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Communities Are Boosting Mental Health in Innovative Ways
As we close out Mental Health Awareness Month, take a minute to find out what’s going on in your community all year long. The more we know, the more we can speak out for mental health services – for every person in every community. There are some inspiring things happening in communities, I’m here to
Get Moving for Senior Health and Fitness Day and Beyond | Healthiest Communities Health News
The events of the last two years uprooted many older adults’ health-related habits. Now, as we settle into new routines and adjust to a “new normal,” physical health should remain a top priority. According to a Tivity Health Pulse survey of SilverSneakers members in February, more than half of members (56%) reported walking, hiking or
The intersection of communities, educators, and food policy councils for just, healthy food systems
This article is part of Stories of Change, a series of inspirational articles of the people who deliver evidence-based programs and strategies that empower communities to eat healthy and move more. It is made possible with funding from Michigan Fitness Foundation. Food is big business, especially in Michigan. With farmers growing over 300 commodities, Michigan has
Food desert regions use federal funds to bring healthy food to communities | Food
Communities across the US are using federal stimulus money to bring grocery stores and healthy food to food deserts, as the pandemic and rising costs put nutrition further out of reach for many. The regions using American Rescue Plan funds include Montana’s Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, a 1,000-sq-mile expanse shared by the Assiniboine and Gros
Disasters Could Disrupt Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Most Vulnerable Communities
The COVID-19 pandemic has spiked the overdose death rate from opioid use. For people who rely on medications (buprenorphine, methadone, and extended-release naltrexone) to treat opioid use disorders, the pandemic and such natural disasters as tornados, hurricanes, and wildfires can disrupt access to medications. And new Yale-led research published April 19 in JAMA Network Open
Village Agricultural Cooperative helps provide healthy food for southeastern Minnesota immigrant communities
But in Rochester there’s the Village Agricultural Cooperative, which creates opportunities for area communities to grow culturally relevant foods. Most of the growers for the Village Cooperative live in housing where they cannot grow food, or they wish to grow food to sell in local markets but can’t find farmland access. Kim Sin, founder and
Food deserts: The challenge of getting fresh, healthy food in three Harrisburg-area communities
In the nine years Catalina Roblero has lived in Harrisburg she has struggled to buy fresh fruits and produce. Lacking nearby grocery stores, she does most of the family shopping at corner stores, and bemoans that they mostly sell packaged and processed foods. “I don’t like to give that to my family,” she said. Roblero,