2.20: Building Healthy Communities Through Collaborative Partnerships with Christie Bruner

Let's Talk Parks Podcast: Stories of Purpose-Driven Parks and Recreation Professionals

If you've been curious about how partnerships can help your agency, be sure to tune into the latest episode with Christie Bruner from Healthy St. Pete (https://www.healthystpetefl.com/). You will learn how parks and recreation can partner with local organizations to improve the health in your community. Here are three things to takeaway.
1. Power of Partnerships - Break down those silos. Find common ground and combine resources to make sustainable change together.
2. Be the Umbrella - Don't recreate the wheel! Bring organizations together and elevate what is already going on in the community.
3. Creating a Call to Action - People want to get involved, give them meaningful ways to be part of your initiative.
Christie Bruner has a vested interest in health and wellness initiatives in the community and has more than 20 years of experience with sports and fitness for both children and adults. From 2006-2016 she owned and operated a Baby Boot Camp stroller fitness franchise in St. Petersburg. Christie was also the National Director of Fitness for Baby Boot Camp for two years and provided ongoing support & continuing education to owners across the country. She has combined her passion for wellness and her knowledge of fitness in the newly established role of Community Engagement Supervisor with Healthy St. Pete and the City of St. Petersburg. Christie’s mission is to educate families and communities about the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle. She excels at inspiring individuals and groups to make healthy lifestyle choices and empowering them to continue these habits in the future. Christie believes that relationship building and establishing powerful, mutually beneficial partnerships is key to creating health equity in our community.
Connect with Christie on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiebruner/
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