About Us

Our goal is to create a community that supports and encourages physical activity and healthy eating.

Our Health and Wellness Coalition is committed to fostering a culture of fairness, respect, and belonging, where all voices are heard, valued, and represented. We strive to create inclusive, equitable, and accessible health initiatives that honor diverse experiences, remove barriers, and empower every individual to thrive in wellness.

Our Vision

Our entire community lives a healthy lifestyle!

Our Mission

We will promote physical activity and good nutrition for every generation living in the greater Wichita area through people, programs, and policies.

HWC Committees

  • Working Well Conference Planning Committee
  • Bike Month Planning Committee
  • Walktober Planning Committee
  • Pathways to a Healthy Kansas Stakeholders
  • Food Secure Community Initiative Leaders
Health Wellness Coalition 2024 Infographic

Advisory Council

Elizabeth Ablah
Elizabeth AblahProfessor, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
Sonja Armbruster
Sonja ArmbrusterArmbruster Consulting
Phillip Brownlee
Phillip BrownleeExecutive Director, Medical Society of Sedgwick County
Adrienne Byrne
Adrienne ByrneSedgwick County Health Director
Aaron Davis
Aaron DavisDirector, Center for Public Health Initiatives, WSU
Brandon Johnson
Brandon JohnsonCity Council Member, District 1
Morgan Jonas
Morgan JonasAscension Via Christi
Mim McKenzie
Mim McKenzieChief Operating Officer, Greater Wichita YMCA
Jaime Nix
Jaime NixDirector of Libraries, Wichita Public Library
Shelley Rich
Shelley RichHWC Facilitator, Medical Society of Sedgwick County
Becky Tuttle
Becky TuttleCity Council Member, District 2
Jeff Usher
Jeff UsherSenior Advisor, Kansas Health Foundation
Lavonta Williams
Lavonta WilliamsCommunity Advocate

Community Partners

Promoting physical activity and good nutrition to every generation living in the Greater Wichita area takes a large number of committed partners. The Health & Wellness Coalition would like to recognize the following organizations that are partnered with the Coalition.

