About Living Strong North Idaho

The Healthy Aging Challenge

As our population ages, many individuals face increasing health challenges related to mobility loss, metabolic disease, declining physical function, and reduced independence. While these issues often develop gradually, they are not inevitable consequences of aging.

Research continues to demonstrate that preventive healthcare, movement, nutrition, education, and community support all play important roles in maintaining long-term health and quality of life. However, these resources frequently operate in isolation, making it difficult for older adults to access coordinated support.

Living Strong North Idaho was created to address this gap by implementing a prevention-focused integrated healthy aging model that connects these elements into a more coordinated system designed to support function, independence, and long-term community health.

Our Mission

The mission of Living Strong North Idaho is to develop and implement a prevention-focused integrated healthy aging model that helps older adults maintain mobility, function, independence, and quality of life through coordinated preventive healthcare, movement, nutrition, education, and community support.

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Our Approach

Living Strong North Idaho is implementing a prevention-focused integrated healthy aging model that connects preventive healthcare, movement, nutrition, education, and community support into a more coordinated system.

The model is designed to help older adults maintain mobility, function, independence, and quality of life while building the partnerships, operational infrastructure, and community relationships needed to support long-term healthy aging across North Idaho.

Through this connected approach, Living Strong North Idaho is creating a scalable framework that can expand as participation, partnerships, and resources grow.

Organizational Structure

Living Strong North Idaho operates as a program of the Inland Northwest Healthy Aging Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Through this structure, Living Strong North Idaho is developing and implementing a prevention-focused integrated healthy aging model that brings together healthcare, movement, nutrition, education, and community support into a coordinated system designed to improve long-term health outcomes and independence.

Leadership

John Joseph
Founder & Executive Director

John Joseph founded Living Strong North Idaho to develop and implement a prevention-focused integrated healthy aging model that helps older adults maintain mobility, function, independence, and quality of life. His work focuses on building the partnerships, operational infrastructure, and coordinated systems needed to connect preventive healthcare, movement, nutrition, education, and community support into a scalable approach to healthy aging.

Ron Rock - Board Member
Co-Founder and CEO, Northwest Specialty Hospital (Retired)

Ron Rock is a healthcare executive and entrepreneur who co-founded Northwest Specialty Hospital and has extensive experience in healthcare operations, strategic development, and community health leadership. His guidance helps support Living Strong North Idaho’s vision of creating an integrated, prevention-focused wellness center that promotes healthy aging and long-term community wellness.

Roxanne Kilmartin - Board Member

Roxanne Kilmartin is a healthcare leader with expertise in population health, public health, preventive care, quality improvement, and community health initiatives. Throughout her career, she has worked to improve health outcomes through collaboration among healthcare organizations, health plans, and community partners. A fourth-generation North Idahoan who was raised by her grandparents, Roxanne developed an early appreciation for the importance of helping older adults maintain their independence, well-being, and connection to their communities. Her expertise in aligns with Living Strong North Idaho's mission of advancing healthy aging and improving quality of life outcomes for older adults.

Nancy Phillips - Board Member
Executive Director - Lake City Center

Nancy Phillips is Executive Director of Lake City Center, where she leads one of North Idaho’s most respected organizations serving older adults. She brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, and community programming, along with a longstanding commitment to helping seniors maintain independence and connection. Nancy also has a background in military service and fitness, giving her a unique perspective on resilience, healthy aging, and community support. She serves on the Board of Directors of Living Strong North Idaho to help advance innovative approaches that empower older adults to live healthier, more independent lives.

Jill Turner - Board Member
Founder of Tri-Cord Visionaries LLC

Jill Turner, MA, CFRE, GPA, has joined the Living Strong North Idaho Board of Directors. She is an experienced and credentialed grant strategist, fundraising expert, and the Founder of Tri-Cord Visionaries LLC. Her financial consulting firm has helped organizations raise over $400 million through powerful grant writing and funding strategies. Strong business development professional skilled in Philanthropy, Grant Writing, Training, Management, Nonprofit Management, and Stewardship. As a Federal Grant Peer Reviewer and subject-matter expert, she draws on her experience in fund development and cross-sector collaboration to support the organization's prevention-focused, integrated healthy aging model and its work to expand wellness resources for older adults across North Idaho.

Heather King, MSN, FNP, APRN-BC, ABAAHP
Board Member

Heather King is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with more than 20 years of healthcare experience and advanced training in functional, regenerative, and aesthetic medicine. Drawing on her 10+ year background in cardiothoracic critical care, she takes a root-cause approach to helping patients improve metabolic and cardiovascular health, balance hormones, reduce inflammation, and optimize long-term wellness. Her expertise helps guide Living Strong North Idaho’s prevention-focused health programs and upstream integrated health model.

Living Strong North Idaho
A Program of the Inland Northwest Healthy Aging Alliance

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Living Strong North Idaho continues to implement and expand a prevention-focused integrated healthy aging model through healthcare partnerships, community collaboration, educational resources, and coordinated approaches that support long-term health, independence, and quality of life. Last updated: May 2026

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