Meeker, McLeod, Sibley Healthy Communities Collaborative (MMS HCC) serves as the Community Leadership Team for MMS CHS’s Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant, from the Minnesota Department of Health. For more information on SHIP and it’s initiatives, click here.
MMS HC is a collaboration of organizations and individuals partnering together to promote health and well-being within our communities. Created in January of 1995, the MMS HCC is supported by the Healthy Communities Leadership Team (HCLT), which meets on a quarterly basis and who’s commitment is ” to improve the health of our community.”
The Meeker, McLeod, Sibley Healthy Communities Collaborative serves as
Mission
To partner with communities to encourage and support efforts to impact environmental change and enhance healthful living.
Vision
To help our community members live longer, better, healthier lives by reducing the burden of chronic disease.
MMS Healthy Communities Collaborative History
Created in January of 1995, the MMS HCC workgropu has had a specific focus since 1996
- 1996 and 1997 focus was Chemical Health (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs)
- 1998 focus was Child Passenger Safety
- 1999 focus was “Our Time Their Future” (ATOD, Gun Safety and Self Esteem)
- 2000 focus was “Lighten Up Stress Less”
- 2001 focus was “Its Never too Late to Feel Great – Eat Smart, Stay Active.”
- 2002 focus was “The Smoke Around You – Wtill Want to Breathe it?”
- 2003 focus was “Type 2 Diabetes..A Growing Epidemic.”
- 2004 focus was “Eat Smart PlayHard”
- 2005 focus was “Do Groove” with My Pyramid
- 2006 was “Put a Rainbow on Your Plate”
- 2007 was “Let’s Take a Walk”
