The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is looking for young people from all across the country with unique experiences and opinions to shape the programs of our Kids' Movement Applicants must be between the ages of 8-17 years old when membership begins July 16, 2009 and live in the United States, including US Territories. To learn more and apply, visit www.empowerme2b.org
 
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation's empowerME campaign is inspiring more than one million kids to make healthy behavior changes and become advocates and leaders for healthy eating and physical activity. The Alliance has taken youth activism one step further. In 2008, Alliance for Healthier Generation formed their  inaugural Youth Advisory Board comprised of a broad range of energetic, well spoken and passionate kids from coast to coast who truly make a difference in their communities.  
*         Nominees must be between the ages of 8-17 by July 16, 2009 and live in the United States.
 
When you identify a stellar young person, invite them to complete an on-line application at www.empowerme2b.org  If the young person does not have access to a computer or the internet, a hard copy application can be obtained by contacting us at:empowerme@healthiergeneration.org

 
Applications must be completed and received by 5p Eastern Time Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

 

 

 

There will be two information sessions held at the Market about the RFEI. The first on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM and the second on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 4:00 PM.

RFEI is due on April 30 : Apply Here

 

 

 

"Our survey of more than 600 Harlem English and Spanish-speaking community members," says Alwyn T. Cohall, MD, Director of the Harlem Health Promotion Center (HHPC), "showed that respondents who used the Internet found that online information profoundly affected their health-related attitudes and behaviors."

A site for everyone! GetHealthyHarlem.org will also serve as a clearinghouse and portal for Harlem health information, allowing the entire community to make use of the site in its efforts to build Harlem's growing health movement. Social networking components of the site promote community sharing and connection around health by allowing users to blog, post their personal or organizational profiles and events on a community calendar and join discussion groups. 

CHECK IT OUT HERE: www.gethealthyharlem.org

 

 

 

 

A working conference celebrating 100 years of the Program in Nutrition

PLEASE NOTE: ALL NEW YORK CITY FOOD AND FITNESS PARTNERSHIP MEMBERS CAN REGISTER FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBER RATE OF $60, $35 OFF THE REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE

Teachers College Columbia University
Broadway between 120th and 121st Street
Saturday, April 4, 2009 8:00am - 5:00pm

 

Come to this exciting day of visions for a new and hopeful future in food and activity. The day kicks off with Hon. Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, discussing his groundbreaking food policy proposals for New York City, titled Food in the Public Interest. Dr. Joan Gussow follows with provocative ideas how the nutrients-based approach to the American diet has failed and why we support Hon. Stringer's recommendations for a local food shed. Dr. Isobel Contento examines how food and activity education can be designed to facilitate healthful individual choices, as well as to create supportive environments and policy. Dr. James Sallis shares his many programs that promote active living in schools and communities. A variety of other speakers will present innovative models for restoring balance within ourselves, our communities, and our world.

 

This conference is for you if you work in communities, food justice and advocacy, food service, hospitals, schools, universities, public health agencies, government, and private practice, or if you are a student. This will be a great opportunity to network with like-minded individuals. 
 
For details and registration: www.tc.edu/balance

 

We look forward to seeing you on April 4th!

 

 

 

Obesity Prevention is a public health concern. Managing overweight and obesity is critical to the prevention of disease and promotion of good health. After attending this conference, participants will be able to:
1) Gain perspective on "what we know" and "don't know" about eating patterns associated with childhood obesity when creating nutrition standards for children;
2) Identify school-based efforts to improve access to breakfast & physical activity and decrease childhood obesity in NYC-area communities;
3) Describe the scientific & economic principles of organic farming and provide tips on how to educate clients on the perceived risks & benefits of organic products; and
4) Identify the cognitive and physical benefits of exercise and develop a Fitness Aptitude test for children and adolescents.

 

For more information...
Contact: Melissa Pflugh MS, RD
E-Mail: melissa.pflugh@gmail.com

 

REGISTRATION:
Registration & payment must be received by April 17, 2009.
Registration Fee includes morning beverage service, lunch and all conference materials.
  $70.00 - Member
  $40.00 - Member (Student)
  $70.00 - Non-Member
  $40.00 - Non-Member (Student)

 

Register Here:  http://www.gnyda.org/public/registeronline.aspx?id=129

 

This conference is brought to you by: Greater New York Dietetic Association-Pediatric Special Interest Group; Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC; Action for Healthy Kids-NYC; American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc.; and Teachers College Columbia University, Program in Nutrition.

All proceeds from this conference will be donated to Action for Healthy Kids - NY.

 

Please Visit the GNYDA Calendar of Events for more information: http://www.gnyda.org/Public/Events.aspx

 

 

 

Background:
The Brooklyn Food and Fitness Task Force is a coalition of community residents and organizations working in North and Central Brooklyn to improve community health by enhancing the nutrition and physical activity environment.  The Brooklyn Food and Fitness Task Force is made up of representatives  of community-based organizations, city government agencies, medical centers, community gardens, and schools in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Bushwick, and East New York.
 
