A team focused on developing and implementing healthy criteria/options for restaurants, coffeehouses, and cafes in our county to voluntarily participate in. This effort will give citizens the opportunity to know what establishments are offering healthy options for consumers and business owners an opportunity to share the options they are providing us with!

The 2012 Paris Fair will be the launch year of the Mower Refreshed Destination tent offering interactive education from our county partners who are promoting well-living. Fitness classes, children’s activities, healthy competitions and fresh food on a stick are a few of the innovative plans to make the healthy choices a little easier at the fair!

County wide we are encouraging Wednesday to be a day that gives opportunity to explore healthy options and ideas in the workplace, at home, school, businesses and in the faith communities. Creative ideas and promotions will be developed by this group to build a new culture in Paris on Wednesdays!

This team is developing a wellness tool and creating access to the practical tool for citizens who work in businesses that may not offer a health risk assessment as well as college students, unemployed and retired folks. They will be implementing a Mayo Clinic “Fit for You” that is easy to use and confidential. This tool will give valuable information to citizens on their health and options to improve their personal wellness.

This is an effort that is creating a common language in our county on building resilience to stress and anxiety. This team is developing practical tools to be used in all settings with people of all ages and backgrounds.

We are dreaming of developing connect teams at every county high school to keep us in touch with their schools/communities activities, ideas and efforts to make the healthy choice easier for students and staff. Each Refreshed Connections Team may consistent of 4-5 students and 1 staff or interested parent. We hope to receive photos, video clip on the county schools efforts to share and inspire other schools and communities in our county.

We have a channel up and going and now are looking for creative people to develop fun, engaging video clips on healthy living that can promote just how simple and at times hilarious making healthy choices can be. Sense of humor required!

Email us photos and video clips of healthy living, active living, county landscape that we can share with others on the Mower Refreshed Facebook page, website or YouTube Channel.

(Healthier Choices/Mental Fitness/Workforce Wellness/Community Connections)

Each goal group meets one time a month for one hour. Email us for current meeting times. These groups are where the ideas grow out of and become a reality for us all!

Soon we will have a complete list of our many partners and contact information for you to connect with and share your time and talents with.