Welcome a Healthy 2023!

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The beginning of a new year often brings about resolutions, many of which revolve around healthy lifestyle changes. I believe that these resolutions are achievable only if you have the right mindset for success and community conditions to achieve them

Health is more than eating right, exercise and drinking water on occasion; it requires a mental evolution that often goes against our personal culture and upbringing.

This paradigm shift is the most difficult, in my opinion, but also the most crucial in guaranteeing the effective development of a healthy lifestyle. It requires access to preventive health care, access to understandable health information and an environment conducive to health that provides affordable options to be healthy.

At SCHC, we are working to be intentional with and through our partners to ensure everyone within Sussex County has access to opportunities that evoke healthy changes in their to opportunities that evoke healthy changes in their life. This year, we are embarking on new collaborations that will increase support for health initiatives and opportunities for increased physical activity across the community.

The upcoming Let’s Get Healthy Sussex! Campaign and mini grants we are poised to provide avenues for all residents to prioritize their health and wellbeing. This is particularly true for those within the workforce, who most often devalue their own wellbeing on behalf of family and loved ones. This community wide effort taps into the resources all around us- parks, trails, community centers, and most importantly, the people- to facilitate easily accessible health and wellness options for the Sussex community.

My hope is that by making positive health opportunities readily available, residents across the county will choose to pursue a new mindset that elevates their own health and wellbeing. That first step toward a healthier lifestyle is often the hardest, but it is always the right step to make.life. This year, we are embarking on new collaborations that will increase support for health initiatives and opportunities for increased physical activity across the community.

The upcoming Let’s Get Healthy Sussex! Campaign and mini grants we are poised to provide avenues for all residents to prioritize their health and wellbeing. This is particularly true for those within the workforce, who most often devalue their own wellbeing on behalf of family and loved ones. This community wide effort taps into the resources all around us - parks, trails, community centers, and most importantly, the people- to facilitate easily accessible health and wellness options for the Sussex community.

My hope is that by making positive health opportunities readily available, residents across the county will choose to pursue a new mindset that elevates their own health and wellbeing. That first step toward a healthier lifestyle is often the hardest, but it is always the right step to make.

Peggy M. Geisler
Executive Director