As part of the Y’s Pioneering Healthier Communities Team, we are now the lead advocacy YMCA in the state devoted to preventing and reversing the cycle of obesity for Kentuckians. To accomplish this, eight PHC Teams have been establish to are serve as focal points in their communities to combat statewide health issues. The communities involved are Burlington, Central Kentucky, Frankfort, Louisville, Madisonville, Owensboro, Paris and Pikeville. Each team is working with community partners to accomplish the major policy goals of the Kentucky Alliance of YMCAs: facilitating access to healthy foods in schools and communities, supporting physical activity, and promoting a data-driven culture around public health and obesity issues.