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Healthy Places Grants 

    In 2024, LCPH awarded seven Healthy Places grants totalling $50,000. All funded projects are “built environment” projects, meaning that they will change the landscape of the community. Projects also demonstrated good community partnerships and connections to the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). LCPH awarded grants to the following projects:

    • City of Lorain Parks & Recreation will add fitness equipment to the walking path at Oakwood Park.
    • Lorain County Children and Families First Council will replace and improve the playground space at Lakeview Park to accommodate children under five with inclusive equipment.
    • Mercy Health Lorain Hospital will install benches and trash cans along its walking trail to provide places of rest and encourage a trash-free environment.
    • Oberlin Heritage Center will install three bike racks throughout the City of Oberlin along with QR code tags to educate residents about bike amenities and nearby trails.
    • Oberlin City Schools will update the Safety Town equipment at Oberlin Elementary School to provide traffic safety education for youth.
    • Our F.A.M.I.L.Y. will expand the Legion Field Community Garden in Oberlin with a new section dedicated to seniors, people with lower mobility and children.
    • THRIVE! Southern Lorain County will install a hydration station for the Union School Park in Wellington.

    Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) is committed to increasing access to healthy eating and active living opportunities to prevent chronic disease. LCPH offers Healthy Places grants to nonprofits, community organizations, and other groups that serve people in Lorain County. The purpose of these grants is to create a long-lasting impact on the health of people in Lorain County, especially people in overburdened populations. Because the aim of the grants is to create long-lasting impact through infrastructure or environment improvements, LCPH does not award funding for personnel, programming or events.

    Learn about shared use - the concept that makes and keeps these projects open to the public.

    This Healthy Places Grant program has invested nearly $750,000 back into the community since 2015. The grantees also leveraged an additional $270,000 in non-LCPH funding for their projects.

    Call 440-322-6367 with questions and ask for the Population Health division, or email ph@loraincountyhealth.com.

    Explore past projects

    Parks and playgrounds

      Walking trails and sidewalks

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      Public art and places to hang out

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      Shared use spaces, like gyms

        Outdoor and public fitness equipment

        More projects:

        • Community Fitness Equipment, City of Oberlin, 2015

        Community gardens

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