Posts Tagged "Health Department"
Skagit Childcare Nutrition and Activity Pilot (SNAP)
By Liz McNett Crowl Skagit County Health Department, Skagit County, Washington SKAGIT COUNTY – (April 28, 2010) – The Skagit County Healthy Communities Project (SCHCP) is a partnership of the Skagit County Public Health Department (SCHD) and Skagit Valley Hospital, with broad community support to focus on increasing access to healthful nutrition and physical activity to decrease chronic disease and obesity. SCHCP is one of nine Healthy Communities Projects funded, in part, with a Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Prevention Block Grant. Our project has three primary work areas: walking, biking and pathways; active community environments; and...
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Clinton County Department of Health’s Eat Well Play Hard Program Clinton County NY What prompted you to be an advocate and champion of children’s health? I work for a childhood obesity program called Eat Well Play Hard which is a New York State Department of Health initiative. After conducting a community assessment in Clinton County, the findings showed the need for more non-traditional physical activity opportunities. After much research, the Eat Well Play Hard program decided to implement CATCH Kids Club (CKC) into eight of our county after-school programs. CKC fit right into the goals of Eat Well Play Hard so eight CKC programs were purchased and distributed...
Read MoreCATCH Brings Healthy Habits to Expanding After-School Program in Florida
Extended Day Program Offers Martin County Students World of Options by R.J. Harrington, TCPalm MARTIN COUNTY – From gardening to CSI-type crime lab analysis, after-school programs are rounding out the lives of elementary school children in Martin County. Extended Day, an after-school program that began 22 years ago at two Martin County district schools, is now at each of the district’s 12 elementary schools with more than 3,000 registered students. In addition to its traditional clubs covering Spanish, homework, computers, science and sports, this year Extended Day has expanded its services by offering activities in the popular CSI Mystery Club, Metric...
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