Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health is dedicated to giving back to Idaho and addressing the root causes that impact health.

Boise, ID
Joined January 2019
25 years 馃挋 44 counties: Benewah County It's Foundation Friday! We celebrated our 25 years as a health foundation with partner St. Maries Joint School District No. 41, walked w/ Plummer Mayor Chris Dohrman, and stopped in Tensed. A fantastic day in Northern Idaho!
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Where's Lisa? She's been walking around Eastern Idaho meeting with mayors who are participating in the Mayor's Walking Challenge! Two of her stops were in Rockland with Mayor Gretchen Munk and Ammon with Mayor Brian Powell. There are 10 days left for mayors to reach step goals!
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25 years 馃挋 44 counties: Bonneville County An active celebration in Idaho Falls! Our program officer Lisa Bearg and Idaho Falls Mayor Lisa Burtenshaw took a "casual" 15,000 steps today! We were celebrating our 25 years as a health foundation and the Mayor's Walking Challenge!
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Mayors from Ririe, Roberts, St. Anthony, Shelley, and Tetonia used their conference lunch break to get some steps in for the Mayor's Walking Challenge! "This has been a great opportunity to cheer each other on," Shelley Mayor Kim Westergard said. We love seeing mayors connect!
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Where's Lisa? She made her way to Council and Cambridge for the Mayor's Walking Challenge. In Council, she walked with first-year mayor Gabe Wilson and city clerks. In Cambridge, it was great to see Mayor Mark Loveland. Cambridge won the Community Health Champion Award in 2026.
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It's Foundation Friday! Health is Built Together: 25 Years of Partnerships. Thank you, Brad Martin, for your dedication to improving and bolstering Idaho's healthcare workforce to help build a healthier Idaho. We appreciate your partnership! Read more: bit.ly/4dJzWF3
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Where's Lisa? Walking during the Mayor's Walking Challenge! She, Payette Mayor Ray Wickersham, City Council President Mike Kee (and Rosie), took a walk on the Payette Greenway. Did you know Payette is where the Payette and Snake rivers intersect? We love learning on these walks!
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We love seeing mayors walk with students! Pierce Mayor Greg Gerot walked with cadets at Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy, an alternative high school for students who have dropped out of high school or are at risk of dropping out. Thanks for walking and promoting physical activity!
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This morning felt a little more like fall on our walk with Meridian Mayor Robert Simison. The Mayor's Walking Challenge is in full swing this month with 126 mayors across Idaho walking to promote the importance of physical activity while earning funds for their community!
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It's Foundation Friday! Our Mayor's Walking Challenge is happening all across Idaho. Here's a look at some important numbers.
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Our 2026 Community Health Academy included nine first-year mayors. We hope the learning collaborative is the start of something special. bit.ly/4xZnKYa
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Three members of our team are attending the Philanthropy Northwest conference in Anchorage this week. What a great opportunity to meet with and learn from other nonprofit funders. We look forward to bringing back new ideas that will help us build a healthier Idaho.
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We had a great walk today with the City of Sun Valley as part of the Mayor's Walking Challenge. Mayor Hendricks invited city staffers (and his wonderful dogs) to join us on a chamber of commerce day in Sun Valley. Thank you for joining the challenge!
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It's Foundation Friday! We are excited that 125 Idaho mayors (out of 197) are registered for the Mayor's Walking Challenge. Our Lisa Bearg walked with Star Mayor Trevor Chadwick and Middleton Mayor, and it was great to see SEVEN mayors in Northern Idaho get together for a walk.
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It's October! The annual Mayor's Walking Challenge is underway, and we wish the best of luck to the 123 participating mayors who are walking to share the importance of physical activity and to earn funds for the communities!
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Community Health Academy is in the books, but it's just the first chapter. Read more: bit.ly/4xZnKYa
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Our Executive Director Courtney Frost provides her monthly video update in Holding Court.
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It's Foundation Friday! We wrapped our 2026 Community Health Academy with "Designing Healthy Communities" presentations in McCall and Pocatello with the incomparable Mark Fenton. Nine Idaho cities completed the academy this year, earning grant funding for a project or program!
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25 years 馃挋 44 counties: Clark County We serve all of Idaho, including the least-populated county (pop. 783). We made it to Dubois to meet with the Clark County School District, which has received funds from our Steps for Schools walking challenge. What a great lunch, too!
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25 years 馃挋 44 counties: Bear Lake & Franklin Counties Our 25th year celebration brought us to the beautiful southeast corner of Idaho, where we met with partners at Bear Lake Hospital and the City of Dayton. We toured these wonderful communities. It was dynamite (pun intended)!
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