Healthy Communities Coalition
Serving the Northern Behavioral Health Region of Lyon and Storey Counties and the Southern Behavioral Health Region of Mineral County
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Seeking Community Health Worker Coordinator
To apply, please submit your resume to Healthy Communities’ Executive Director Wendy Madson at roots@healthycomm.org, or call 775-246-7550 with any questions. Position: Community Health Worker Coordinator Ours is a unique work environment with an unusual degree of flexibility. Overview: We…
Read MoreHealthy Communities’ Sept 2016 Events
Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties is involved with a wide range of free community events this September. Below are 11 highlights: Sept 7th Free Vaccines in Silver Springs: Free pneumococcal vaccines for ages 18 and over, and…
Read MoreHealthy Communities Meets September 8th
Silver Springs, Nevada – The public is invited to join the Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ monthly meeting with discussion and action planning on a wide range of issues of regional importance on Thursday, September 8th at…
Read MoreFree Cooking Class October 19th: Dayton Nevada Community Center
Dayton, Nevada – Everyone is welcome at Healthy Communities Coalition’s monthly FREE cooking classes with dietitian Kim Mason, and farmer and Healthy Communities’ “farm to school” liaison and Community Health Advocate, Rebekah Stetson. The next class is on Monday, October…
Read MoreYerington & Carson City: Free Dental, Vision and Medical Services at Temporary Clinics
Northern Nevada – Remote Area Medical (RAM), an organization dedicated to providing free, quality health care services, will host two FREE pop-up clinics for both adults and children in Northern Nevada. There are no eligibility requirements and no identification is…
Read MoreWeight Loss Support Group Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Dayton, Nevada – Join us on September 16th when we’ll have tasty and healthy snacks to celebrate the One Year Anniversary of HCC’s weight loss support group. Healthy Communities Coalition hosts the weight loss support group which meets every Wednesday at…
Read MoreRecipe for Success: Collective Impact with Love and Acceptance
In a 2014 podcast, Healthy Communities Coalition director Christy McGill spoke about acceptance and love as essential parts of strategic actions for positive social change. She also gave examples illustrating how and why collective impact strategies are effective. You can listen to the…
Read MoreFREE Cooking Class and Dinner in Dayton On June 22nd
Dayton, Nevada – Everyone is welcome at Healthy Communities Coalition’s monthly FREE cooking classes with dietitian Kim Mason, and farmer and HCC “farm to school” liaison Rebekah. The next class is Monday, June 22nd, at The Dayton Community Center at…
Read MoreHealthy Communities Hosts Teen Leadership Camp at Beautiful Lake Tahoe
It’s time for our annual, free Summer Youth Leadership Camp at Lake Tahoe, August 10th-12th, 2015, for youth ages 12-17 from Lyon, Carson, Mineral, Churchill and Douglas counties. See below for details: This is a great opportunity for youths ages 12-17 who…
Read MoreFamilies with Young Children—We Need You as Partners
There’s no time like the present—join us in getting your child ready for school and ready for learning! Who is sponsoring this message? The Health and Wellness Hubs in the Lyon/Storey Counties Region, which is funded in part from a Safe Schools/Healthy…
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