards the specific needs of the community. Please take some time to explore this area of the website.

 

 

Active Living…Exercise!

Importance of Physical Activity

Everyone can benefit from being active - from improving sleep to preventing chronic disease, like heart disease or cancer. Getting kids active at a young age sets kids off on a path to a healthy life, but it’s never too late to be physically active.

Learn more about why being physically active matters.

Ways to Be Active

Just 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 minutes for children. Sound daunting? Set easy activity goals to improve your physical fitness.

Check out some easy ways to incorporate physical activity into your daily life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

The Department of Health and Human Services issued the federal government's first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in 2008 to help Americans understand the types and amounts of physical activity that offer important health benefits.

Learn how much and what type of activity is recommended for all Americans.

Sport for All Initiative

 

The Sport for All initiative strives to educate all Americans on the benefits associated with sport participation.
 

Find out how participating in a sport can benefit your health.