Health Resources in Action, on behalf of and in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and other partners is managing the grant process for The Mass in Motion (www.mass.gov/massinmotion ) campaign, a Department of Public Health initiative launched in January 2009. The program aims to promote wellness and to prevent overweight and obesity in Massachusetts - with a particular focus on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity - at home, at work, and in our communities.

Mass in Motion is the first statewide health initiative to be supported by all of the Commonwealth's major health-funding foundations. These partners have generously agreed to contribute funding that will allow community wellness grants to be awarded throughout Massachusetts, as part of the Mass in Motion multi-faceted approach. These grants to cities and towns are to make wellness initiatives a priority at the community level. Health Resources in Action, on behalf of and in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and partners: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation, Tufts Health Plan Foundation, and The Boston Foundation, is managing the Mass in Motion - Municipal Wellness and Leadership Program grant process. This program is designed to build capacity at the municipal level to create a sustained approach for active living and healthy eating with a long-term goal of reducing the burden of chronic disease. Approximately ten municipalities will be funded for up to two years to plan, assess, initiate, and/or expand the implementation of policy and environmental/systems approaches that support healthy eating and active living. Applications are limited to $20,000-$60,000 per year.

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