Live Happy. Live Healthy.

Strengthening Reno County’s culture for healthy living

Who We Are - Our Mission and Purpose

Heal Reno County seeks to make our community a healthy place to live, work, learn, and play by creating opportunities for healthy choices and building a culture that embraces healthy eating and active living. Community members serve on six work groups focused on health care, worksite wellness, tobacco-free living, community vitality, healthy kids, and healthy foods, all working to advance Reno County's Community Health Improvement Plan and initiatives including the Chronic Disease Risk & Reduction and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Pathways to a Healthy Kansas Grants.

The Heal Reno County Coalition is working together to make Reno County a happy, healthy, and diverse place to grow by advocating:

For access to a friendly environment for physical activity, nutrition, and health care.
For policies supportive of health, wellness, and safety.
Through collaboration with other community organizations in Reno County.

What We Do - Reno County at a Glance

The Heal Reno County Coalition seeks to improve health outcomes affecting our community, and each issue will require individual health behavior and systems changes to help individuals make healthy choices.

View more information about county health data and the community health improvement plan.

66.3%

The percentage of Reno County residents who are either overweight or obese.

27.4%

The percentage of Reno County residents aged 18-44 who lack health care coverage.

11.3%

The rate of diagnosed diabetes in Reno County - 1.7% higher than the state average.

4th

Reno County ranks 4th statewide in the number of deaths attributed to COPD.

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Additional Information

More About Us

Learn about the history of Heal Reno County,
our bylaws and organization structure.

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Initiatives

Heal Reno County is involved in a number of initiatives and projects that promote healthy eating and active living in Reno County.

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Policy

Learn more about how Heal Reno County is involved in public policies that support healthy and active living in our community.

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Work Groups

Heal Reno County is made up of 6 work groups with different goals for promoting healthy living in Reno County. Select a work group below to learn more information.