Mayors Wellness Campaign

A Healthy Village for Everyone

The Village of Ridgefield Park cares deeply about all residents and the future health and wellness of our community. We are proud to join over 415 municipalities across New Jersey participating in the Mayor's Wellness Campaign, a statewide community health initiative directed by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

The conditions in which we live, work, and age—combined with wellness factors like physical activity and nutrition—impact our overall health. By participating in the Mayor's Wellness Campaign, Ridgefield Park is taking a leadership role in supporting opportunities for active and healthy lifestyles and making our village a healthier place to live, work, and play.

What is the Mayor's Wellness Campaign?

The Mayor's Wellness Campaign recognizes that mayors and local leaders can be effective champions of community health and wellness. Through public-private partnerships, the campaign provides evidence-based tools, strategies, and resources to help communities implement health and wellness improvement initiatives.

Since the program's inception, the campaign has grown to include more than 72% of New Jersey's municipalities. By encouraging mayors to lead on community wellness and incorporating the social determinants of health into policies, New Jersey is becoming a national leader in community-based health interventions.

The campaign offers support to identify pressing local health needs, organize wellness committees, implement community programming, and track progress on wellness goals. Through an online toolkit featuring 30 evidence-based resources, participating communities receive free or low-cost programming ideas with step-by-step instructions covering physical health and nutrition, environment and health, education and health, and arts and health.

Your Voice Matters

Through our community wellness survey to help launch this initiative, residents told us what matters most, and we're kicking off with Zumba and Stronger for Life. Additional programming will be added based on your continued feedback. Together, we're building a healthy village for everyone, where all residents can access programs that support every aspect of health and wellness, from fitness and nutrition to mental health and beyond.

Learn more about upcoming programs here!