Mansfield awarded "Walking College Fellowship"

 Decorah resident Ann Mansfield, the project coordinator for NE Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative, has been awarded a "Walking College Fellowship."

Mansfield will complete a six-module distance-education training program this summer, followed by a two-month independent study project in Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties, and then attend the National Walking Summit in Washington, D.C., at the end of October.

"This is a great opportunity to participate in a national learning community to promote walking and walkability in NE Iowa,"says Mansfield.

The Walking College is supported with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Every Body Walk! collaborative. Mentoring will be provided by a dozen national leaders in the field, including representatives of AARP, the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute, and the Alliance for Biking and Walking.More information is available at www.americawalks.org/walking-college/.