Cottage Grove Named as a Fabulous HEAL City

The City of Cottage Grove has been designated as a HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) City.  

The HEAL Cities Campaign is an initiative of the Oregon Public Health Institute, in partnership with the League of Oregon Cities and Kaiser Permanente, to encourage cities to increase the options for citizens to improve their health.  Cottage Grove is the 39th city to join the campaign and will be in the campaign as a Fabulous City, joining four other cities at the highest level of participation in the campaign.  

As a HEAL City, Cottage Grove is now eligible for the HEAL Small Grants to assist with the implementation of HEAL policies. Grant requests can range from $5,000 to $15,000. The 2016 applications are now closed, but 2017 will be available next fall.