  • 8 to Great
  • ABC Bilingual Translation
  • Acorn to Oak Wellness
  • Active Wellness
  • Aetna
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Diabetes Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Amplify My Training
  • Antioch Med
  • Any Lab Test Now!
  • ARC Physical Therapy+
  • Ascension Via Christi
  • Be Well Wichita
  • Beauty from Ashes Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Bee Farm Fresh
  • Belle and Buddys Kitchen
  • Beyond Limits Mind Wellness
  • Bike Walk Wichita
  • Blendtech
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
  • Body Worx Physical Therapy
  • Botanica
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • Bread of Life
  • Breakthrough Club
  • Breathing Vitality
  • Bridges ICT
  • Cairn Health
  • Catholic Charities
  • Central Plains Area Agency on Aging
  • Central Plains Healthcare Partnership
  • Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County
  • Child and Family Eye Care
  • Child Care Aware of Kansas
  • Child Start
  • Children First
  • City of Wichita
  • Club Parkinson’s
  • CM Consulting and Development
  • COMCARE
  • Common Ground Producers and Growers
  • Compost ICT
  • Connecting Point
  • Consuelo 4 Health
  • DCCCA – Wichita
  • Department for Children & Families
  • Derby Health Collaborative
  • Derby Senior Center
  • Diabetes Moments
  • Dillons
  • Dot Strategies
  • Dukes Chiropractic
  • Eat Real America
  • EMPAC
  • Empower
  • Envision
  • Episcopal Social Services
  • Exploration Place
  • Feed Your Family Tonight
  • Fidelity Bank
  • Fire Fly Farms
  • Fleet Feet
  • Flexible Nutrition LLC
  • Forever Fit
  • Foulston Siefkin
  • Fresenius Dialysis
  • Friends University
  • Fuel Up To Play 60
  • Fundamental Fitness
  • Gallagher Benefits
  • Genesis Health Clubs
  • Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
  • Girls on the Run
  • Golden Plains Credit Union
  • GoodWill Industries
  • GoTime Training
  • Grace Med
  • Grand Canyon University – Wichita office
  • Graze the Prairie
  • Great Plains Diabetes
  • Great Plains Ventures
  • Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission
  • Greater Wichita YMCA
  • Green Street Gardens
  • H45 Velocity Coaching
  • HaHa Urban Farm
  • Hancock Spine & Rehab
  • Harvey County Health Department
  • Haysville Activity Center
  • HealthCore Clinic
  • Health ICT
  • Healthy Green Nutrition
  • Hesston Wellness Center
  • Holmes Made Salsa
  • Home Instead Senior Care
  • HopeNet
  • HotWorx
  • Hunter Health
  • Hutch Recreation
  • ICT Farms
  • ICT Food Rescue
  • ICT Tree Huggers
  • IMA
  • Inspire HP
  • Intrust Bank
  • iSi Environmental
  • Just Move ICT
  • Kansas Appleseed
  • Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition
  • Kansas Department of Health & Environment
  • Kansas Family Action Network
  • Kansas Farm Bureau
  • Kansas Food Bank
  • Kansas Heart Hospital
  • Kansas Health Foundation
  • Kansas Health Science Center
  • Kansas Learning Center for Health
  • Kansas Nonprofit Chamber
  • Kansas Pollution Prevention Institute
  • Kansas Rural Center
  • Kansas Sampler Foundation
  • Kansas Special Olympics
  • KCTU-TV Local 5
  • Kid Power Cares, Inc.
  • KMUW
  • KNeticx
  • KS Infant Death and SIDS Network
  • K-State Research & Extension
  • KU School of Medicine
  • Legacy Garden Works
  • Living Water Ministry Food Pantry
  • Maize Recreation
  • Mayflower Clinic
  • McConnell AFB
  • Medical Society of Sedgwick County
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coalition
  • Mental Health America of South Central Kansas
  • MERCK
  • MG Honor Farm
  • Mid American Credit Union
  • Midwest Dairy
  • Minds Matter
  • MKC
  • Mr Mc’s Market
  • Mula Rising Meditation
  • National Kidney Foundation
  • Natural Grocers
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • New Venture Advisors
  • Nourish ICT
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Nudge Compost
  • Oaklawn Wellness Hub
  • Off the Press Juice
  • Old Town Farmer’s Market
  • Oral Health Kansas
  • Orangetheory Fitness
  • Orie’s Farm Fresh
  • Pando
  • Partners for Wichita
  • Paxton’s Blessing Box
  • Perfect Plate
  • Positive Directions
  • Project Access
  • Public at the Brickyard
  • Real Men Real Heros
  • Reno County Health Department
  • ResCare
  • Retreat to Joy
  • Reverie Coffee Roasters
  • Riordan Clinic
  • Riverside Community Garden
  • Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center
  • RSVP Program Coordinator
  • Run Wichita
  • Safe Families for Children
  • Safe Kids Coalition
  • Salud + Bienestar
  • Salvation Army
  • Sedgwick County
  • Sedgwick County Farm Bureau
  • Self-Care Specialists
  • Senior Services of Wichita
  • Serenity Farm
  • Sistahs Can We Talk
  • Social Innovation Lab
  • Soma Therapy
  • Spirit
  • Starkey
  • Star Lumber
  • Strong Roots Healthy Farming
  • Success in Mind
  • Sunflower Health Plan
  • Sunrise Nutrition Coaching
  • Team Natural Wellness
  • Textron
  • The Coop
  • The FarmShop LLC
  • The Little Clinic
  • The Mart Neighborhood Grocery
  • The Phoenix
  • Thin and Healthy
  • Twisted Pretzel Yoga
  • United Healthcare
  • United Methodist Open Door
  • United Way of the Plains
  • Uplift Yoga
  • Urban League Kansas
  • USD 259
  • USD 266
  • USI
  • Valley Hope Addiction Treatment
  • Victory Gardens
  • Wesley Medical Center
  • Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Wichita Area Sustainability Initiative
  • Wichita Childrens Home
  • Wichita Family Medicine
  • Wichita Festivals
  • Wichita Foundation
  • Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Wichita State University
  • Windsurge
  • Women’s Project of Kansas
  • WorkWell KS
  • WSU Tech
  • Youth Horizons

Coalition Meeting Schedule

Attend a Coalition meeting to network with others passionate about physical activity and good nutrition. In 2025, we are meeting on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 2pm. The meeting location will be announced via email, Facebook and newsletter. Email the Coalition to be added to the meeting calendar invitation.