Healthcare Organizations
What is 5210 Healthy Washoe?
Adapted from Let’s Go, 5210 is a nationally recognized obesity prevention initiative that is an evidence-based framework promoting four simple daily healthy habits.
How does it work?
5210 Healthy Washoe helps communities promote a shared, consistent message that ties local efforts together across the community. When being used in a healthcare setting, it can also help address childhood obesity and promote health messaging to support families in making the healthy choice the easy choice using the 5-2-1-0 daily cues.
Target Outcomes
- Improved awareness of the importance of healthy habits.
- Increase in healthy habits among kids, families and staff.
- Increase in healthy weight among youth.
Health Care Professionals Play a Vital Role
Getting Started
Implementing the NV 5-2-1-0 program can be done at a pace that works for your office.
Phase I: Promote the Key Messages. Hang posters in the exam rooms and waiting areas or broadcast digitally as appropriatePhase II: Introduce 5-2-1-0 to families and integrate Healthy Habits Questionnaire to well visits. As a NV 5-2-1-0 partner you will receive program assistance, tools and resources to successfully implement the program in your office.
For more information contact Lisa Sheretz, lsheretz@nnph.org, 775-328-6152.
5210 Materials
Please download and use these FREE 5210 materials or contact Lisa to learn more about obtaining materials for your office.
Last modified on 03/27/2024
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