May is Older Americans Month – a perfect time to highlight how WeTHRIVE!℠ community teams help residents THRIVE at any age. By offering fall prevention programs, teams tackle critical health and safety concerns. Just as important, the programs foster social connection, addressing the public health crisis of loneliness and isolation.
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Re-cap of the 2024 WeTHRIVE! Recognition Event and celebration of the initiative’s 15th anniversary.
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WeTHRIVE! & Produce Perks Midwest deliver fresh produce to child care providers, exposing children to new foods and engaging families in nutrition education.
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Active Transportation Plans have been drafted for the WeTHRIVE! communities of Lincoln Heights and Mt. Healthy in Hamilton County, Ohio.
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WeTHRIVE! schools got creative in finding ways to promote mental health and social connectedness over the past school year. Here’s a look at some of them!
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Three Rivers Local Schools’ Wellness Team used grant funding to add and enhance mental health, social emotional learning, and social connectedness-related programming for students throughout the 2023-34 school year.
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The Montgomery WeTHRIVE! team recognized the community’s mental health concerns and took action by initiating programs and partnerships. With a focus on destigmatizing mental health, the city provides resources for staff and residents, and even acquired a therapy dog. Their efforts to raise awareness include community presentations throughout the year, demonstrating a strong commitment to mental health.
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Reading Community City Schools held 16 special afterschool clubs with the goal of fostering a positive school culture and sense of community, along with learning and fun. Clubs ranged from cooking, art, and reading to gardening, engineering, golf, and board games. Teachers and students alike were enthusiastic about the experience.
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“WeTHRIVE! is truly a grassroots effort that is making our community healthier. When we build playgrounds for our children and support corner stores that sell healthy food, we are all thriving, not just surviving. This makes Lincoln Heights a healthy community in which to live, work, learn, and play.” –LaVerne…
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“Prior to our partnership with Hamilton County Public Health, we were not prepared for public health emergencies – we did not have the knowledge or ability to offer mass prophylaxis or mass immunizations to our community. The benefits from our inter-agency partnership have gone beyond our Community POD Program –…
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