OUR IMPACT
OUR IMPACT
OUR IMPACT
"We want to work out because...we want to LIVE. Contrary to what people may believe,
"We want to work out because...we want to LIVE. Contrary to what people may believe, we don’t want to die…we want to be healthy."
- Anonymous South Bronx Resident / Focus Group Participant
"We want to work out because...we want to LIVE. Contrary to what people may believe, we don’t want to die…we want to be healthy."
- Anonymous South Bronx Resident / Focus Group Participant
Demographics in The Bronx
Bronx County, NY has a population of 1.43 million people with a median age of 34.4 and a median household income of $38,467. The poverty rate is 29.7% vs Manhattan, which is 19.6%. The poverty rate for the United States is 11.8%.
16% of public school children in grades K-8 who are obese.
22% of adults 18 and older report ever being told by a healthcare professional that they have diabetes.
42% of adults ages 18 and older have obesity (Body Mass Index of 30 or greater).
16% of adults ages 18 and older report not getting medical care at least once in the past 12 months vs 6% in the Park Slope and Carroll Gardens section of the Bronx.
Despite considerable efforts, and for almost a decade, the Bronx still ranks as #62 out of 62 counties in the state, making it one of New York’s poorest and unhealthiest counties. To help change this trajectory, our vision is to design, implement and evaluate physical activity programming to help create physically fit individuals so they can help build strong sustainable healthy Bronx communities.
Our intent is to apply an equity lens to the existing recommendations, theoretical frameworks and national guidelines around physical activity for both youth and adults. We will do this by designing sustainable programs and services that translate to the specific social, cultural and physical health disparities and needs of each of the underserved Bronx communities we look to serve, allowing them to live the healthiest life possible while creating an upward trajectory of the Bronx’s health.
10% in 10 years
In working with community partners, our hope is to use the next ten years to move the needle and change the trajectory of the Bronx’s health through physical activity.
We work towards accomplishing the ambitious goal of moving this needle by 10% in the next ten years, specifically in increasing physical activity and decreasing the percentage of hypertension, obesity, and diabetes in Bronx communities.
Despite considerable efforts, and for almost a decade, the Bronx still ranks as #62 out of 62 counties in the state, making it one of New York’s poorest and unhealthiest counties. To help change this trajectory, our vision is to design, implement and evaluate physical activity programming to help create physically fit individuals so they can help build strong sustainable healthy Bronx communities.
Our intent is to apply an equity lens to the existing recommendations, theoretical frameworks and national guidelines around physical activity for both youth and adults. We will do this by designing sustainable programs and services that translate to the specific social, cultural and physical health disparities and needs of each of the underserved Bronx communities we look to serve, allowing them to live the healthiest life possible while creating an upward trajectory of the Bronx’s health.
10% in 10 years
In working with community partners, our hope is to use the next ten years to move the needle and change the trajectory of the Bronx’s health through physical activity.
We work towards accomplishing the ambitious goal of moving this needle by 10% in the next ten years, specifically in increasing physical activity and decreasing the percentage of hypertension, obesity, and diabetes in Bronx communities.
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