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wpe1A.gif (2197 bytes)HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
for the Midwestern Four Corners


Heartland Regional Community Foundation and Northwest Missouri State University facilitate and provide leadership for a regional healthy community movement aimed at supporting health and quality of life enhancements. This grassroots initiative called Healthy Communities for the Midwestern Four Corners encourages people from all sectors and walks of life to work side-by-side as partners to create a desired future for all who live in our communities.

Understanding that community-wide interests such as housing, education, economic vitality, and civic involvement play key roles in the health of individuals and communities, the initiative is an integrated model that builds upon a collaborative process. It promotes voluntarism, wholistic systems thinking, creativity, innovation, and perpetual learning opportunities by encouraging a quality culture complete with outcomes measurement, recognition, and celebration.

Contacts:

Bob Bush, Director
Regional Healthy Communities Initiatives
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468
Phone: 660-562-1633, Fax: 660-562-1900

Judy Sabbert-Muck, Chief Operating Officer
Heartland Regional Community Foundation
801 Faraon Street, St. Joseph, MO 64501
Phone: 816-271-7365, Fax: 816-271-7269


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