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Franklin County Public Health presents East Side Community Health Action Team to council
Summary
Susan Foster of Franklin County Public Health described the East Side Community Health Action Team's activities in Whitehall and Reynoldsburg, including nutrition education, maternal health classes, and a grant to promote access to healthy food and active living.
Susan Foster of Franklin County Public Health briefed the Whitehall City Council on the East Side Community Health Action Team, a partnership that serves Whitehall and Reynoldsburg and runs community health education and outreach.
Foster, identified herself in the meeting as a nurse with a background in public health, told council members the East Side CHAT "facilitates a monthly meeting" and that the group has conducted cooking demonstrations focused on nutrition and food safety, hosted education classes on maternal health and cancer prevention, established a "gratitude mile" at Whitehall Community Park that promotes mental health and gratitude, and donated hygiene kits to the Whitehall School District. She said the CHAT is "always looking for opportunities to collaborate" and left contact information with the clerk for council follow-up.
Why it matters: The group links county public-health resources to local programming and schools. The East Side CHAT's projects—nutrition education, maternal-health classes and mental-health promotion—affect community health and can be a source for partnerships or grant opportunities.
Details: Foster described an active grant called "creating healthy communities" focused in Whitehall on building partnerships to connect people with healthy foods and to promote active living. She offered the team as a resource to the city and said she would leave contact information for staff.
What's next: Councilmembers thanked Foster and expressed interest in hearing more about the CHAT's work; no formal action or funding request appeared on the agenda during this meeting.
