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FARMINGTON — The Greater Franklin County Youth Wellness Group, a new initiative sponsored by the Healthy Community Coalition, is looking for new members — young people who want to develop lifelong healthy habits.
The group is open to all youth in grades seven through 12 who live or go to school in greater Franklin County.
The goal of the group is to give members the opportunity to learn ways to improve their personal wellness, tackling important issues like healthy eating, substance abuse prevention and positive ways to deal with stress and anxiety.
Members will also have the opportunity to work within their local communities to create positive healthy changes, like more tobacco-free spaces, establishing peer support programs and helping shape local substance abuse prevention efforts.
The first meeting is 8 to 11 a.m. Monday, June 19, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Ongoing meetings and activities will take place throughout July and August, including a paint night, hiking, kayaking and cooking classes.
For more information contact Nicole Ditata, district youth coordinator at 779-2932 or nditata@fchn.org or visit www.facebook.com/HealthyCommunityCoalition.
