Healthier Together SPOTLIGHT
Honoring two Cheshire CareGivers who have helped make a difference in the health of our community. culture of health in our community,” says Linda Rubin, Director, Healthy Community Initiative-Healthy Monadnock at the Center for Population Health at Cheshire Medical Center, “And to bring our most successful ideas and initiatives to other communities with the greatest need.”
Our Strength is in our Community
The successes that Healthy Monadnock has achieved in the past 10 years builds on our community’s historic culture of taking care of one another in times of need. The Healthy Monadnock Champions program brings that caregiving impulse among us directly to our schools, workplaces, and communities. “Our community really cares for each other and that is the basis of the Champions program,” says Katherine McLaughlin, Manager of the Healthy Monadnock Champions program. “Champions are people making it easier for everyone to make healthier choices in the places they live, learn, work, and play.” As we approach 2020, we realize that health and wellness is not a goal with a finish line. It is a daily achievement we strive to repeat. What Healthy Monadnock partners and Champions have built in the past decade will extend far beyond 2020. The yearly Summits, with engaging speakers and compelling topics, continue to draw hundreds of people. Grant funding has supported key strategies to fulfill the vision. And Champions, through the recent “I am Healthy Monadnock” campaign, continue to engage and inspire others to take part. Our 10th year, we hope, is the first of many decades of health and wellness we celebrate together as a community. To learn more about Healthy Monadnock and how you can get involved, visit healthymonadnock.org.
Stephanie Baute and Dr. Roger Hansen This year’s honorees for the Caring, Candlelight, and Community: Celebrating our Health Care Legacy tribute event. Our region has a long and rich tradition of organizations, groups, and individuals giving of their time, talent, and resources in support of health and wellness in our community. We fondly refer to these individuals as Cheshire CareGivers. In 2013, Cheshire Health Foundation hosted a special event to honor two Cheshire CareGivers who have helped to make a difference in the health of our community. The event, Caring, Candlelight, and Community: Celebrating our Health Care Legacy, has remained an annual tradition in the years since. Cheshire Health Foundation will host its fifth annual Caring, Candlelight, and Community: Celebrating our Healthcare Legacy tribute event, honoring Stephanie Baute and Dr. Roger Hansen for their commitment and dedication to the health and wellness of community members in our region. CHESHIRE HEALTH FOUNDATION FIFTH ANNUAL
Caring, Candlelight and Community: Celebrating our Healthcare Legacy Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Keene Country Club To learn more about this event and purchase tickets, please visit cheshirehealthfoundation.org or call Genny Alexander at (603) 354-5454, ext. 2116.
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