Rhize Health

Promoting comprehensive community health in the Cobb area

Rooted in community. Growing in wellness.

At Rhize Health, we believe that true wellness is like the forests on Cobb Mountain, nothing grows in isolation. Each tree in the forest thrives through a complex, “rhizomatic” network of support, interrelationality, and shared resources.

Just as the roots of our local Cobb Mountain forests communicate and sustain one another beneath the surface, our mission is to foster a health ecosystem where every individual is seen, heard, and deeply supported. Through our unique synthesis of a holistic perspective with modern health practices, we aim to cultivate a resilient community where wellness is a collective journey, not a solitary task.

Join us as we grow deeper roots together.

Vision

We support individual, community, and environmental health and well-being, locally and regionally, through improving the determinants of health and increasing access to quality care.

Values

We recognize the broad spectrum of what it can mean to be healthy and the interrelationality of all beings, human and non-human. This includes but is not limited to physical, mental, spiritual, environmental, community, and broader ecosystem health. These aspects of health are interconnected and inseparable.

We recognize that individuals and communities have the right to define what it means to be healthy and take the driver’s seat in efforts to improve our own health.

We believe that serving the health of our community also requires prioritizing the holistic well-being of Rhize staff and volunteers. Meaningful community support is most effectively accomplished by those who are well supported.

Mission

We develop and implement community driven and ecologically valid approaches to improving health, rooted in the specific strengths and gaps in this community.

Pregnancy and Birth

Find local and online resources to support you in your pregnancy and birth journey.

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Cancer Support

Directory of local and online support resources for those living with cancer and their families coming soon.

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Contact Rhize

Rhize is an initiative by and for this community. We hope to have a chance to talk with you at one of our in-person events and we welcome your input and ideas via email.

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Increasing access to the resources and care that you and your family need to be healthy.

INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY HEALTH

Defining our own strengths and needs as a community and building together toward a shared vision of a healthy Cobb Mountain.

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Recognizing that we each exist within ecosystems, from the bacteria that live in us to the landscape that we live within. Sustainable health improvements are best achieved by addressing all of these levels.

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

Working toward a healthier Cobb Mountain together.

More information coming soon on who to participate in our Cobb area health assets mapping and needs assessment. We look forward to working with you toward a healthier Cobb Mountain.

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