There are several planned walks tomorrow in the Raccoon Valley Radio area to coincide with Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative. 

The 12th Annual Walk is an opportunity for Iowans to join together and walk for 30 minutes tomorrow. This could include workplaces, schools, organizations and cities. According to the Healthiest State Initiative website, there are 10 scheduled walks in Dallas County, including Perry’s Academic, Cultural, and Enrichment Services (PACES) at Perry Elementary at 3pm to walk to Wiese Park, Dallas County Hospital at noon and will walk around the Human Services Campus and in Dallas Center, a walk is planned for 6pm at the Burnett Sports Complex. 

In Greene County, there are two scheduled walks, including at 9:30am at the Paton-Churdan School with refreshments to be served afterwards and the Churdan Library will have prize drawings. Their event is sponsored by the P-C School, Churdan Library and Communities 4 Children and Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Neighborhood/Community Network Mini-Grants. Additionally, the Scranton community will walk at 5pm starting at the library and touring several locations that received funding from the state’s 5-2-1-0 grant.

Finally, in Guthrie County, the Panorama School District will walk around the high school track at 8:15am, followed by the elementary school at 9. Then Guthrie County Hospital will walk at 12:15pm at the hospital. 

The Healthiest State Initiative encourages physical activity as one of the most important steps for people of all ages to improve their overall health.