by Shelley Argabrite | Feb 25, 2025 | Healthy Together, Let's Go! Garrett County, Uncategorized
It’s the perfect week to prioritize our health! Milder temperatures and longer days have caused my “spring fever” to set in, has it happened to you? I’m ready to pack away my winter gear and spend more time outdoors with fewer layers! Yesterday...
by Shelley Argabrite | Feb 24, 2025 | Challenge, Healthy Together
Be intentional in your movement and plan dedicated time to increase your heart rate. This 12-week challenge starts today; use your fitness tracker and log your active zone minutes. We are incentivizing people to move with greater intensity, let’s strive for 150 zone...
by Shelley Argabrite | Feb 12, 2025 | Challenge, Healthy Together
Millions of people wear fitness trackers, and there is value in data on how they can be used to motivate people toward a healthier lifestyle. Fitbit has its own formula for what they call Active Zone Minutes. It’s described as time spent in any heart-pumping...
by Shelley Argabrite | Feb 10, 2025 | Community, Harvest Hub, Healthy Together
The Go!+ Harvest Hub Meal Box & Voucher program provides FREE meal boxes/vouchers to anyone in need, regardless of benefits eligibility, thanks to Healthy Together and our partners at AHEC West with funds from the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission!...
by Shelley Argabrite | Feb 10, 2025 | Community, Healthy Together
Pickleball is being offered on Tuesday this week from 10:00 – 12:00. We had to shift the schedule around to accommodate an event at the Ag Hall. Same great people, in the same space, just on Tuesday this week. We will continue providing a Yoga class on Thursday...
by Shelley Argabrite | Feb 4, 2025 | Community Health Assessment, Healthy Together, Uncategorized
It’s National Heart Month, a time when we raise awareness about heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. Our published Community Health Needs Assessment confirms that heart disease is still the leading cause of death in Garrett County. To access the...