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Announcements:
New
IOM Report Affirms Local Policy as Core to
Community Prevention
Today, the Institute of Medicine released Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity.
The report identifies specific actions that local governments can take to
improve healthy eating and increase physical activity in communities. To Learn More
Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation Invites School Nurses to Apply for
Healthy Habits for Life Grant Program
Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarde.d to school nurses
working to create programs that help kids reduce their risk of heart problems,
increase their physical activity, and learn healthy eating habits....
To learn more click here...
Deadline: September 18, 2009
Two years in the making, we are excited to announce the
official release of Trailnet¹s Healthy, Active, & Vibrant Community
Toolkit.
This comprehensive and visually compelling document
presents an exciting vision for the future of our communities a future built
around quality of life, health, vibrant local economies, and the environment.The Toolkit is packed with case studies,
mini-articles, and policy recommendations related to infrastructure, policy,
healthy food systems, potential funding sources, and more.
Click here to learn more and for a FREE toolkit
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Event:
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Get Real Food In Schools - National Day of Action
Join Slow Foods Santa Cruz and other organizations at San Lorenzo Park on Labor
Day for an "Eat In". Eat, share ideas and celebrate good, clean
and fair food for kids in schools. Nationwide these eat ins are happening
on Labor Day to send a clear message to our Nation's leaders that it's
time to provide our children with real food at our schools!
Labor Day, Monday September 7th
Noon - 1:00 PM, San Lorenzo Park
All details available on this FLYER
from Slow Food Santa Cruz. Pass it on!
Annual Benefit Event
Taste of the Harvest
September 12, 2009
The Life Lab Garden Classroom, UCSC FARM
4:00-7:00p.m.
Lab Science Program invites you to discover the flavors of the
season with delicious hors d'oeuvres prepared by Chef Jon Dickinson of Café
Cruz.
Bid on fabulous local art, goods and services while you stroll among the fields
and flowers and enjoy the view.
�Hors d'oeuvres, local wine and beer �Live Music
�Farm and garden walk
�Silent Auction
$50
per person or
Reserve the Early Bird Special: $150
for 4 people - until September 4th. Event Website
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Opportunity:
Hip Hop to Health! What: A FREE day of physical
activity training, resource learning, idea sparking, mission inspiring,
nutrition experimenting FUN.
When: Thursday, September 10th,
2009, from 8:00 - 3:30
Where: The Salinas YMCA, 117 Clay Street, Salinas,
CA 93901
Who: Teachers, Program
Coordinators, After School Staff, Coaches, Youth Group Leaders, Parks,
Recreation and city/county youth group volunteers and paid staff, parent
volunteers.
Why: To make you the best at
what you do - bringing healthy living through physical activity and healthy
eating to everyone you serve.
Youths offered grants to fight obesity
UnitedHealth
Group is offering grants of up to $1,000 to young people in California
to learn about childhood obesity, designing programs to address it and
implementing the programs in their communities.
Schools and youth-focused, community center-based programs are eligible.
To obtain an application, visit. ysa.org
and click on the "UnitedHealth HEROES" link under "Support -- Get
Funding" or the "UnitedHealth HEROES" link under "What's New."
Applications
must be submitted online before midnight Thursday, Oct. 22. Grant
recipients will be notified in December and January.
Mantis Awards
Deadline: March 1,
2010
Each year, Mantis provides
the Mantis Awards for charitable and educational garden
projects that serve to improve the quality of life for youth and community
members. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to turn slim resources into
bountiful gardens that increase access to nutritious foods and provide
education on the importance of nutrition.
2010 Youth Garden
Grants Program
The National Gardening Association and The Home Depot provide Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations
with child-centered garden programs.
Application deadline: November 2,
2009
For more information:
Click here
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Advocate for 52-10!
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Go for Health! has adopted the Maine Youth Overweight Collabrative's (MYOC) social marketing campaign, 52-10.
Find out what these numbers stand for here.
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| Volunteer - Do you have free time on your hands? |
United Way and Volunteer Centers work with volunteers and local nonprofits to develop the best opportunities for youth, busy working adults and seniors.
Contact the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County today at 831.427.5070 or visit www.scvolunteercenter.org. |
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You can LIVE UNITED by helping us spread the word.
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| In the News:
RWJF News Digest: Childhood Obesity September 2009
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Poll Analyzes Children's School Lunch Choices
A new study by consumer research group NPD examines the popularity of "brown
bag" lunches for children and compares the most popular foods brought from home
with those served in schools, the Los
Angeles Times reports.
Web Site Helps Parents Monitor Children's Food Purchases at School
Schools in many states across the nation have implemented a monitoring system
that allows parents to view their child's school food choices and expenses, ABC
News reports.
New Online Tool Offers Estimates of Revenue from Taxes on Soft Drinks
The calculator was developed by the Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. In the past decade, states and localities have begun to consider taxing
sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)-including sodas, sports drinks, sweetened tea,
fruit drinks and punches-in order to generate revenue, reduce consumption of
unhealthy beverages and promote public health. In order to help policy-makers
and the general public understand the potential revenue that could be generated
by such a tax, the Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity has
released a Revenue Calculator for Soft Drink Taxes.
Report Suggests Unsafe Neighborhood Increases Likelihood of Overweight Among Urban Teens
A study published in the online journal Public
Health suggests that adolescents who live in an urban
neighborhood that feels unsafe may be more likely to be overweight, Reuters
reports.
Report Suggests Most Parents Dissatisfied with Availability of Healthy Food Choices at Child's School
In a recent survey by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital,
only one-third of parents gave their children's public schools an "A" grade for
offering healthy food choices, according to AnnArbor.com.
Healthy
Schools Honored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
President
Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation, joined American
Heart Association President Clyde Yancy, M.D., and RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey,
M.D., M.B.A., at the Fourth Annual Healthy Schools Program Forum in New York to
honor 114 schools from across the nation that are
transforming themselves into healthier places for students to learn
and staff to work.
Nearly
one in three children and adolescents in the United States is obese or
overweight. In response to this epidemic, the Alliance for a Healthier
Generation established the Healthy Schools Program to help schools develop and
implement policies and practices to promote healthy eating and increase
physical activity.
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