Discover what is just outside the door or around the corner while walking your way to wellness!
The “More To Explore” Program encourages all community members to get outside and explore the amazing parks, historic sites, and farmers’ markets that St. Mary’s County has to offer!
Printable Passport Booklet Printable Quick Guide Virtual Passport
How it works:
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Sign up online using the Virtual Passport or pick up a quick guide at your local library. It goes great with the summer reading program!
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Use the passport as your guide to get out and explore beautiful St. Mary’s County! When you visit a site listed in the passport, look around for a green More to Explore marker. On each marker you will find a “secret code” (hint: it’s usually a fitness word). Log the code on your quick, in your passport, or online through the St. Mary’s County Library’s summer reading program.
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Once you have visited 12 or more sites, you will be automatically entered into a drawing for a prize.
Don’t Forget to Share Your Adventure on the More to Explore Facebook page!
*Grand Prize drawings are held in September.
About this initiative:
This initiative is a collaborative effort of the Chronic Disease Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership. The Chronic Disease Prevention Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership brings together community organizations and residents to coordinate local action around chronic disease prevention and control.
Healthy Eating and Active Living are essential in the prevention and control of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and high blood pressure. These chronic diseases contribute to the leading causes of death nationally and here in St. Mary’s County. By focusing on healthy eating and maintaining a physically active lifestyle, residents can help prevent these chronic diseases (and many other conditions) as well as the complications associated with them. When communities focus on strategies to support healthy eating and active living for their residents (like More to Explore), they improve population health and minimize the financial burden associated with chronic diseases. Chronic Disease action team meetings are open to any interested community members or organizations. Check out the meeting schedule at: https://healthystmarys.com/