Shasta County residents are more likely to breathe clean air, get preventive health screenings and graduate from high school than people statewide, but they’re also more likely to smoke, live in poverty and lack access to healthy foods, according to… Continue Reading
What: “Salt Shockers – Be Informed, Be Healthy,” a talk on how sodium affects your health, increases blood pressure and risk for heart disease — and what you can do about it. When: Wednesday (March 30), 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Where:… Continue Reading
Shasta CAN (Coalition for Activity and Nutrition) and Healthy Shasta invites Shasta County residents to discover how easy it is to eat healthy and be physically active. Celebrate “National Nutrition Month” by incorporating healthy lifestyle changes into your everyday routine.… Continue Reading
It’s great to know that people and organizations that are leading the way locally are, in fact, leading the way for the state as well.
During the recent CalFresh Forum in Sacramento, sponsored by California Food Policy Advocates and the California Department of Social Services, … Continue Reading
All right, maybe you can’t change the world by winning, or giving away, a couple of bicycles. But it’s clear that the bicycle essay contest sponsored by Healthy Shasta, The Bike Shop and the Safe Routes to School program is… Continue Reading
A new row of attractive bicycle parking racks is now in place at the Hilltop Drive trailhead for the popular Dana-to-Downtown bike path in Redding. Those recently installed racks are the latest additions to a small but growing collection of… Continue Reading
There’s a feeling that some Shasta County residents would purchase more locally grown and produced food if only they knew where to find it at a reasonable price. Similarly, there’s a feeling that Shasta County growers and producers would provide… Continue Reading
Healthy Shasta announced the five selected Action Heroes for 2010 at Healthy Shasta’s annual Walk This Way at Turtle Bay event. The Action Heroes were selected to be honored for their efforts in making healthy eating and physical activity choices easier… Continue Reading
What: Walk This Way at Turtle Bay – An Annual Healthy Shasta Celebration When: Saturday (Oct 2), 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Turtle Bay REDDING, CA – Healthy Shasta is proud to present the 5th Annual Walk This Way… Continue Reading
We’ve got some attaboys to hand out. Attagirls? Maybe I should stick with “good job.” Anyway … Congratulations to Shasta College agriculture instructor Trena Kimier-Richards, who recently received a “Teacher of Excellence” award from the California Agriculture Teachers Association. Kimier-Richards… Continue Reading
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