Wellness is personal and health care is local. Perhaps more than any other factor, the way we judge our quality of life is directly related to our personal health and wellbeing. Building and sustaining a healthy community requires that we work together to empower individuals to exert control over factors that contribute to health, support a strong health care delivery system, and guarantee access to health care for everyone. The Pikes Peak Region has many advantages—clean air and water, opportunities for outdoor recreation, and access to healthy food. Our task as a community is to use these fundamentals as a foundation to build a strong, healthy community.

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