Event:
4th Annual Nutrition Summit Presents:
Child Obesity and Diabetes Forum
Public Enemy #1: Corn Syrup
Monday, October 19th, 8-1pm
Twin lakes Church
2701 Cabrillo College Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
Followed by the first ever Second Harvest Resource and Nutrition Fair!
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Cost Savings and Cost-effectiveness of Clinical Preventive Care Webinar
In
the United States, medical advances have reduced the prevalence of many
acute conditions and increased life expectancy. As a result, chronic
disease has become the dominant source of mortality and is driven by
risk factors that are largely preventable. Preventive care has the
potential to control risk factors, thereby reducing the prevalence of
costly chronic conditions.
With
the percentage of gross domestic product spent on health care tripling
from 1960 to 2006, policy-makers are looking at preventive care as a
way to slow the rate of growth in health spending. A new report from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Synthesis Project
provides policy-makers with a framework for evaluating
cost-effectiveness studies and investigates the economic evidence for
investing in preventive care.
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern)
For more information click here.
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Opportunity:
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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