Posts Tagged "NY"
Interview with Jill Parks Public Health Educator
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...
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Girl Scout Takes on Fight Against Childhood Obesity By Kelli O’Brien, Staff Writer MPNnow.com – Webster, NY When Katie Lohrman started to plan her community project for her Gold Award, she wanted to tackle an issue affecting kids. “I chose childhood obesity because I think it’s a big problem in the country, and I wanted to make a difference in the community,” the 18-year-old Webster Thomas senior said after one of her four sessions last Wednesday at East Irondequoit’s Ivan Green Primary School. Her presentations are modeled after Coordinated Approach To Child Health, a program designed to promote physical activity, healthy food...
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