Be Healthy Berrien

Mission: To reduce and prevent obesity with policy, systems, and environmental changes.

Be Healthy Berrien is a collaboration of many partners across Berrien County. Our steering committee partners are Berrien County Health Department, Corewell Health South, Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, United Way of Southwest Michigan, and YMCA of Greater Michiana

Be Healthy Berrien’s goal is to decrease the percentage of obese adults in Berrien County by 10% from 38.9% to 34.1% by 2030. We are committed to doing this by improving systems and creating healthy places that accommodate the differing needs of all community members.

We are a community initiative working to reduce and prevent obesity by increasing access to healthy food and increasing access to physical activity.

Our Objectives:

• Increase the percentage of adults eating 5 or more servings of fruit and vegetables daily by 10% from 17.1% to 18.8% and from 7.3% to 8.0%. among 18-24-year olds
• Decrease the percentage of adults who report no leisure-time physical activity by 10% from 30.2% to 27.2% and from 16.2% to 14.58% among 18-24-year olds
• Increase the percentage of adults who report adequate aerobic physical activity by 10% from 45.1% to 49.6% and from 49.1% to 54.0% among 18-24-year olds