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Try out Jennings Walking
Loop
The Marysville Healthy Communities Project encourages you to
put on your walking shoes and explore the Jennings Walking Loop.
Currently, the main loop route is 3.8 miles, which starts at
Jennings Memorial Park north to Grove Street, then east to 67th
Avenue NE, south to SR528 and Hickok Park, then west to 47th Avenue
and Armar Road, ending back at Jennings Park. For variety, alternate
routes to include Jennings Nature Park, Holman Nature Park and the
Northpointe Trail.
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Welcome to the
Marysville Healthy Communities Project website
The Marysville Healthy Communities Project is our community-level response to combat the obesity epidemic in our community, and the chronic diseases to which it contributes, such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke. These diseases are on the rise in Marysville, across the region and nationwide.
Obesity is absolutely preventable, through healthier eating and being more physically active.
Community members involved with the Marysville Healthy Communities Project are committed to the idea that the best way to address the obesity problem is from the community level up, through collaboration and cooperation among various groups and individuals in the community.
That means carrying forward new ways to:
• Transform our community with a more fitness-friendly urban recreational
environment that encourages more bicycling, walking, and trail usage;
• Promote the eating of more fruits and vegetables as a healthy alternative to junk food and snacks that offer little or no nutritional value, through community gardens and other means;
• Provide Low-cost to no-cost recreational opportunities that encourage individuals and families of all ages to get out in our parks system and playfields and participate in intra-mural sports, pickup sports and other types of fitness that you can do on a whim.
Be sure to visit the website for future updates. This site will be expanded to give you some tips and suggestions that are tailored with you and your community in mind. We invite you to check in regularly, volunteer to join us, or simply provide comments, suggestions and ideas that will help us meet our goal to create a healthier community through promoting healthier lifestyles.

Free Healthy Communities Family Swim Nights at MPHS Pool
AND Marysville YMCA Pool! The Marysville Healthy Communities Project invites Marysville residents to the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Pool for three
FREE nights of swimming for the first 200 to attend. Healthy Communities Swim Nights will offer open swim from 7-9 p.m. on the following Friday dates:
• April 24
• May 29
• June 26
Also new this summer, Healthy Communities Partner, Marysville YMCA, is
offering free swim days, too, on Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. The Marysville
YMCA is located at 6420 60th Drive NE, or calll (360) 6753-9622 for
details. Enjoy the YMCA Pool on the following special Saturday dates:
• April 25
• May 30
• June 27
Participants 16 years or older must present photo ID at check-in; 15 years and under must be with an adult, and pass a swim test.
Increasing access to free and low-cost recreational opportunities is a key priority of the Marysville Healthy Communities Project to promote physical fitness and good nutrition habits, while combating obesity.
The HC Project asks each participant to donate a nutritious canned food item on arrival for the Marysville Community Food Bank. For more information call Marysville Parks at 360-363-8400.
'Walking Wednesdays' and new 'Movin' Mondays' stadium track and stair-walking your step in the right direction
Marysville Public Schools, a key partner in the Marysville Healthy Communities Project, has established Walking Wednesdays, free nights of weekly walking, jogging or running the stairs under the bright lights at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Stadium’s running track.
The Wednesday walks have become so popular, Healthy Communities has
added a second night - Movin' Mondays!
You can walk, jog or run the stadium stairs every Monday and Wednesday from 4:40-9 p.m., says District Athletic Director Greg Erickson. It’s a great, no-cost outdoor workout will promote better physical fitness while doing good for your heart and burning fat.
Increasing access to free and low-cost recreational opportunities is a key priority of the Marysville Healthy Communities Project to promote physical fitness, healthier eating and to combat obesity.
Marysville chosen as pilot city in Snohomish County to launch Healthy Communities Project Initiative
Widespread obesity and chronic diseases brought on by lack of physical
activity and poor nutritional habits are reaching epidemic levels in
communities across the nation and in Washington state. Marysville is no
exception, but it has launched a new initiative to do something about it.
Marysville in April 2006 was chosen by the Snohomish Health District as the pilot city in Snohomish County for a new Healthy
Communities Initiative, providing the means to reverse these damaging trends
through a combination of planning, collaboration, leadership, community-based prevention
and action that will put citizens on the road to better health.
Marysville Healthy Communities Project Action Plan – At a Glance
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Priority No. 1 - Increase number of active community environments
- Utilize urban planning approaches that promote physical activity - Plan and fund a network of streets, pathways, parks and trails that support walking and biking within and between Marysville neighborhoods, city centers, schools and senior centers.
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Priority No. 2 - Access to Health-Promoting Foods
- Increase the amount of an access to fruits and vegetables consumed by Marysville Food Bank participants.
- Increase number of eligible students participating in the Marysville School District free/reduced breakfast and lunch program.
- Establish community gardens to make fresh, local produce more readily available.
- Establish a congregate meal site for older adults.
- Increase access to and promotion of healthy foods at restaurants and business, for example, through nutrition labeling on menus.
