In November of 2007 the National Association of Counties (NACo) asked Step ONE to hold a forum to discuss child obesity in Hamilton County. From that forum came several observations and the obvious need to have better collaboration amongst all the organizations in the area of healthy living. In January of 2008 Step ONE Facilitated the Partnership for Healthy Living (PHL) in an effort to coordinate community leaders in addressing obesity. As the partnership grew a steering committee was formed to better direct the diverse group and identify how best to utilize the PHL. Four subcommittees were formed:

• The Education Committee
• The Information Sharing Committee
• The Resource Identifying Committee
• The Partnership Forming Committee

To date our membership includes over forty different organizations, programs, businesses, and community groups. There are over 200 individuals on our mailing list who receive information on local events and up-to-date information on research and best practices every week. Our bi-monthly meetings serve as a networking opportunity as well as a platform to present on new programs or to conduct focus groups.