The City of Rancho Cucamonga has launched the Healthy RC movement.  Healthy RC is a multi-year effort to encourage all of us to make healthy choices for our minds, bodies and earth.  The City of Rancho Cucamonga is in the process of developing a multi-year action plan with initial emphasis on increasing community awareness of existing “healthy” resources in the City and developing new Healthy RC offerings.  Future plans include the formation of a key stakeholder group and an assessment and prioritization process to determine where to focus our efforts to make Rancho Cucamonga an even healthier place to live, work and play.  We welcome your comments and ideas.  Contact the City Manager’s Office for more information (909) 477-2700 x2008 or HealthyRC@cityofrc.us.

What is a Healthy City/Community?

A Healthy City/Community promotes a positive physical, social and economic environment that supports the well-being of its members through:

• broad participation in identifying needs, mobilizing community assets, planning and implementing solutions;
• collaborative partnerships among public agencies, the private sector and community-based organizations to optimize community resources;
• programs, policies and plans to promote and protect health and foster greater equity; and
• ongoing monitoring and feedback on programs and policies to ensure quality and appropriateness.

Resources

One Stop Shopping for Human/Social Services

The RC Family Resource Center is home to over 30 non-profit partner agencies providing a wide range of health and social services, such as family counseling, crisis intervention, financial management, legal aid, housing and many others.  Human services and support programs help foster a Healthy RC. 

Get Answers Online About Healthy Mind – Body - Earth

Find articles that answer your questions on just about any topic in the Rancho Cucamonga Library’s online databases. Healthy lifestyle databases include collections on Agriculture; Environmental Studies and Policy; Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture; Health & Wellness Resource Center, Nursing and Allied Health, Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, and Psychology. 

The Library’s Virtual Reference Desk will help you find reliable resources on the Internet.  You can email your question and get an answer within 24 hours from a reference librarian or checkout the web pages on sports & recreation, health & medicine, and recycling. 

Check out RCTV-3 to Learn What’s Happening in Rancho Cucamonga

The City’s government access channel provides information on programs and events sponsored or co-sponsored by the City of Rancho Cucamonga, local school districts and other government agencies.  The City currently hosts a show entitled "Healthy RC Living" which features health-related topics and events within the City.  Tune in every day except Wednesday's* at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.  

* Council Meeting airs on Wednesday's

Healthy RC in the News

The Rancho Reporter & Annual Report

Read about Healthy and Green RC and all the other great programs and successes of the City of Rancho Cucamonga in its quarterly newsletters and annual reports.

• Rancho Reporter Spring 2008
  • “RC Goes Green with Clean Streets, Bluer Skies”
  • “City Expands No Smoking Regulations”
    
    
• Rancho Reporter Summer 2008
  • “Healthy RC Coming Soon”
  • “RC Embraces Green Valley Initiative”
  • “RC Marks 19th Annual Arbor Day Celebration”
    
    
• Annual Report FY 2007/2008
  • “Rancho Cucamonga Gets Healthy and Green”
    
    
• Rancho Reporter Winter 2009
  • “Rancho Cucamonga Begins Landscape Irrigation with Recycled Water”
  • “City Ups Renewable Energy Use”
  • “Seniors are Making it a Healthy RC”

Healthy RC Smoothie – Front Page News
Read the story behind the creation of the new Robek’s Healthy RC Smoothie. 

Celebrate Success

Share Your Healthy RC Success Story!  Let Us Know What You Think 

Have you succeeded in creating a Healthy RC lifestyle?  Do you have tips on building a healthy mind, body or earth?  Let us know and we’ll feature the best submissions on the website. 

Tell us what you think of the Healthy RC website.  What else would you like to see here?  How can it be most useful to you?  

Please e-mail us at HealthyRC@cityofrc.us.