In striving to build the nation's healthiest communities, St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) is committed to promoting health improvement and supporting social initiatives that eliminate health disparities and improve access to care. Our goal is to ensure that the communities we serve are among the nation's healthiest. As with so many health issues facing our nation, investing in wellness can help us address many health issues before they become significant health problems. One of our key wellness focus areas is obesity, particularly childhood obesity.

In 2008, SJHS launched the Healthy For Life campaign, a comprehensive social and health care outreach initiative designed to fight the childhood obesity epidemic that plagues an estimated nine million American children. The campaign focuses on getting kids, their family and their community to develop healthy lifestyle choices by incorporating both physical activity and a responsible diet.

As part of the campaign, SJHS developed this interactive website as an online resource guide featuring campaign toolkits, fact sheets, recipes, healthy lifestyle tips for families, educational videos on fitness and nutrition, family medical timeline, video cooking demonstrations with the Healthy for Life chefs, useful links and much more. In addition, this Website provides resources on developing healthy environment for schools, communities and businesses.

Get Out & Play

Watch Your Words

Change The Foods You Eat

Family Dining