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This holiday season, register for our FREE Holiday Trimmings program to improve your well-being and avoid gaining those extra holiday pounds! Holiday Trimmings is a six-week program designed to help you achieve better health and a stronger sense of well-being. You’ll learn fast, effective strategies to improve your well-being during the busy holiday season and […]

The Heart of New Ulm’s Brown County Chemical Health Action Team invites everyone in the Brown County area to celebrate Red Ribbon Week from Oct. 23-31, 2024. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug-use prevention campaign in the nation. Since 1985, the National Family Partnership, formerly the National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free […]

There’s some colorful new sidewalk art visible at North Park (1801 N. State St.) these days, and the Heart of New Ulm (HONU) welcomes everyone in the community to head out and explore it through a new activity called Move This Way. “Move This Way provides a creative opportunity for people of all ages to […]

The Heart of New Ulm’s Food Environment Action Team is once again hosting Power of Produce Days at the Farmers Market in New Ulm. There will be one event day designed for families with children ages 4-12, and one event day for senior citizens age 60 and older. Families / Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9 […]

The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce and Wealth Management Solutions – Ameriprise Financial, with promotional support from the Heart of New Ulm, invite everyone in New Ulm to participate in the 9th Annual Poker Walk in June to promote financial and physical wellness. Here’s how it works: For the weekly route maps, watch the […]

The Brown County Mental Health and Wellness Action Team is hosting a VA S.A.V.E. Training on Monday, July 22, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the New Ulm Field Maintenance Facility, 2100 Palmer Drive. Veterans, their families, and all community members are welcome! There is no charge to attend and lunch will be […]

Thursday, April 18, 2024; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Best Western Plus — Schells Room2021 S Broadway, New Ulm Lunch: Order from the menu at your own expense Join us to learn about an evidence-based view of how what we eat affects our mental health and how we can improve our diets to improve our health. […]

April 15, 2024 registration update: We’re at capacity, but the waiting list is open. Thank you to everyone who already registered for the conference. The response has been overwhelming, and we are now at full capacity. Although it is no longer possible to register directly, we have started a waiting list – tinyurl.com/WeShouldTalkConf. Please sign up as […]

Thank you to the many community volunteers who served on the Heart of New Ulm’s leadership and action teams in 2023! Working off our three-year action plan for 2023-2025, HONU in 2023 continued its focus on three key areas: 1) Healthy Lifestyles 2) Mental Health 3) Addiction and Risky Use of Substances View the 2023 […]

Loneliness and isolation is an epidemic in the United States. Half of American adults report experiencing loneliness, and millions lack social connection. Human beings are built for connection and without meaningful relationships, we can suffer both physically and emotionally. Join us as we discuss the risk factors that lead to loneliness and isolation and how […]