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Read up on a variety of health topics, learn more about affecting positive change, share tips and ideas and stay on top of the latest community events.
A Reminder on the Exercise/Education Relationship
| Blog, Fitness, Healthy Living, Heart Health | exercise, healthy bodies healthy minds, mental health
Today is Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Institute 2019, an annual conference that helps educators strategize ways to bring physical activity into classrooms—and ultimately benefit education. The latest research continues to confirm the…
Juice and Soda Linked to Cancer
| Blog, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
We previously talked about the ties between processed foods and cancer. Do sugary drinks like fruit juice and soda have a similar link? A new study published in The BMJ not only linked…
Get the Measles Vaccine.
| Blog, Fitness, Healthy Living | measles, parenting, vaccination
There has been a global rise in cases of measles recently, led by a decline in measles vaccine coverage. This resurgence of the illness is a big shift from 2000,…
Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Institute 2019
| Blog, Healthy Living | healthy bodies healthy minds
On August 14, 2019, The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation will host the annual Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Institute (HBHMI) at The SunnyBrook Ballroom.This annual conference aims to help educators, administrators and…
Pottstown Community Health Events for July 2019
| Blog, events, Fitness, Healthy Living, Heart Health | cycling, golf, running
Want to stay active throughout July? Here are three Pottstown events you might be interested in. Pottstown Patriotic 5KThursday, July 47 a.m. – 10 a.m.The Hill School Center for the…
National HIV Testing Day: What to Know
| Blog, events, Healthy Living
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day each year, when people ages 13 to 64 are encouraged to get tested for HIV and seek care and treatment if needed. In addition, the…
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Our role in the Pottstown community is multi-faceted.
Aside from grantmaking, we also serve the Pottstown area by:
- Acting as a convener of non-profit, governmental, educational, and municipal entities to encourage conversations that will ultimately serve as a catalyst to create positive and health-related systemic change in Pottstown.
- Focusing on programs and services that build long-term solutions to meet the current and future health needs in the Pottstown service area.
- Coordinating and funding non-profit resources and sponsoring professional development programs for our grantees as well as to the nonprofits in the region.
- Leading the Healthy Schools collaborative group.
- Providing health and wellness information and resources on the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and Mission Healthy Living websites.
- Collaborating with representatives at the regional and state level, and local municipalities to improve the parks and trail systems in our area.
- Committing to the use and maintenance of the resources of our long-term endowment effectively and efficiently.
Fun & Fitness
Our List of Parks and Destinations
Want to get outside? Here is a list of great locations where you can get out and move, right here in the Pottstown area.
