Mayor Harry Rilling, the Norwalk Health Department, the Healthy for Life Project, and the Riverbrook Regional YMCA invite Norwalk residents to a 2.5-mile neighborhood walk this Saturday, October 22, beginning at 8:00 am at Silvermine Elementary School (157 Perry Avenue).
The Norwalk Health Department, in conjunction with the Healthy for Life Project, recently redesigned their popular NorWALKer Route walking maps. Mayor Harry Rilling and his wife, Lucia, lead group walks following a NorWALKer Route every Saturday morning as part of their “Walk With Us” program. We are thrilled to debut the new walking maps to the Rillings and the rest of the Norwalk community this weekend during this neighborhood walking event.
After the walk through scenic Silvermine, all walkers are invited to the Silvermine Market for coffee (not provided) and conversation about how to build and sustain a neighborhood walking program in the Silvermine community. No sign-up is required to attend. For more information, please contact Kaitlin Latham, Health Education Associate at the Norwalk Health Department, at klatham@norwalkct.org.
About the Healthy for Life Project: The Healthy for Life Project is working to make your community a healthier place to live, work, learn, and play. Our mission is to reduce and prevent obesity and chronic disease by promoting healthy lifestyles in our communities. We want to help community members Eat Well, Move More, and Live Better. For more information, visit healthyforlifeproject.org.
About the Norwalk Department of Health: Under the direction of the mayor, and with valuable guidance from its six-member Board of Health, the Norwalk Health Department provides a variety of services and programs to fulfill its mission: to prevent and control the spread of disease, promote a healthy environment, and protect the quality of life within its changing community. The Health Department achieved accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) in June 2014, demonstrating that it meets or exceeds national public health standards and commits to continuously improve the quality of the services it delivers. More information is available at norwalkhealth.com.