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Jun 27

Growing Healthy Eating Habits

Adding healthy food to your diet can be as easy as growing a tomato plant or a pepper plant. Or choose your favorite fresh vegetable or fruit to grow. It’s not too late to add a potted plant on your porch or even plant many varieties of food bearing plants in a garden spot. Here are five […]

May 17

Dailey and Snethen are Lifetime Walkers

Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) Community Transformation Grant (CTG) staff recently caught up with two local residents Donald “Jake” Dailey and Joe Snethen. Jake, age 91, and Joe, age 90, both spoke highly of their regular walking routines. Dailey said he might miss five days a year if the weather is really bad. “I’ve always […]

May 13

Bike to School Events Draw Large Crowds

Did anyone see a long parade of kids, parents, and community members biking and walking last week in Mount Ayr or Diagonal? You weren’t seeing things. Those long lines of people having fun using active transportation — that is using our own two feet to travel — was in celebration of National Bike and Walk to […]

Apr 30

Celebrate National Bike and Walk to School (or Work!) Week

Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) is working hard to promote the benefits of regular physical activity via walking and bicycling. Some fairly intelligent people have believed in the power of bicycles. For instance, do you remember a fellow named Albert Einstein? He had a particular fondness for riding a bicycle. He even said once that […]