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Healthy Klamath celebrates honor

By Blue Zones Project News on Sep 19, 2018 5:00:00 PM

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by: Kurt Liedtke (Herald & News)

Confetti flew and the crowd cheered as it was officially announced that Klamath County was among four finalists chosen for the 2018 Culture of Health Prize during a reception at the Ross Ragland Theater Tuesday.

Gathered were members of various organizations comprising the Healthy Klamath Initiative, launched five years ago to cover a broad range of efforts to improve community health. It included representatives from Blue Zones Project, Klamath County Public Health, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank and many other partners involved in the collective effort toward cultural change of perceptions and attitudes about the Klamath Basin.

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