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Michigan Fitness Foundation

Contact Information

1213 Center Street, Suite D
Lansing, MI 48906

(517) 347-7891

Focus Areas

  • Education & Youth
  • Health & Nutrition

OUR MISSION
To inspire active lifestyles and healthy food choices through education, environmental change, community events and policy leadership.

  • About Us
    THE ISSUE
    Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. We know that poverty limits access to healthy foods and safe neighborhoods, and that more education is a predictor of better health.

    OUR APPROACH
    We support and build collaborative partnerships to affect change in communities and improve conditions where people live, learn, work and play. We strive to improve access to, education for and safe environments for all Michiganders to enjoy healthy and active lifestyles and improve overall health.
  • Our Impact
    ACCESS
    Our work helps provide regular access to nutritious food and opportunities for physical activity. Examples of partner organizations working to improve access to nutritious food and physical activity include:

    Act4Health
    Michigan Farm to Family
    Pure Michigan FITness Series
    Rec-Connect™
    Walk/Bike to School Days

    ENVIRONMENT
    We work to reshape the health environment in Michigan by pushing for health-conscious policy, messaging and infrastructure. Programs related to improving the health environment include:

    Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan
    Iron Belle Trail
    Safe Routes to School

    EDUCATION
    Our programs use a combination of educational strategies, accompanied by environmental supports, designed to facilitate the voluntary adoption of healthy food choices. Examples of partner organizations/programs that work on health education include:

    AmeriCorps Safe Routes to Health
    EPEC
    Healthy Classrooms, Healthy Schools
    Michigan Nutrition Network
    Social Marketing: They Learn from Watching You

    Visit us online: www.michiganfitness.org

Positions at Michigan Fitness Foundation

AmeriCorps Safe Routes to Health Member AmeriCorps Safe Routes to Health Member

Michigan Fitness Foundation

To implement this vital programming, SR2H seeks 20 half-time AmeriCorps members to provide service between September 17, 2018 and August 16, 2019 to serve with 4 half time members in each community. Half-time members are required to serve a minimum ...

To implement this vital programming, SR2H seeks 20 half-time AmeriCorps members to provide service between September 17, 2018 and August 16, ...

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AmeriCorps Member AmeriCorps Member

Michigan Fitness Foundation

Safe Routes to Health AmeriCorps Program at the Michigan Fitness Foundation (SR2H) seeks half-time AmeriCorps members to provide service addressing unmet health needs in underserved, low-income communities. The SR2H program was developed by assessing ...

Safe Routes to Health AmeriCorps Program at the Michigan Fitness Foundation (SR2H) seeks half-time AmeriCorps members to provide service ...

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Michigan Fitness Foundation Programs

Safe Routes to Health AmeriCorps Program

Safe Routes to Health (SR2H) is an AmeriCorps program administered by the Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF) focused on addressing unmet health needs in underserved, low-income communities. SR2H It was developed by assessing both barriers to healthy living and opportunities to overcome those barriers. Using a multigenerational approach to reach across entire communities, SR2H connects Michiganders to health, wellness, and physical activity programs in five Michigan counties: Wayne, Berrien, Newaygo, Chippewa, and Muskegon. AmeriCorps service members implement seven core program components revolving around nutrition and physical activity. These components are combined to improve residents’ skills, knowledge, intentions, and access to supportive environments using practice-tested interventions. Through SR2H, communities work together to increase access to both healthy foods and opportunities to practice healthy behaviors. The goal is to make it easier for health and fitness to be a priority for all residents and to empower them to lead longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives.

Featured Positions
AmeriCorps Member