Establishing a culture of health in a small community takes many ingredients.  One of the most important is making active living normal—a regular part of daily routines for people in overalls or blue jeans as much as for people in spandex. When people see an adult male on a bicycle, we want the assumption to […]

Since 2011, we at the Upper Room have been working with dozens of partner organizations to implement our Neighborhood Transformation Initiative in two urban core Kansas City neighborhoods — Blue Hills and Town Fork Creek. Our NTI is simultaneously comprehensive — tackling education, health, housing, and jobs — and grassroots — relying on strong neighborhood […]

Who would ever guess that teenagers and healthy living would be a likely combination – especially without a revolt? At DeLaSalle Education Center, the move toward encouraging a healthier lifestyle for our students and staff was not an overnight event, and we’re still a work in progress, thanks to the ongoing commitment from the Health […]

Last month the League of American Bicyclists released their latest list of Bicycle Friendly Communities, and Kansas City, MO was conspicuously absent from the list. KCMO has been a Bronze Bike Friendly Community for several years, and the designation was up for renewal in 2015. According to the League, the City did not submit an […]

The idea of a bike program at East High School in the Kansas City Public School District started small — with an email several months ago from a math teacher interested in bringing bicycle education to a few of his students. After an initial planning meeting and settling on a curriculum flow and start date […]

Well-balanced meals are an important part of maintaining optimal health; be it a leafy green salad or a handful of your favorite nuts and berries, there are many ways to incorporate complete nutrition into a busy lifestyle. One way in which the Health Care Foundation associates chose to do this was to use community-supported agriculture […]