City of West Chicago, Illinois

Where History and Progress Meet

Skip NavigationMenu
  • About West Chicago
    • America In Bloom
    • Community Profile
    • Demographics
    • Healthy West Chicago
    • History
    • Location
    • Media Center
    • Spirit
    • Welcome Brochure (pdf)
    • Close
  • Residents
    • Services
      • Animal Control
      • Bicycle Lockers
      • Brush Pickup
      • Cemeteries
      • Citywide Collection Event
      • Electric Utiity
      • Garbage & Recycling
      • Hydrant Flushing
      • Lawn Sprinkling
      • Fall Leaf Collection
      • Metra Lot Parking
      • Snow Removal
      • Spring Leaf Collection
      • Water
      • Water and Sewer Billing
      • Yard Waste Collection
    • Communication Channels
      • Annual State of the City Address
      • Blogs
      • City Maps
      • Coffee with the Mayor
      • Community Calendar
      • Forms & Applications
      • News Room
      • Social Media
      • Welcome Brochure
      • Window to West Chicago
    • Elections & Voting
      • Find Your Polling Place
      • Elections & Voting
    • Close
  • Government
    • Elected Officials
      • City Clerk
      • City Council
      • Committees
      • Mayor Ruben Pineda
      • Meeting Minutes & Agendas
      • Transparency Portal
    • Commissions
      • Civil Service Commission
      • Cultural Arts Commission
      • Environmental Commission
      • Historical Preservation Commission
      • Liquor Control/Tobacco Commission
      • Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals
    • City Departments
      • Administration
      • Administrative Services
      • Community Development
      • Police
      • Public Works
    • Municipal Code
      • Code Catalog
      • Property Maintenance Standards
      • FAQs
    • Close
  • Business
    • New Business
      • Why Locate in West Chicago
      • Opening a New Business
      • Assistance and Support
      • Entrepreneur Testimonials
      • Home-based Business Standards
    • Business Help Desk
      • Business Registration Renewal
      • Zoning
      • Permits
      • Specialty Business Licenses
      • Forms and Applications
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Incentive Programs
      • Downtown Grant Program
      • Facade Improvement
      • Sales Tax Sharing
      • Streamlined Development Process
    • Awards and Milestones
      • Marketplace Milestones
    • Close
  • Explore
    • West Chicago Prairie
      • Walking and Biking Trails
    • Family Destinations
      • ARC Center
      • Turtle Splash
      • Wiggly Field Dog Park
      • Sonny Acres
      • The Shell
      • Klein Creek Farm
      • Parks
    • Historic Downtown
      • City Museum
      • Gallery 200
      • West Chicago Public Library
    • Public Art
      • Community Art Banner Exhibits
      • Signa Rotae
      • In This Together
      • Forever Lily
      • WCTU Fountain
    • Special Events
      • Blooming Fest
      • Railroad Days
      • National Night Out
      • Move with the Mayor Virtual Challenge
      • Mexican Independence Day Festival
      • Food Festival
      • Virtual Frosty 5K, Frosty Scavenger Hunt, Frosty House Decorating Contest
    • Close
  • Community Organizations
    • Hospitals
      • Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
      • Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
    • Religious Organizations
      • Arya Samaj of Chicagoland
      • Church of Christ
      • Community Fellowship
      • Faith Community
      • First United Methodist
      • Glen Arbor Community
      • Nueva Esperanza
      • New Life Bilingual
      • Real Life Church
      • Renewal Church
      • Resurrection Angelican
      • St. Andrew / San Andrés Lutheran
      • St. Mary Catholic
      • St. Michael’s United Church of Christ
      • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
      • Water’s Edge Bible
      • Willow DuPage
    • Schools
      • Benedictine University
      • Benjamin School District 25
      • College of DuPage
      • Educare West DuPage
      • Elementary School District 33
      • St. Charles School District 303
      • West Chicago High School
      • Wheaton Academy
    • Community Service Groups
      • Access DuPage
      • American Legion Post 300
      • Boy Scout Troop 33
      • DuPage Homeownership Center
      • GardenWorks Project
      • Giving DuPage
      • Neighborhood Food Pantry
      • People Made Visible
      • Prairie Stewardship Group
      • Rotary Club
      • West Chicago Garden Club
      • Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce
    • Government Organizations
      • Dept. of Homeland Security
      • DuPage County
      • Fire Protection District
      • Wayne Township
      • West Chicago Park District
      • West Chicago Public Library
      • Winfield Township
    • Close
  • QUICK LINKS
    • E-Pay
    • Job Opportunities
    • Police News
    • How Do I…?
    • Window to West Chicago
    • Elections & Voting
    • Snow Regulations
    • FOIA Requests
    • Property Maintenance / Code Enforcement Brochure
    • Social Services Resource Guide
    • Welcome Brochure
    • Close

Partners in Health For West Chicago

June 10, 2016 By City of West Chicago

City of West Chicago, Healthy West Chicago, Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce and the American Heart Association Align with Healthy Workplace/Community Food and Beverage Guidelines  

Document Signing
Photo courtesy of the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce

Striving to lead the community by example, the City of West Chicago, Healthy West Chicago (HWC) and the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce (WDCC) have joined with the American Heart Association (AHA) to improve the overall food and beverage environment within the three organizations, with the hope that others in the community will follow.

