Crow Wing Energized is a community grassroots movement that was formed in 2013 as a united approach to improving health and wellness in our community by making healthy choices essential. It is led by Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center and Crow Wing County Community Services, in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP). The goal is to improve health and wellness in our community through collaborative solutions with multiple community stakeholders focused on efforts that can create the greatest community good with our available resources.
Bold Yet Seldom Told is a Crow Wing Energized participated in an initiative developed by the Minnesota Department of Health and FamilyWise Services entitled 100 Cups of Coffee. CWE renamed their project 100 Community Conversations. The idea of this initiative is that too often people who make policies and design programs are out of touch with the people they are supposed to serve. Bold Yet Seldom Told is a book and video series where the hope is to create a more compassionate and belonging community and that readers’ thinking and emotions are stimulated by these stories, poems, and artwork.