I serve on the board of Healthy Communities Collaborative (HCC) of Morrison County which began its roots with the support of CHI - Catholic Health Initiatives. St. Gabriel’s Hospital is a Market-based Organization (MBO) of CHI.
Catholic Health Initiatives has strong feelings of ministry surrounding creating “healthier communities.” Communities in which good health describes lifestyle, environment, social and economic as well as physical health and wellness of its community members.
The leadership of St. Gabriel’s hospital understood that building a healthy community in Morrison County would depend upon gaining the support of others in the community.
Key stakeholders and community members met together in the spring of 2002 and accomplished the following:
• They further defined what health meant (physical, spiritual, social, environmental, economic)
• They defined community as: government, recreation, housing, education, natural environment, medical, arts, media, churches, residents, culture, and heritage.
On Friday, May 15th at 5PM, there will be a spaghetti dinner fundraiser that will take place at Camp Ripley. If you would like to purchase tickets (which include entrance into the Battle of the Band competition that follows the dinner) please email me at kthompson4585@gmail.com by Sunday, May 10th.
The cost is only $9. Proceeds go to build a healthier Morrison County!!!
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