General Information

Name	Tony
Last Name	Mitchell
Nickname	Tony

Background

Organization	N/A
Professional Title	DEACON TONY MITCHELL BUT TONY IS FINE
Bio and Background	MY NAME IS TONY L. MITCHELL, I AM 52 YEARS OLD AND AM MARRIED TO KATHRYN MITCHELL AND WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 5 KIDS AND 15 GRANDCHILDREN. I AM A MEMBER OF ST.STEPHENS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH. I AM FROM GRETNA,FL. BUT NOW RESIDES IN QUINCY,FL. ABOUT 30 MILES OR SO WEST OR OUR CAPITAL CITY, TALLAHASSEE,FL. AND JUST A COUNTRY BOY WHO LOVES COUNTRY LIVING!
Why I am a Force for Health® Member...	MY CURRENT ROLE IS GROUP LEADER. I DON’T HAVE A BACKGROUND IN FORCE FOR HEALTH AND EXERCISE AND HEALTHY LIVING HAVE BECOME OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO ME, NOW THAT I’M OVER 50. MY GOAL FOR JOINING THIS NETWORK IS SIMPLE, TO OBTAIN A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND APPLY IT TO EVERYDAY LIVING.
How I use the Force for Health Network Tools	SO FAR I HAVEN’T FULLY ENGAGED IN USING ANY OF THE FORCE FOR HEALTH TOOLS BUT AM EAGER TO LEARN WHAT TOOLS BEST FIT MY NEEDS AS FAR AS IT RELATES TO BEING ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO HEALTHY LIVING.
My inspiration	I AM INSPIRED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, (1) MY PASTOR,ELDER HARRY M. CLOUD SR., BEEN KNOWING HIM ALL OF MY LIFE AND HE IS TRULY AN INSPIRATION BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR CHRIST AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR CONGREGATION. (2) JOSHUA WILLIAMS JR., HE’S ANOTHER ONE I’VE HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF KNOWING MY ENTIRE LIFE. I AM INSPIRED MOSTLY BY HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE HUMAN ANATOMY AND HIS UNSELFISH WILLINGNESS TO TEACH OTHERS AS WELL (ESPECIALLY IN HIS HOMETOWN OF GRETNA, BUT NOT LIMITED TO) I AM ALSO INSPIRED BY HIS ABILTY TO EXPLAIN THE COMPLEX IN SIMPLICITY!
Location	GRETNA,FL. A SMALL AND LOVING COMMUNITY WITH POTENTIAL.
What would you like people to know about your community?	ALTHOUGH WE LIVE IN A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A LOT OF BIG-HEARTED PEOPLE HERE IN OUR MIDST. VERY SMALL BUT VERY LOVING!

My Citizenship Health Factors

Some of the factors that have been challenging for me have been...	STARTING A ROUTINE EXERCISE AND DIET REGIME.
It's important for me to be part of my community's health because...	TO ENHANCE MY KNOWLEDGE TO HELP PROMOTE HEALTHIER LIVING IN MY COMMUNITY
Some of the strength of my community health factors are:	MY COMMUNITY PROMOTES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WHICH IS A STEPPING STONE OR A DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY KNOWING THE ADVANTAGES OF LIVING HEALTHY BUT APPLYING IT TO OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.
Some of the challenges in my community regarding certain health factors are:	(1) LACK OF KNOWLEDGE (2) TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM DOCTOR’S APPT.s (3) LITTLE OR NO MOTIVATION WHICH CREATES LOW SELF-ESTEEM
I believe I can help improve my community's health by...	BECOMING MORE ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS HEALTH PROJECTS AND/OR ACTIVITIES (I.E HEALTH FAIRS,FREE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING EVENTS,ETC.)

Advancing the DREAM

Advancing the DREAM - What it means to me

THE HEALTHCARE THAT IS RECEIVED BY PEOPLE OF INADEQUANCES AND LESSER FINANCIAL MEANS ARE SIMPLY NOT EQUALITY BY NO MEANS AND IT AFFECTS DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS DUE TO THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. IF WE DON’T HAVE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE TO SEEK IT ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY WHICH CREATES A WHOLE NEW FIELD OF PLAY, DIFFICULTY IN FINDING A QUALIFIED PROVIDER FOR BENEFITS THAT ONE QUALIFIES FOR, WHICH ARE OFT TIMES VERY LIMITED. I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON TO RECEIVE ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF SOCIAL STATUS. WE ALL ARE CREATED AS HUMAN BEINGS, NO 1 CLASSIFIED GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE OF ANY MORE OR LESS IMPORTANT THAN ANOTHER.

My Action Pledge to Advance the DREAM?

COMMIT TO BE OPEN-MINDED AND BE WILLING TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO CHALLENGE NOT ONLY RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY BUT SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS WELL TO BE WILLING TI COMMIT TO A LIFESTYLE OF LIVING HEALTHIER.

Tony Mitchell