Baton Health®

Welcome to Baton Health® — A Note from Our Founder

For too long, we’ve been taught that health is something we wait for — managed by institutions and out of our hands.
At Baton Health®, we believe something different: health is how we live, connect, nourish, and grow — together.

That belief took root in my childhood, where I saw firsthand the grit and grace it took for my family to build a vineyard and orchard from scratch. I watched neighbors roll up their sleeves to create a new K–8 school model for our children. The baton passed to me was one of hard work, resilience, and an unshakable faith in what’s possible when community leads.

In 2016, I founded Baton Health® to help people reclaim health as a shared, lived experience — rooted in food access, faith, and prevention.

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We believe:

• ✅ Food is medicine — local, accessible, and healing
• ✅ Prevention starts in schools, homes, and neighborhoods
• ✅ Healthcare professionals deserve systems that support wellness

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What We're Doing Now:

• 🌱 Training food leaders to grow year-round
• 👩‍👧 Helping families reclaim their health
• 🏫 Embedding prevention in schools and faith centers
• 🤝 Collaborating with community partners for a Healthy and Well Washington

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This isn’t just about healthy food or lifestyles.
It’s about restoring our capacity to care — for the land, our health, and one another.

Will you carry the baton?
Because health doesn’t belong to a system. It belongs to all of us.

With gratitude,
Lisa McAndrew Marquart & The Baton Health® Team
💙 LOVE ALL.

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