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Trenton community joins together to build playground

August 11, 2012

Originally published by The Trentonian A North Ward elementary school got the park of its students dreams on Saturday with the help of the Trenton Fire Department and community involvement.  Volunteers and community members, 415 of them by midday, came to the Monument School at the corner of Calhoun Street and Pennington Avenue to build a playground that came from the minds of the students.  “Kids from every grade submitted designs,” said project manager from the New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Marissa Davis. “There were 22 separate designs that were narrowed down to the top seven.”  Read more…. SHARE:

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Vineland YMCA fights childhood obesity with the NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids program

August 6, 2012

Originally published by nj.com The YMCA of Vineland partners with different organizations in its battle against bulge.  The organization is a part of the NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  The program chose five communities, including Vineland, to be a part of the campaign to curb childhood obesity and teach kids how to be healthier.  Read more… SHARE:

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Fine Print: The New Jersey Partnership For Healthy Kids

July 9, 2012

Originally published by NJ Spotlight What it is: The partnership is a long-term effort to reverse high childhood obesity rates in five New Jersey cities: Newark, Trenton, Vineland, Camden, and New Brunswick. Funded by grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the partnership seeks to change the environment in these cities by making physical exercise more convenient and healthy foods more available, so that it’s easy for children and their families to adopt healthy lifestyles. Read more… SHARE:

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Partner Powers – New Jersey

June 12, 2012

Originally published by Safe Routes to School National Partnership Superheros Among Us: Last week I had the pleasure to attend a New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids strategic planning meeting where I got to meet many of New Jersey’s real life superheroes. If you were there, you know that as part of the introductions, we all got to declare what our super power would be if we had one. SHARE:

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New Brunswick Passes Complete Streets Policy

May 15, 2012

Originally published by the City of New Brunswick New Brunswick adopted a Complete Streets Policy  in May 2012. Complete Streets are streets that accommodate all users of a street: motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and persons with all abilities, including the handicapped, the elderly and children. Read More… SHARE:

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