LIHUE — Permanente Hawaii announced the awarding of more than $286,200 in community benefit grants to six Hawaii nonprofits, which will implement health and wellness initiatives throughout the state. “Promoting healthy eating and active living in the community, and particularly
LIHUE — Permanente Hawaii announced the awarding of more than $286,200 in community benefit grants to six Hawaii nonprofits, which will implement health and wellness initiatives throughout the state.
“Promoting healthy eating and active living in the community, and particularly in schools, plays a huge role in improving the health of our state,” said Mary Ann Barnes, RN, president of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii.
Get Fit Kauai and Na Lei Wili Area Health Education Center received $60,000 to promote public health in Kauai through an integrated strategy involving schools, businesses and the community at large.
Get Fit Kauai plans to implement Safe Routes to School, a program which promotes physical activity and safe environments for keiki; engage businesses throughout the island to invest in worksite wellness challenges; and collaborate with Kauai County Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr.’s office on the Mayor-a-thon — a community event for residents to walk, run or bike for better health.
Other programs selected to receive funding: University of Hawaii Foundation; Hawaii Public Health Institute; Adult Friends for Youth; The Honolulu Theatre for Youth and Better Tomorrows at Kuhio Park Towers.