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Priority No. 3 - Increase number of people who have access to low cost or free recreational opportunities
- Increase community ownership, involvement in, and use of public facilities by establishing Adopt-A-Park Volunteer Program.
- Increase opportunities for play by building “activity courses” (i.e., a Frisbee course) and providing covered recreation facilities in selected parks.
- Explore establishing community center(s) throughout Marysville.
- Establish intramural sports programs in schools and worksites.
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Leadership/Planning TeamDennis Kendall, Mayor, City of Marysville Jim Ballew, Parks and Recreation Director, Marysville Carmen Rasmussen, City Councilmember John Soriano, City Councilmember Gloria Hirashima, Community Development Director, City of Marysville Doug Buell, Public Information Officer, City of Marysville Tara Mizell, Recreation Services Manager, City of Marysville Steve Muller, Marysville Planning Commission Dr. Nancy Thordarson, Everett Clinic Gail Miller, Marysville School District Greg Erickson, Marysville School District Pete Lundberg, Marysville School District Wendy Bart, Marysville/North County YMCA Colin Rehm, Epidemiologist, Snohomish Health District Community Advisory Committee Members
Who ParticipatedAmy Ellings, state Department of Health Alana Meyer, Sunnyside Nursery Arlene Meyer, Sunnyside Nursery Bev Anderson Breeze Williams, Marysville School District Brian Doyle Liz Doyle, Marysville School District Caldie Rogers, Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce Caroline Brown, Marysville/North County YMCA Cathy Schindler, Marysville Community Coalition, HASCO Cecilia Saldana, Sea-Mar Community Health Center Charlie Cobb Christie Hilgendorf, Snohomish County Network Colleen Fullmer, WSU Cooperative Extension Craig Christian, Summit Rehabilitation Curt Moulton, WSU Cooperative Extension Deborah Foster, Tulalip Tribes Donna Wright, City Councilmember Elaine Cobb Frank Busichio, Snohomish Health District Gayle Bluhm, Marysville School District Jim Cummins Jody Holton, Gold's Gym Joe Legare, Marysville School District John Turner, Marysville Police Josh Rosenbach, Marysville School District Kate Moore, Marysville School District Kayla Flynn, Marysville Parks and Recreation Kit Blue, Summit Rehabilitation Kris Passey, Marysville Globe newspaper Kristin Kinnamon, Snohomish County Community Transit Kris Wehmeyer
Lorna Henry, Tulalip Tribes Maggie Buchholz, Marysville/Sno-Isle Regional Library Maria Sherry, Snohomish Health District Marrielle Harrington Marnee Ande, Marysville School District Melissa Quast, Costco Michael Deal, Campfire USA Mike Kossak, Golden Corral Restaurant Mike Williams Misky Bromley, Sea-Mar Community Health Center Millie Langum Nancy Clark, Bowenwork Health Center Nancy Volpert Paige Elwell, Marysville School District Pam Wessel Estes, Snohomish Health District Patricia Duemmell, Marysville Police Patty Deal, Academy Northwest Ralph Krusey, Marysville Police Robert Dunn, Marysville School District Ruby Barrus, KungFu4Kids Ruth Abad, State Department of Health Shannon Millar, Marysville School District Sibyl Martin, Marysville School District Steve Smith, Sunnyside Nursery Sue Kendall Tom Sherry Teresa Trivett Tracy Souza, Marysville School District Tracy Suchan-Toothaker, Marysville School District Victoria Mattson, Let's Dish
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this project is to provide a framework in which Marysville's policymakers can work
together to build and support an environment that makes it easier for Marysville residents to choose healthy foods
and be physically active. Creating a healthier environment in Marysville will:
- Slow the increase in the proportion of adults who are overweight.
- Reduce the rates of chronic disease.
- Improve quality of life for individuals.
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SUBCOMMITTEE
MEETING
SCHEDULE
APRIL 2009 Active Community
Environments Subcommittee (Bicycling, Walking, Trails infrastructure) Meets 2nd Wednesday each month,
7 a.m., 2nd Floor City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
Access to Healthy Foods Subcommittee (Promote eating more fruits and vegetables, Community Gardens, Food Bank support)
5:30 p.m. Wed., May 27
Recreation Subcommitee Wednesday, Jan. 28
Time, Location TBA
Meeting Minutes
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PROJECT PARTNERS
- City of Marysville/Parks and Recreation
- Snohomish Health District
- Washington State Department of Health
- Marysville School District
- Marysville/North County YMCA
- Tulalip Tribes
- WSU Extension
- Marysville Planning Commission
- Everett Clinic
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INDICATORS OF AN EPIDEMIC
* Obesity rates have doubled over the last decade. * More than half of all Washington residents are obese or overweight. * Rocketing medical costs for obesity-related diseases are crippling the
state's ability to provide affordable health care coverage. * Chronic diseases account for 7 out of every 10 U.S. deaths and for
more than 60% of medical care expenditures.
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