Our Members
The members of the Healthy Monadnock Alliance share a belief that together we can work towards creating better health and well-being for everyone living in the Monadnock region. We believe this is accomplished through shared goals, cross-community connection, and collaboration to execute our Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). Membership in the Alliance is open to any organization interested in helping advance this work and is willing to:
Connect
Members of HMA realize that together, we are more powerful than we are alone. Connecting with like-minded organizations expands our reach throughout the region.
Advance
Members of HMA are actively improving health outcomes by advancing one of the five Priority Areas of the Community Health Priority Plan (CHIP).
Assess
Members of HMA know that improvement happens through a cycle of data collection, assessment, and evaluation. Measuring what matters helps others learn from your valuable work.
Member Benefits
Recognition: HMA Member Organizations are proudly listed in our Member Directory, in the HMA Annual Report to the community, and in the HMA annual recognition ads.
Grant Opportunities: As an HMA Member Organization, you may be eligible for public health funding to support your organization’s well-being goals or community health efforts.
Collaboration: Members are part of a regional Alliance of innovative change-makers who are creating a movement throughout the community. HMA Members have the opportunity to amplify their own work by aligning and connecting with other members in the network who share their goals.
Celebration: Let us celebrate your success! Celebrating and sharing success stories helps to inspire one another and gives us all the renewed energy we need to navigate through the complex work of improving health and well-being in our region.
Member Spotlight
Bensonwood
In an effort to encourage physical activity and lower carbon emissions, Bensonwood developed a bike to work repayment program and installed bike racks onsite. However, they did things a little differently than other worksites- “Having a metal bike rack at a wood company just didn’t seem right to us. As wood builders we thought it was only fitting to have wooden bike racks. So we held a design contest, open to all of our employees.”
– Ana Gonzalez, Human Resources.
Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities
“The Wellness Committee at Cedarcrest Center spearheaded this initiative to create a dedicated space for employees to practice meditation, yoga, and somatic breathing: a place to OM away from Home. The yoga/meditation space invites employees to engage in yoga and meditation by providing the appropriate tools and a distraction free atmosphere.”
– Patty Farmer, Director of Development and Communications at Cedarcrest.
Keene Family YMCA
“The Keene Family YMCA’s alignment and partnership with Healthy Monadnock Alliance always made perfect sense for the Y. Our mission of strengthening our community and Improved Health for everyone, is what the Healthy Monadnock Alliance is all about. With the assistance of HMA the Y developed a campus wide tobacco free policy and offers free tobacco cessation to any employee that may need assistance.”
– Peter Sebert, YMCA Community Coalition Director.
Monadnock Community Hospital
Monadnock Community Hospital is pleased to announce that they have increased their starting wage to $15 per hour, which coincides with the Livable Wage initiative through The Healthy Monadnock Alliance. “I am very pleased that we can support our employees in this way. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of our community and that mission starts with supporting the health and well-being of our employees.”
– Cyndee McGuire, President and CEO Monadnock Community Hospital.