By Carla Olson
Coordinator, Healthy Bedford
Toward a Healthier Bedford is a group of Bedford folks who are asking residents what they need and want to make Bedford healthier.
They’re using a broad definition of health to include not only the absence of illness, but also quality of life influences such as: emotional, spiritual, social, physical, occupational, intellectual, spiritual, cultural, social, and environmental needs.
The group has received funding from the Community Health Network and the Mass. Department of Public Health to conduct surveys to inquire about what Bedford residents need and desire to support a healthy life style in Bedford. The information from the survey may help guide future programming of community activities.
The survey is available at www.Bedfordma.gov/BedfordInMotion and the group seeks a broad spectrum of replies.
All responses are confidential, unless the respondent would like to be contacted and includes contact information.