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July 31, 2013
Originally published in The Times of Trenton on NJ.com In 2012, nearly 130 communities across the United States adopted Complete Streets policies, and Trenton’s was one of the best. Complete Streets policies help make sure everyone — regardless of age, ability, income or ethnicity, and no matter how they travel — can get around safely and conveniently. In many places that means changing how roads and sidewalks are designed and built to be “complete” streets. According to the National Complete Streets Coalition, a Washington-based organization dedicated to Complete Streets advocacy, No. 8 on the list of Top 10 policies for 2012 was Trenton’s resolution of last March. Complete streets are particularly important in Trenton, where 30 percent of households do not have access to an automobile, according to the Census Bureau. More than a year after approving a strong policy, Trenton struggles to fully realize the potential on our streets. […]
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June 6, 2013
Originally published in RedBankGreen.com By SARAH KLEPNER Chef Zeet Peabody shows Red Bank Primary School students around the Monmouth Street garden of the JBJ Soul Kitchen. (Photo by Sarah Klepner) Brandy Balthazar’s third-grade class of English Language Learners at the Red Bank Primary School went on a health-conscious field trip earlier this week. Wearing pedometers, they visited the stores Rincon and Juanito’s on Shrewsbury Avenue to learn about wholesome food choices, and then headed over to the JBJ Soul Kitchen on Monmouth Street, where chef Zeet Peabody happily showed them around the garden. The Tuesday morning outing was part of Shaping Red Bank, a public health initiative started two and half years ago that addresses dietary causes of childhood obesity and diabetes through a coalition of local organizations, said Sandra Van Sant, Monmouth Regional Health Commission health officer. “The bodegas have been very gracious and cooperative with the Healthy Pick […]
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May 31, 2013
Published in the New Brunswick Patch on May 31, 2013 The Raritan Valley YMCA, the sponsoring agency in the NJPHK–New Brunswick effort to reduce childhood obesity through environmental and policy change, received a $3,000 grant from fitness equipment manufacturer Precor, to benefit the YMCA’s Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) standards for children. SHARE:
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May 7, 2013
Published in Rutgers Business School News Courtney Price, NJPHK-Newark project manager, participated in a Rutgers Business School (RBS)-hosted event on May 7, to discuss the recently published book, “Advances in Communication Research to Reduce Childhood Obesity.” She also discussed some of the implications of the obesity issue and highlighted the efforts currently underway in Newark to help children eat better and be more active. SHARE:
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March 9, 2013
Originally published in Press of Atlantic City Local officials are planning a few projects aimed at getting city residents living in New Jersey’s least healthy county up and moving to improve their physical conditions. One part of the plan involves creating two miles of downtown bike lanes that will run on Wood and Elmer streets between East and West avenues. The other is a monthly fun and fitness event held in the downtown Landis Avenue business district on the first Friday of most spring and summer months. The evening events would close a block of Landis Avenue for families to participate in a series of yet-to-be-developed events. A goal of both projects is to improve local and Cumberland County health indicators that Emma Lopez, health educator for the city’s health department, called “horrible.” One of the biggest problems is obesity, she said. While improving personal health is the main goal, […]
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February 28, 2013
Originally mentioned on CBS Philly Valeria Galarza, NJPHK-Camden project manager, has been recognized by the Campbell Soup Foundation for her leadership in building a healthy community for Camden residents. The Campbell Healthy Communities Award was presented to Galarza in recognition of the significant contributions she has made on behalf of NJPHK-Camden to improving the lives of Camden residents. Galarza was one of three community leaders honored at the Foundation’s award breakfast attended by over 100 leaders of non-profit community organizations on February 28. “The award recognizes the strides our NJPHK-Camden partners have made in building a healthy environment in Camden,” Galarza said. “I am so fortunate to work with a committed group of community leaders who share a clear vision of a healthy future in Camden.” Galarza joined NJPHK-Camden in October 2010.Through her leadership, NJPHK-Camden and its partners have worked together to impact areas such as the adoption of comprehensive […]
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January 28, 2013
Originally published in The Daily Journal Traffic heads west on Wood Street near Vineland City Hall, where a bike lane will be established. / Staff photo/Cody Glenn The city plans to paint bicycle lanes on two streets beginning this spring. The bicycle lanes will be painted on Wood Street and Elmer Street — each a one way street, said Brian Myers, the city engineer. “The project will probably be coming in the spring,” Myers said. Officials were finalizing the plans earlier this month. The cost of the project is not yet known. The bike route would be a first for the city and would allow bicyclers their own lane in which to ride, Myers said. The lanes would be established on Wood and Elmer streets between West Avenue and East Avenue. Parking would still be maintained on both sides of the street, Myers said. Emma Lopez, the health educator with […]
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January 25, 2013
Originally published in heraldonline.com Several individuals and organizations were honored today at the 94th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. NJHA Healthcare Leader Awards The 2013 Distinguished Service Award was presented to Chester B. Kaletkowski of Mullica Hill, president and CEO of South Jersey Healthcare in Vineland. Kaletkowski was honored for his more than 30 years of service, leadership and commitment. Among his many accomplishments, Kaletkowski is credited with bringing together a group of community hospitals in Cumberland and Salem counties to form the South Jersey Healthcare system. Read more SHARE:
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November 26, 2012
Originally published in The Times of Trenton on nj.com Consider for a moment a scene from “Mad Men” — almost any scene will do — and the copious smoke curling from the cigarettes accessorizing nearly every character. The series is fictional, of course, but the prevalence of smoking was not. From those days to these, the difference is extraordinary. Smokers now are the exception rather than the rule – and a lot of that has to do with four decades of work by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As it marks 40 years of attending to the public’s health, the country’s largest philanthropic foundation is credited for its role in the creation of the nation’s 911 emergency system; the dramatic decrease in unwanted teenage pregnancies; and evolving perceptions of hospice care. Read full story SHARE:
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November 15, 2012
Advocacy initiative will focus on expansion of proven public policies The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) today announced an ambitious collaboration to reverse the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. Building upon AHA’s extensive advocacy capacity and experience, RWJF will provide the Association with $8 million in initial funding to create and manage an advocacy initiative focused on changing local, state, and federal policies to help children and adolescents eat healthier foods and be more active. More than 23.5 million children and adolescents in the United States—nearly one in three young people—are overweight or obese. Obesity puts children at risk for a number of serious health problems, including high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer. Some research indicates that, because of obesity, the current generation of young people could be the first in the nation’s history to […]
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