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...
On September 19, Allen County, KS was announced as one of eight winners of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2017 Culture of Health Prize. As part of this recognition, RWJF created the following video of our community:...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Recognizes Allen County for Transforming Rural Community Health IOLA, Kansas (September 19, 2017) Allen County, Kansas is one of eight winners of the 2017 RWJF Culture of Health Prize awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The...
The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index is an online tool, based on US Census data, that allows users to examine the combined cost of housing and transportation for their communities. Often when we think about the affordability of a particular location, we...
The Allen County Bike Share program has added a new location in Iola at Allen Community College. Thrive Allen County has purchased 5 bikes through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas to grow the Allen County Bike Share fleet to 20. The bikes are available...
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.