At a public event at Prairie Landing Golf Course, Mayor Ruben Pineda, WDCC President and CEO David Sabathne, and HWC Director Andi Cooper, signed section 4 of AHA’s “Healthy Workplace/Community Food and Beverage Commitment” to help improve healthy food options and promote a culture of health through the following strategies:

  • If snacks are offered in common areas and in meetings, offer fruit and vegetables.
  • If offering packaged snacks, check the Nutrition Facts and choose items consistent with the guidance and nutrition standards in the toolkit which the AHA has provided.
  • Discourage high-calorie high-sugar foods such as donuts, cakes, cookies, pies, and candy. If these foods are offered:
    1. Serve small portions.
    2. Limit the amount of time they are available.
    3. Limit how frequently they are offered.
    4. Always offer a healthy alternative such as fruit.
  • Provide signage in common areas and at the point-of-purchase (if applicable) promoting healthier choices.In addition, the Chamber and Healthy West Chicago both pledged to section 5 of the Commitment to continue implementation of an “innovative and high impact initiative” related to the food environment. The Chamber offers a weekly farmer’s market, and Healthy West Chicago/People Made Visible operate an on-site community produce garden.

“We value having the American Heart Association as a health partner in our community and look forward to working together on shared goals relating to improving the health of those living and working in West Chicago,” said Mayor Pineda.

Using the science-based best practices of the AHA, the community groups hope to empower people, organizations and communities to build sustainable dietary habits and behaviors that will impact generations of consumers to come.

“Healthy West Chicago will work with our community partners to sign on to this commitment in the months ahead. By addressing the environments where people live, work, learn, and play, we aim to see this ‘culture of health’ achieved for all our residents,” said Cooper.

Through the adoption of the Healthy Workplace/Community Food and Beverage Commitment (sections 4 & 5), West Chicago will be contributing to the AHA’s ambitious 2020 Strategic Impact Goal: To improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent, while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent, by the year 2020. Since its release in July 2014, more than 3,000 units of government, corporations and institutions have used the toolkit, with West Chicago among the leaders in Illinois focusing on making the healthy choice the easy choice in the food and beverage category.

Each of the three partnering organizations understand that changes in patterns of behavior take time and cooperation, and acknowledge their aim is not to take away personal liberties, but to create a healthier environment that will benefit everyone. They value the support and feedback of the community, and encourage those with comments, questions or seeking more information, to contact HWC Director, Andi Cooper at acooper@healthywestchicago.org.

“Working locally to improve the health of our broader community makes us all better equipped for a bright and prosperous future,” Sabathne concluded.

Photo at right above: Pictured from left to right, Healthy West Chicago Director Andi Cooper, West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda and Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce President and CEO David Sabathne, sign a commitment with the American Heart Association that will further a ‘culture of health’ in West Chicago.

Share this...
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin

Filed Under: Mayor, News Tagged With: American Heart Association, Healthy West Chicago, Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce

e-Pay logo and link_________________________

West Chicago City Hall
475 Main Street
West Chicago, IL 60185

Phone: 630-293-2200
FAX: 630-293-3028

City Hall Limited Reopening
Beginning Tues. 8/11/20
Tues., Weds., Thurs.: 8:00 am – Noon
The public is required to wear a
mask and practice social distancing
when inside the building.

Full details

REQUEST

  • Business Forms
  • Resident Forms
  • Elections & Voting Info
  • FOIA
  • LexisNexis eCrash
  • Permits and Applications
  • Utility Services
  • Overnight Parking
  • Citizen Online Reporting
  • Vacation Watch

VIEW

  • GIS Maps
  • Job Opportunities
  • Metra Lot Parking
  • Municipal Code
  • Newsletters
  • Transparency Portal
  • Quest Bid System
  • West Chicago on YouTube

STAY UP-TO-DATE

  • Join Our Emailing List
  • Police News
  • Public Works Projects
  • Latest News Releases
  • Blogs
  • Community Calendar (Desktop)
  • Community Calendar (Mobile)
  • Media Center
  • INTERNAL EMAIL

Copyright 2020 © - City of West Chicago, Illinois - All rights reserved - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Legal Disclaimer

Site by Technivista