The seeds of Woodbury Thrives were planted on June 25, 2014, when former Senator Dave Durenberger spoke to the Woodbury Community Foundation Leadership Forum
“The key to changing the health care system in this country is to change the way that all of us look at the system and our roles in bringing down costs and improving quality. The core is grassroots engagement dealing with the 80% of health care costs that needs to be dealt with at the community level – the social determinants of health.”
* Graphic from bipartisanpolicy.org
The Foundation joined with the City of Woodbury, Washington County Public Health, and HealthEast (now M Health Fairview) to start developing a “Culture of Health” in Woodbury.