BETTER HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION
Project aims to
increase health
awareness, to
create healthier
community
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Healthy To-
gether, a new project up and run-
ning in Grant County, has just
one simple purpose: to encour-
age healthy lifestyle choices for
everyone.
The project offers free month-
ly informational events for the
community on a different health
topic each time, with presenta-
tions by health professionals.
People can also sign up for group
activities associated
with that topic.
Upcoming themes
include:
• February: Chronic illness
and oral health
• March: Mental health
• April: Elder health
• May: Healthy relationships
• June: Continuing health, how
to sustain change, and diabetes.
The project concludes with
the June gathering.
Project coordinator Kathy Can-
cilla said the goal of the project is
simply to inform people and “give
them some sort of activity to get
them away from destructive hab-
its.”
Cancilla said
they hope some of
the people participating
in groups organized from
the activities will continue to
meet, and maintain their new
healthier habits.
Each monthly event includes
free dinner, child care and door
prizes.
Launched in late 2014,
Healthy Together is funded by
a grant from the Eastern Oregon
Coordinated Care Organization,
received by Community Coun-
seling Solutions. The project is
overseen by Kimberly Lindsay,
executive director of Community
Counseling Solutions.
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Individuals working on the
project include Dr. Andrew
Janssen of Strawberry Wilder-
ness Community Clinic; Karen
Triplett, nurse practitioner at the
Grant County Health Depart-
ment; Linda Watson, Greater
Oregon Behavioral Health Inc.;
Lindsay Maghan, family nurse
practitioner and county health
department manager; and Min-
dy Stinnett, registered nurse and
Strawberry clinic manager.
Other partners include Blue
Mountain Hospital, dental pro-
viders, Department of Human
Services, Families First, OSU
Extension, Heart of Grant Coun-
ty, Grant County Safe Communi-
ties Coalition and Grant School
District No. 3.
For more information, call
Cancilla at 541-620-8261.