by Laura Torres | Jun 10, 2024 | Healthy Eating, Jackson County, Macon County, MountainWise News, Swain County, Uncategorized, WNC Local Info
Western North Carolina is awash in farms and renowned restaurants, food co-ops and grocery stores, but not everyone reaps the benefits. A study released in April shows that in the past two years, the number of people in Jackson, Swain and Macon counties who aren’t...
by Shaina Clark | Feb 6, 2020 | Diabetes Prevention Program, Healthy Eating
When it comes to diabetes, medication is not the sole intervention. Lifestyle habits, especially exercise and diet, play a major role in the prevention and management of diabetes. You’ve probably come across plenty of information online on how to eat as a...
by Shaina Clark | Dec 4, 2019 | Double Up Food Bucks, Haywood County, Healthy Eating
Author: Angela Mucci — Clyde resident Ron Hall was walking across his yard last May when “My whole life changed in 2 seconds,” he stated while interviewing him at the Haywood Historic Farmers Market. He was enjoying the warm weather and looking at the sky when...
by Shaina Clark | Oct 18, 2019 | Active Living, Haywood County, Healthy Eating, Worksite Wellness
Author: Angela Mucci — Workplace Wellness Programs are increasingly popular and are often designed to be easily accessible and convenient, but that wasn’t always the case. According to Corporate Wellness Magazine, when co-workers started horseback riding...
by MountainWise | Dec 14, 2018 | Cherokee County, Clay County, Graham County, Haywood County, Healthy Eating, Jackson County, Macon County, MountainWise News, Swain County, Transylvania County, Worksite Wellness
Written by: Angela Mucci MountainWise, a regional public health partnership, will use an $873,930 grant from Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to fund the expansion of their WorkWise Western North Carolina program. The WorkWise Western North Carolina (WWWNC)...
by MountainWise | Nov 29, 2018 | Cherokee County, Clay County, Graham County, Haywood County, Healthy Eating, Jackson County, Macon County, Swain County, Transylvania County
MountainWise receives $75,000 in grant money to expand the Double Up Food Bucks Program. Written by: Angela MucciMountainWise, a regional public health partnership, will use a $40,000 grant from Mission Health Community Investments and a $35,000 grant from the...
