As part of a Kansas Health Foundation grant we are working on resident led initiatives in La Harpe to identify health equity issues and increase community engagement. One REAL (Reaching Equity in All Lives) La Harpe priority identified by residents was a community...
According to data from the Kansas State Treasurer, year-to-date sales tax collections in Allen County are up 9.7% over the first three quarters of 2017, with increases also shown in the cities of Iola (up 7.7%), Humboldt (up 10.3%), LaHarpe (up 11.2%), Gas (18.8%) and...
In 2017, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded Allen County the nation’s top honor, naming it a Culture of Health Prize winner, the first community to be honored in Kansas. Allen County earned the Culture of Health Prize for our relentless commitment to...
May is National Bike Month! Haven’t been on a bike in a while? No problem! Our Allen County Bike Share program has free bikes for you to rent, so you can start getting comfortable on a bike again. Come to one of our locations (in Iola: Thrive Allen County,...
We had beautiful weather on Saturday, May 5th to celebrate the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the King of Trails Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge! Thank you to the 80+ people who showed up to celebrate with us, and special thanks to the organizations whose...
The County Health Rankings were released this morning and Allen County has improved 7 spots, from #91 to #84! We still have a long way to go, but every day we are working to make Allen County the healthiest rural county in Kansas. Winning the Robert Wood Johnson...
Thrive’s mission is to support and encourage programs, policies and resources that promote access to healthcare, healthy lifestyles, and positive community conversation that improves the well-being of residents of Allen County, Kansas.