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The King County Physical Activity Coalition (KCPAC) began in December of 2000 in response to high rates of sedentary living in King County.

The primary objective of the Coalition is to raise the activity levels of those residents in King County who are currently sedentary or total inactive in order to decrease their risk for chronic disease.

KCPAC is staffed by the Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging Unit located in the Prevention Division of Public Health. Physical Activity was identified as a priority area for the Unit because it affects many different chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer.

Current Coalition Partners

• American Heart Association
  
• Austin Foundation Youth and Fitness
  
• Bicycle Alliance of Washington
  
• Bike Works
  
• Children’s Hospital
  
• City of Bellevue
  
• Cascade Bicycle Club
  
• Feet First
  
• Group Health Center for Health Promotion
  
• Girls on the Run
  
• Harborview Injury Free Coalition
  
• Overlake Hospital – Connections Fitness
  
• Public Health – Seattle & King County
  
• SANCA
  
• Seattle Pacific University
  
• Seattle Parks and Recreation Department
  
• Seattle Public Schools
  
• Senior Services
  
• Steps to Health King County
  
• Transportation Choices Coalition
  
• University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition
  
• University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center
  
• Washington Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
  
• YMCA

KCPAC welcomes new individual and community organization partners. Meetings are every other month and are open to the public. For more information about meetings or to be included on the KCPAC mailing list please contact Amy.Shumann@kingcounty.gov or 206-205-6284.

2005 - 2006

• Tom Wallat, Enterprise Elementary, Federal Way School District
• Fran Partridge, Orca Elementary, Seattle School District
• Mindy Dalziel, Lake Forest Park Elementary, Shoreline School District
• Barbara Bruecher, Olympic View Elementary, Seattle School District
• Dana Henry, Lake Grove Elementary, Federal Way School District

2004-2005

• Nancy Denney, Audubon Elementary, Lake Washington School District
• Travis Goodlet, Gildo Rey Elementary, Auburn School District
• Alan Tepper, North Bend Elementary, Snoqualmie Valley School District
• Tracy Krause, Tahoma High School , Tahoma School District
• Edward Adams, Dearborn Park Elementary, Seattle School District
• Barb Herring McEwan, Schmitz Park Elementary, Seattle School District

2003-2004

• Eric Loftstrom, Emerald Park Elementary, Kent School District
• Heidi Jacobson-Beal, Beverly Park at Glendale Elementary, Highline School District
• Joann Neil, Brigadoon Elementary, Federal Way School District
• Michael McKinley, Pioneer Elementary, Auburn School District
• Robin Paape, Highlands Elementary, Renton School District

2002-2003

• Jim McEldowney, Snoqualmie Elementary, Snoqualmie School District
• Rochelle Wolfe, Chautauqua Elementary, Vashon School District
• Matt Turner, Showalter Middle School , Tukwila School District
• Carrie Burr, West Seattle High School , Seattle School District
• Jesse Jaramillo, Mercer Island High School , Mercer Island School District

2001-2002

• Tracy Miller, Samantha Smith Elementary, Lake Washington School District
• Lynn Kohlwes, Juanita Elementary, Lake Washington School District
• Henry Rivera, White Center Heights , Highline School District
• Michael Alvick, Sherwood Forest, Federal Way School District
• Cheryl Parks, Lawton Elementary, Seattle School District