HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced Thursday that it has selected the Heal Reno County Coalition in Reno County, along with 23 other communities in Kansas, as grantees for its second phase of Pathways to a Healthy Kansas initiative. This includes 12 returning communities that were selected in the initiative's first phase of grants. Reno County was one of these 12 returning communities.
Since the initiative began in 2016, Blue Cross has donated more than $11.7 million in grants and assistance to communities throughout Kansas.
The grant funding includes a coordination grant of $200,000 for each community. In addition, Heal Reno County will have the opportunity to apply for non-competitive implementation grants amounting to $200,000 for a total of up to $400,000.
Five organizations — Reno County Health Department, Hutch Rec, United Way of Reno County, Hutchinson Community Foundation and Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System — serve as Community Health Investors that make up the core leadership team of Heal Reno County.
In 2016, Heal Reno County was a recipient of the original Pathways to a Healthy Kansas grant award. For more information on Heal Reno County and updates on the work being done in our community, follow the Heal Reno County Facebook page and visit healrenocounty.org.