Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Coalition
The AHL Coalition uplifts the well-being of all Delawareans and breaks down barriers to achieve healthy lifestyles.
AHL 2025 Conference videos and presentations
See video and download slide decks from the 2025 Annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference.
About Us:
The Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Program launched the Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Coalition, with a goal to bring together coalitions and partners to focus on healthy lifestyles and equity through a PANO lens. All organizations and agencies dedicated to Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention and Advancing Healthy Lifestyles are encouraged to join.
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AHL Coalition Meetings
Most Recent Meeting
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from to
Quarterly / March 2025
Delaware Public Archives Building
121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. N., Dover DE 19901Upcoming Meeting
No upcoming meetings are currently scheduled.
Committees
Below are the standing committees of the coalition. These committees were founded to promote and strengthen our strategic goals.
Community Engagement
Strategic Goal:
Engage coalitions and key representatives across the health system with a Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) focus to serve as a repository, knowledge sharing and networking vehicle.
Provide outreach opportunities to increase access to existing programs and services with a Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO)Â focus, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, gender identification, age, ability, citizenship status, or geography.
Program Development
Strategic Goal:
Identify gaps in services and programs that increase access to Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO)Â related services that reduce health disparities, improve outcomes, and affect system or cultural change.
Marketing and Communication
Strategic Goal:
Develop a marketing plan for existing programs linked to Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO)Â and other Coalitions that promote equity and help reduce health disparities.
Policy
Strategic Goal:
Advocate for policy systems or environmental changes with a Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO)Â focus that increase equitable access to health programs and services to increase access and reduce health disparities.
Conference Steering
Strategic Goal:
Plan, host, and evaluate the annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference to provide a platform for cross sectional sharing on national, regional, and local best practices, challenges, opportunities, and success stories.
Student
Strategic Goal:
Empower young Delawareans to lead initiatives that promote health and well-being within their community, fostering a culture of health, resilience, and positive youth engagement. Are you a student interested in an internship or shadowing opportunity? Contact us now!
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Recently Added Resources
Visit the Resources page to view evidence-based resources, tools, and publications related to physical activity, nutrition, and obesity prevention.
A Comparative Analysis of State-Level Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention Programs
This comparative analysis of state-level Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Programs was a student led research project by the author, Esther Dawley, under the supervision of the Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Coalition Policy Committee. This effort, which was conducted over several weeks and completed in May 2025, examines five comparison states (Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware) and identifies common themes and key take-aways.
Delaware State Health Improvement Plan
The State Health Assessment (SHA), State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), and the Division of Public Health’s strategic plan are required for states seeking accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The SHIP outlines how the health department and community will address issues identified in the SHA. It helps set priorities, guide resources, and shape programs and policies to improve population health.