The six-week class teaches nutrition education, shopping skills, and how to cook.
Healthy Oxford Hills
Paddlers enjoy exercise, wildlife and stunning scenery in Oxford County
Maine West, a collaborative partnership offering water and walk outings to seniors in Oxford County’s River Valley and Oxford Hills, have sponsored several outings this year, including the season’s wrap-up excursion from the Paris River Park.
‘Let’s do lunch:’ Rowe, Healthy Oxford Hills reopen Café Club
Club Café at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School is a lunch program that matches volunteers with students to promote healthy eating habits and behaviors.
Wellness Collaborative to meet in Paris
PARIS — The Oxford County Wellness Collaborative will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Paris Fire Department on Western Avenue. All are welcome to attend. The collaborative will talk about the results of three countywide forums in October in which individuals named substance use disorder, mental health, healthy eating and […]
Training on improving communication offered
NORWAY — The Alan Day Community Garden and Oxford County Wellness Collaborative will offer a training on building trust and commitment from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 26. It will be held at Alan Day Community Garden, 26 Whitman St. In a restorative community, members practice being more inclusive in the way they communicate with […]
Healthy Oxford Hills holding input meeting on substance abuse, addiction
PARIS — Healthy Oxford Hills will host a community input meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School to discuss substance abuse and addiction with residents and figure out ways to address the issues with children at a younger age. Jessica Abbott, the substance use prevention coordinator for […]
Healthy Oxford Hills hosting substance abuse forum to help younger students
PARIS — Healthy Oxford Hills will host a public forum Thursday on substance abuse and addiction, and ways to address those issues with younger children. “Our ultimate goal is to start some discussions with kids at a younger age,” Jessica Abbott, substance use prevention coordinator for Healthy Oxford Hills, said. “If nothing else, we want to get […]
Collaborative to offer conversation training to foster trust
BETHEL — The Oxford County Wellness Collaborative will offer a training opportunity for anyone wanting to learn to hold conversations that foster trust, commitment and a sense of belonging from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. The “Restorative Community Training” will be offered at the Gem Theater, 23 Cross St. The training is […]
Oxford County Wellness Collaborative to hold community meeting Jan. 15
RUMFORD — The Oxford County Wellness Collaborative is hosting its semi-annual gathering from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at 49 Franklin Reception Hall, where residents will have the chance to learn about the group and what they’re doing in the River Valley area. The event is free and open to the public, though […]