Iowa Healthiest State Initiative Releases Annual Report Highlighting Community Impact
The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, a leading well-being non-profit organization, is proud to announce the release of its annual report for 2023. The report offers comprehensive insights into the organization's activities, achievements, and financial sponsors throughout the year. Through statewide efforts the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative has at least one of its programs operating in 93 of Iowa’s 99 counties.
Key highlights of the annual reports include:
$826,000 of economic impact was created statewide by Double Up Food Bucks, a SNAP incentive program that matches purchases of fresh produce at participating stores and markets $1 to $1.
426,000 Iowans were informed of the importance of mental health care and the prevalence of mental health stigma through Make It OK programming and events.
422,000 Iowans were reached through 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count!, a nationally recognized and evidence-based prevention framework to promote healthy habits.
$41,000 were redeemed through the Iowa Produce Prescription Program, which connects food insecure patients with diet related diseases (diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, etc.) to medical providers that write prescriptions for free fruits and vegetables, while delivering nutrition education.
"The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative is dedicated to creating awareness and integrating solutions to improve the physical, social and mental well-being of Iowans. Our annual report is a testament to our statewide impact, and we are immensely proud of the work we accomplished in 2023.” said Executive Director Jami Haberl. “We are grateful for the support of our donors, partners, and leadership who make our work possible across Iowa."
The annual report is now available for download on the Iowa Healthiest State's website at iowahealthieststate.com/about-us. For more information about the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative programs, events, resources, leadership, or how to support its mission, please visit iowahealthieststate.com.
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The Healthiest State Initiative is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization driven to ensure that every Iowan has the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Creating awareness and integrating solutions to improve the physical, social and mental well-being of Iowans, we can inspire individuals and their communities to improve their health and happiness, and ultimately achieve our goal. For more information, visit http://www.iowahealthieststate.com.