 Kristin DeBoard,
Director, Marketing & Nutrition, Healthy in the Hills
 Alexis Batausa,
Director, Active Living,
Healthy in The Hills
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Healthy in The Hills: Active Living
Presenters:
Kristin DeBoard, Director, Marketing & Nutrition, Healthy in the Hills
Alexis Batausa, Director, Active Living, Healthy in the Hills
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Webinar description:
Creating a culture of health by promoting healthy lifestyles through eating, exercise and behavior choices is the goal for the Healthy in the Hills Coalition. Active living is just one of the many ways the Healthy in the Hills team works towards this goal. Through physical activity, garden and marketing projects and community engagement, the team works with numerous partners to increase the health and wellness of Mingo County Residents with a specific focus on preventing and managing Type 2 diabetes. Though the pandemic has shifted things to a more virtual platform programs were reimagined, and new programs also have been birthed for fitness. This webinar will discuss the programs that have benefited their community over the past few years and got heart rates up across Appalachia.
About the Presenters:
Kristin DeBoard, Director, Marketing & Nutrition
Kristin began her career at Williamson Health and Wellness Center as a volunteer 5 years ago. At the time she was working at the DHHR and helping lead cooking classes as a volunteer. She was also a Farmers Market vendor selling her eggs and soap to the market for use in the CSA program. Kristin had a passion for helping people and for farming and found a way to merge those two things together by coming into WHWC as a Americorps VISTA for the healthy eating team. After a one year VISTA term she was hired on to work permanently as support staff. Her background in Healthcare Admin has been helpful as well as experience from the DHHR in working with the community and specific populations withing the community. Today Kristin has stepped into the lead role and also pursued some certificate programs in nutrition education help further her work in this field. She also still has about 40 chickens and does value added item processing from her mini peach orchard.
Alexis Batausa, Director, Active Living
Alexis Batausa is the Director of Active Living at the Williamson Health and Wellness Center. He was raised in his hometown of Williamson, WV. He struggled with obesity all his life and took it upon himself to be active and healthy. He picked up on the lifestyle of exercise through walking and running. Running has been his outlet when coping with his weight and his family history of diabetes. He started out as a volunteer with the Mingo County Diabetes Coalition and transitioned into a health and wellness promoter position. 3 years after that, the MCDC transitioned with the move into the Williamson Health and Wellness Center. He was the other half of the outreach wing along with health eating and community engagement. His focus is promoting active living programs such as Hiking for Health, Walk with Ease, community 5ks with the Tug Valley Road Runners Club, Gentle Yoga, Health and Fitness Corner with MadDog, virtual walking program such as the Lunch Walk Challenge and Healthy Feud, working with area schools with the Fitness Frenzy, yoga with the kids, obstacle courses, Fitness Trivia Wheel and will be working on getting exercise signs made for a Fitness Trail in five communities. On his spare time, he is the president of the Tug Valley Road Runners Club and helps facilitate monthly races, groups runs, Tuesday Night Track, Hatfield McCoy Marathon and Conquer the Wall 47hr and 35hr Endurance Challenge. Alexis is also the chairperson of the Mingo County Health Department Board.
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