Expos:
This summer, the Brooklyn Food and Fitness Task Force will host outdoor healthy food and fitness expos to promote healthy eating and exercise programs in the community.  The goal of the events is to:
·        Advertise existing fitness and nutrition programs and increase enrollment
·        Offer free, outdoor fitness classes to introduce residents to great local programs
·        Provide venue for health programs and healthy businesses to advertise
·        Promote local farmers markets and community gardens
·        Provide tastings and information on where to buy healthier foods
·        Promote neighborhood walking groups
·        Host fun, family-friendly events in neighborhood parks and outdoor spaces.
 
The events will take place on Saturdays or Sundays from late-June to late-July.  We are working to identify parks and other outdoor public spaces to host the events.   
 
Partners:
The Brooklyn Food and Fitness Task Force is looking for partners to assist in the planning of the Outdoor Healthy Food and Fitness Expos.  If you are a local Parks and Recreation staff person, a school teacher or principal, a block association president, an after school program, or a health or wellness-oriented business, there are many ways for you to get involved in the planning or activities for these events.
 
We are looking for sites to host the events, programs to conduct outdoor fitness classes, community gardens to host visitors, organizations and businesses to set up information tables, and other volunteers to help advertise the events.   
 
If you would like to get involved or would like more information, please contact Kim Bylander at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Brooklyn District Public Health Office at (646) 253-5728 or kbylande@health.nyc.gov.

 

 

 

Food issues hit home for all of Brooklyn-from school lunches or the rise in diabetes, escalating food costs, immigration or farmers markets, local food challenges and delights, food touches us all. Come join us to learn from experts and our neighbors about all the ways our Food System affects us and how you can get involved.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Park Slope Food Coop, World Hunger Year, Brooklyn Rescue Mission, Caribbean Women's Health Association, and Brooklyn's Bounty.

Start the day with a New Orleans-style parade featuring massive puppets! Then participate in workshops, food demos, and kids' activities, and enjoy lunch, dinner, and a dance. The conference will be FREE to all participants.

Meet well-known activists and writers like Dan Barber, executive chef and owner of Blue Hill Restaurant, Anna Lappé,  author of Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, Raj Patel author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System and LaDonna Redmond, head of the Institute of Community Resource Development in Chicago.

Partners include over 50 organizations, including Just Food, CAMBA, Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, Center for the Urban Environment, Children's Aid Society, Garden of Union, Grassroots Netroots Alliance, New York Coalition Against Hunger, East New York Farms, Restaurant Opportunity Center, United Food and Commercial Workers.

We welcome donations from individuals and funding from foundations and food companies.

 

 

 

Calling all middle school and high school step teams ages 12-18 to the NY Daily News 4th annual youth step tournament Hosted by Dr.Bobby Lee of WBLS
 
Where: At the Historical boys and Girls HS

1700 Fulton street Brooklyn NY
When: Doors Open at 1pm
Showtime is 3pm
Free admission

For more information please contact Brock Harris at 917-939-6503 or email brockstarr1@aol.com
 
visit the event webssite:  www.youthstepUSA.com

 
 

Active living Research and Healthy Eating Call for Proposals: 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has posted a call for proposals (CFP) in the Childhood Obesity program area. Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research are national programs of RWJF that support research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, promoting healthy eating and preventing obesity. The overall aim of both of these programs is to provide key decision- and policy-makers with evidence to guide effective action to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.

The objective of this CFP is to support time-sensitive, opportunistic studies to evaluate changes in policies or environments with the potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity, including African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian-American and Pacific Islander children (ages 3 to 18) who live in low-income communities or communities with limited access to affordable healthy foods and/or safe opportunities for physical activity. Research studies may focus on one or both sides of the energy balance equation ? on physical activity (including sedentary behavior), healthy eating or both. Studies funded under this CFP are expected to advance RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

 

Two types of studies are eligible for rapid-response funding under this CFP:
1. Opportunistic evaluations of imminent changes in policies or environments (i.e., "natural experiments").
2. Studies that can inform an ongoing or upcoming policy debate (e.g. small experimental studies, secondary data analyses, cost-effectiveness analyses, health impact assessments, simulations of policy effects or macro-level policy analyses).

Up to $1.675 million total will be awarded for rapid-response research grants, with the majority of funds in this CFP focused on physical activity studies.
The maximum amount for a single grant is $150,000, with a maximum funding period of 12 months.

 

Visit the Active Living Research or Healthy Eating Research Web sites for more details about this CFP and information on how to apply, at http://www.activelivingresearch.org  or http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org/

 

 

 

 

 

The deadline for entering your idea as part of the online, open-source competition "Designing for Better Health" is only a week away-April 1, 2009.
Earlier this year, RWJF's Pioneer Portfolio and Ashoka's Changemakers launched a global search for individuals and institutions who help people make better decisions regarding their health and the health of others.
What can often make the difference in the health-related options we choose are the nudges we get. Nudges are innovative little pushes that can help us make better choices. They entail an individual or institution intentionally creating a choice environment that makes it easier for people to make decisions that can improve their health.
"Designing for Better Health" is the fourth in a series of global, online competitions co-sponsored by the Pioneer Portfolio and Changemakers. Changemakers' unique competition platform provides a dynamic and participatory means for the Pioneer Portfolio to engage innovators across many disciplines.
View details on the competition.
We hope you'll participate in this competition by submitting your entry, nominating the promising vision of another social entrepreneur, sharing your thoughts and perspectives on the topic of designing for better health choices and/or reviewing and responding to ideas that are posted. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO