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A new year is always a great time to establish or strengthen healthy habits. For publication in the winter 2020 Culpeper Quarterly, some of our staff contributed tips for healthy habits to consider for the new year.

The Foundation contributed a grant in 2019 to support the area’s first Oxford House, a residence for those recovering from addiction.

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger heard plenty about health-care issues Tuesday and Monday as she barnstormed across Virginia’s 7th Congressional District to listen and talk to professionals and patients.

We’re pleased to be part of the partnership that brings children from Kid Central’s program to Culpeper Sport & Fitness for afterschool fitness fun. A Culpeper Times article written by Jeff Say describes Kid Central’s programming and its support to working parents with schoolchildren.

We’re celebrating our 5th anniversary! Enjoy the October 12, 2019 article written by Culpeper Star Exponent editor Emily Jennings about our efforts to improve health and promote wellness.

Recently we were delighted to support a new mountain biking initiative for physical education classes at Culpeper County Public Schools. The students are touring their campus on rides of up to 4 miles as they have fun getting fit.

Health literacy education is underway in Culpeper, with volunteer educators trained through a Culpeper Wellness Foundation grant to the Culpeper Literacy Council. The health literacy program, HEAL, graduated its first group of participants at the Senior Center in mid April and a second session will be held soon.

Foundation president Shari Landry shares tips from a Powell Wellness Center personal trainer on getting fit for race season.

This article about trainer Marcus Haywood and his client Zach at Culpeper Sport & Fitness, part of our CWF family, was published in the Culpeper Times on April 11, 2019.

Included in the spring 2019 edition of the Culpeper Quarterly: water safety awareness and tips for training for a 5k race.