Grantsville
- Population: 14,400
- Designation Year: Fall 2024
Grantsville makes living a healthy lifestyle fun! The city offers a variety of community 5k races throughout the year, including a PTA Glow Run, 4th of July Race, and Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. The community also offers Tai Chi classes at its local senior centers and hosts annual family-friendly events like a Children’s Pioneer Day Parade and Bicycle Hike to the Splash Pad.
To promote healthy eating, Grantsville offers weekend meal kits for students in need and supports the local food drive and bi-monthly food drop event.
To support mental health, Grantsville organizes HOPE squads and mental health support clubs at its local schools, trains its first responders on suicide prevention and crisis response, and hosts National Night Out Against Crime events and resource fairs.
HEALTH STRATEGIES
Active Living
- Offer free and low-cost community sports programs
- Offer free and low-cost fitness events for community members
- Develop new athletic infrastructure
Access to Healthy Food
- Support and promote local emergency food programs
- Establish a local farmers market
- Establish a community garden
Mental Health
- Train first responders in suicide prevention and crisis response
- Offer community mental health classes and programs
- Promote local mental health resources and hotlines
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