Walk With Us On October 1st!
The 15th Annual Healthiest State Walk, presented by Delta Dental of Iowa, will be held on Wednesday, October 1. The Annual Walk is an opportunity to join thousands of other Iowans statewide in walking for 30 minutes to raise awareness of the importance of physical and mental well-being in Iowa. Workplaces, schools, organizations and cities are all encouraged to register a walk for free!
Since 2018, the Healthiest State Annual Walk has also served as a kick-off to Healthiest State Month, happening throughout October, encouraging Iowans to join us in raising awareness of the state of mental and physical health in Iowa. From obesity to cancer rates, mental health resources to food insecurity, it’s important to see where we rank nationally, and what we can do as Iowans to improve the current state of health and well-being in Iowa.
You don’t have to be a marathon runner to take care of their mental and physical health. What matters is that you start somewhere, whether that be a daily walk or a healthier breakfast, small steps can make huge impacts on our health.
Let us know where you’ll be walking and spread the word in your community with #StartSomewhere and #HSIWalk on social media!
Need help registering? Click here
Countdown to the 15th Annual Healthiest State Walk!
Help Us Hit Our Donation Goal!
Donations are optional for the 15th Annual Healthiest State Walk and if you are so kind to contribute, we suggest a donation of $50. The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative is a nonprofit organization that relies on donor support to continue its critical work. Your gift will help our efforts to create awareness and integrate solutions to improve the physical, social and mental well-being of Iowans so that every Iowan has the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
A $50 donation will help us:
1. Support Make It OK - A $50 donation covers the costs for one Make It OK Ambassador to be trained. These ambassadors then take what they’ve learned about mental illness and how to be supportive and spread the Make It OK message in their own communities to destigmatize mental illness, and begin important conversations around mental health.
2. Provide Healthy Incentives - A $50 donation provides 61 servings of produce to a food insecure family or individual in Iowa through our healthy incentives Double Up Food Bucks and Produce Rx programs.
3. Invest in 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! - A $50 donation goes towards the creation of exclusive resources and technical assistance for Iowa schools, early care sites, out-of-school programs, workplaces or health care clinics once they register to become a 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! site.
Iowa Healthiest State Initiative is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit corporation, IRS Tax ID 45-4570642. All gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Thank you for considering a contribution!
