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READ MOREIs it possible that a two-year old with a younger brother or sister will have a healthier body mass index than a child with no younger siblings? That is what a recent study in Pediatrics suggests. The study reports that a study of almost 700 children by University of Michigan researchers concluded that preschoolers who experienced the birth of a sibling had lower body mass index scores when they reached first grade than preschoolers without younger siblings. Click here to read an article in US News & World Report. SHARE:
READ MORESupport, balance and self-acceptance were prominent themes at the Women in Leadership Network Forum on February 23, sponsored by Virtua, a New Jersey healthcare services provider. The Network offers professional development, mentoring and learning opportunities for women to maximize their potential. Rhonda Jordan, Virtua Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, described the Forum as an opportunity for women to come together and learn from other women leaders. This was the first in a series of planned events. Valaria Galarza, Senior Project Manager New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids-Camden (NJPHK-C), served as a panelist along with New Jersey State Senator Diane Allen, Tracy Carlino, Virtua Chief Nursing Officer and Niketa Thigpen, CEO of ThigPro Consulting. They fielded questions from 200-plus attendees. For Galarza, the Forum was an opportunity to explain the work of NJPHK-C and also share her story of growing into leadership roles with NJPHK-C, the YMCA and […]
READ MORECooper’s Ferry Partnership is relaunching the New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids (NJPHK-Camden) with the unveiling of the new Get Healthy Camden initiative (GHC). For six years, the YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties (Y) and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) have co-directed NJPHK-Camden, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The new GHC program is designed to address city-wide challenges in creating a culture of health in Camden. The GHC initiative will fall under the umbrella of the Camden Collaborative Initiative (CCI). In order to streamline services in the delivery of programs and resources to Camden residents, Tim Kerrihard, President and CEO of the Y, John Emge, Vice President and Regional Executive Director of UWGPSNJ and Anthony Perno, III, CEO of Cooper’s Ferry Partnership have agreed to move the administration of NJPHK-Camden to Cooper’s Ferry. NJPHK-Camden’s policy goals are to increase access […]
READ MOREBeth Feehan and Chris Cirkus and the organization formerly operating as the NJ Farm to School Network received the first NJPHK “Culture of Health Champion” award in the Food Access category during the Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey Conference last year. The award recognized leadership and commitment in creating changes that surround families with opportunities to make healthy choices. Feehan and Cirkus were acknowledged for their advocacy and support of Farm to School programs across the state, as well as promoting and encouraging local farm connections to schools, leading the passage of Farm to School bills that promote community and school gardens and collaborating on the initial launch of Trenton’s Greenwood Ave Farmers Market. “These Farm to School champions are committed to building a Culture of Health by helping to bring healthy, fresh food to children, families and communities throughout New Jersey,” said Darrin Anderson, deputy director, […]
READ MOREWith more than 17 percent of Trenton households regularly lacking enough food to eat*, food pantries have continued to experience a huge increase in demand. The USDA defines food insecurity as a state in which “consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year. That’s why on October 30th, 19 community leaders came together as part of the Coordinated Food Pantries Project to explore opportunities to improve the food acquisition and distribution system. Members of the group included food pantry leaders from various Trenton area organizations, along with representatives from New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids – Trenton (NJPHK-Trenton) and the Trenton Healthy Food Network (THFN). “Creating a coalition of Trenton area food pantries is the first step in fully understanding the challenges around facilitating redistributions, coordinating pantry hours of operations, and ensuring that those who need it most […]
READ MOREA series of workshops designed to engage parents of Newark preschoolers on nutrition and physical activity has proved eye opening for attendees according to workshop facilitator Courtney Price, project manager for New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids-Newark (NJPHK-N). The workshops came out of Price’s meetings with school principals. They all asked for help with the same issue: “How do we encourage our kids to eat more healthy foods?” The idea was to reach the parents and educate them about nutrition related topics, such as reading labels, portion control, and how to make dollars stretch in the grocery store. Attendees have been struck by the cause and effect between poor nutrition and oral health—a topic that is not always associated with healthy eating. And the nationwide statistics on the growth of obesity over 20 years also have been enlightening for many parents. Through a series of PowerPoint slides, parents watch the […]
READ MOREWith 25 Vineland corner stores participating in the Healthy Corner Store initiative, the effort is expanding throughout the three-county area served by the Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA. Four stores in Millville have signed on to sell and promote more healthy food choices, as have two stores in Bridgeton. In Atlantic City, seven stores are committed. Stores participating in Healthy Corner Stores benefit from consultation from The Food Trust and Live Healthy Vineland/New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids-Vineland (NJPHK-V). “We advise the store owners on effective ways to display and promote healthy foods,” said David Calderetti, NJPHK-V project manager. The promotion may include health screenings and consumer education too. “We also help owners apply for grants for freezers when they become available.” In Atlantic City, NJPHK-V partners with AtlantiCare Health Systems and Rutgers SNAP-Ed. They hope to host a health fair in a local school this spring complete with health screenings […]
READ MORE“I feel so bad when my mom calls me fat.” That message, written by a student and left on Nurse Robbin DeMuth’s desk, was the impetus for creating a Comprehensive Approach to School Wellness grant program at Joyce Kilmer Middle School. “The note was a cry for help,” DeMuth said, “and I knew we had to do something to get and keep our kids healthy.” Shortly after receiving the note, DeMuth found an ally. Speaking at a forum for school nurses, Marissa Davis, Project Manager for New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids-Trenton (NJPHK-T), encouraged the audience to “dream big, together we can turn our schools of need into schools of opportunity.” “I asked for an exercise bike,” said DeMuth. With Davis’s help and a generous grant from Novo Nordisk, the school was able to get that and so much more: a fitness room equipped with cross-trainers, elliptical machines, treadmills, and […]
READ MOREOriginally posted on mycentraljersey.com by Sheila Cort, NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids The New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids (NJPHK), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, hosted the Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey Conference on Dec. 2 at the Pines Manor in Edison. The conference keynote speaker, Sandra G. Hassink, MD, MS, FAAP, president, American Academy of Pediatrics, spoke about “Childhood Obesity from the Perspective of a Pediatrician: Social Determinants of Health and Civil Rights Pertaining to Food Access and Physical Activity.” “We can’t build a culture of health without raising the value of a child in our society,” said Dr. Hassink. “We need to change the framework of how we think about children. As a pediatrician, I would have never thought that I would treat children with such illnesses as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, liver disease, and many others that were once only seen in middle-age […]
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