Healthy Shasta
Healthy Shasta is a local partnership dedicated to helping you add more physical activity and healthy eating to your busy day! We are also committed to making long-lasting changes so the healthy choice becomes the easy choice everywhere you live, work and play!
Mercy is part of community program
Mercy Mission & Non-Profit Designation Puts Teeth To Addressing Local Health Issues
Editor's Note: At the end of 2004, a community health assessment was sponsored by Mercy Medical Center as one of its many strategies and ongoing commitment to be a benefit to the health of our community. From this assessment and dialogue with community members, two priorities rose to the surface: childhood obesity prevention and health care of the homeless.
In response to these priorities, efforts have been undertaken since 2005 to help create sustainable action to set in motion ways to affect positive change in our community.
"At the very least, we want to raise awareness for all who live in our community about the choices they can make to become more physically active and eat a healthier diet,” explains Carolyn Helfenstein, Senior Director of Marketing/Community Relations. "If the partners do all that we want to accomplish through this initiative, our end result would be having the people of Redding and Shasta County known for encouraging and supporting each other in making healthier choices."
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