Stone County Hometown Health Planning Coalition will assist Stone County to be a resourceful, creative and empowered community enhancing the quality of life for all its residents through collaboration, coordination and cooperation.

• Remember 1994 when things concerning health and safety in Stone County started happening? That was a momentous year. Concerned residents of Stone County began coming together monthly to talk about and act on health and safety issues important to Stone County. School based health fairs were the first step in a long history of preventative health activities in Mountain View, Timbo, and Rural Special Schools coordinated by what is now known as the Stone County Hometown Health Planning Coalition.
  
  
• The Coalition recognized the importance of surveying youth health risks in 1995, using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, created by the Center For Disease Control and Prevention. They repeated the survey in 2001 and were able to see health trends and risk behaviors impacted by at least one of the Coalition intervention areas targeted by the Be A Winner Program. This valuable information was made available to each individual school in order for them to write for state and federal grant money based on the most current health, safety, and risk behavior data.
  
  
• In the past, the Stone County Hometown Health Planning Coalition has been instrumental in making communities aware of health, safety issues, immunizations, and alcohol/tobacco and drug issues through their annual Family Health Fair event. This year's event will be held at the County Fair Grounds November 1st. Thousands of dollars worth in Free health screenings, literature and giveaways will be available to the public.
  
  
• Since 1994 the Coalition has grown and evolved to include many partners. If you are interested in becoming involved with the Coalition or just one of the activities, call Pat Reeves at 269-8062 or Rhonda White at 269-3308 for more information. Regularly scheduled meetings are open to the public the third Monday of each month, located at Pizza Inn in Mountain View starting at 11:00 a.m.
• Youth Risk Survey - 1.5 Meg PDF File - Click Here