HEAL News: Celebrating Success of our Round 1 Grantees

January 2013 Newsletter

In This Issue

Resource of the Month: NH Municipal Survey 2011

HEAL Excellence in Education Award Applications Available

HEAL Community Partnerships Celebrate Success

Round 1 Grantee Project Reports

New Grant Helps Manchester Embark on Road to Better Health

Five Year SCORP Plan Released

Resource of the Month

NH Municipal Survey 2011

Obesity Prevention Program report summarizes the findings of a 2011 study of NH city and town HEAL policies.

This resource is 3rd down on the list when you follow the link above.

Winter Farmers Markets

Click here to download the 2012-2013 list of winter farmers markets registered with the NH Farmers Market Association

Partner Spotlight:

NH Children in Nature

The New Hampshire Children in Nature Coalition recently released a report, endorsed by Dr. Susan Lynch, outlining seven goals, starting with getting kids outside to enjoy the great outdoors.

Click here to download the report

Join our social community for daily HEAL NH updates and resources.

"Every conversation you have adds up to something. You'll get little nuggets of info from random conversations. Use them down the road to connect relationships."

-Kristen Coats from Upper Valley HEAL offers advice to the audience at the HEAL Grantee Round 1 Celebration

In The News...

HEAL Excellence in Education Award Applications Available

The 2013 Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) school "ED"ies award application is now available.

The winning school will receive a $500 prize to support its work promoting healthy eating and active living for students and staff and recognition at the NH Excellence Awards (The "ED"ies) 20th Annual Gala Awards Dinner on June 8, 2013.

The HEAL "ED"ies recognizes an outstanding school in New Hampshire that is creating a healthier environment that supports healthy eating and physical activity and is achieving positive results for students and staff.

Applications are due February 15, 2013.

Continue Reading to download application...

HEAL Community Partnerships Share Inspirational Stories and Celebrate Their Successes

Beth Gustafson Wheeler, Director of Community Health at the Foundation for Healthy Communities welcomes the audience and gives an overview of the Round 1 journey

HEAL grantees and supporters gathered for a celebration of NH HEAL's first round of grant communities. The day was a testament to the outstanding work accomplished by these communities as they demonstrated the transformation HEAL work can make in the communities and organizations with whom they worked.

Round 1 Grantee Project Reports

Visit the HEAL website to download a report from each of the four Round 1 Grantee projects:

Greater Franklin HEAL
Cheshire County HEAL
Lakes Region HEAL
Upper Valley HEAL

Click here for additional news on the HEAL NH Website

Manchester Healthy Corner Stores

Manchester Healthy Corner Stores

"It's really been a community effort to expand access to fresh fruits and vegetables in our center city"

-Tim Soucy, Public Health Director with the City of Manchester discusses how the Manchester Healthy Corner Stores Program is bringing healthy eating choices and nutritional information to local grocery stores throughout the Queen City. Learn more...

Eighteen Communities Including Manchester, NH Embark on Road to Better Health

New Grant Provides a Range of Social Supports to Children and Families in Manchester, New Hampshire

A new Roadmaps to Health Community Grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will fund a project in Manchester, New Hampshire that will expand the focus of three public schools from educating students to hosting other organizations that will provide a range of social supports to children and families in those communities.

Five Year Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Released

The New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) has released the 2013-2018 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The SCORP provides the outdoor recreation community with a proactive framework based on a strategic vision, current data, and public input, and offers recommended Priorities, Goals, and Actions.

Happy New Year! We hope you enjoy our newsletter and find it a helpful resource. Help us spread the word by this newsletter to colleagues who might be interested in learning about HEAL strategies and sharing information.

Thank you for your partnership and continued support.

Sincerely,

Terry Johnson, Director

Healthy Eating Active Living NH

www.healnh.org

tjohnson@healthynh.com

125 Airport Rd.

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

603.415.4273

About HEAL

HEAL envisions a New Hampshire where all residents enjoy health and quality of life through healthy eating and active living.

Our core mission is to work in collaboration with our partners to inspire, advance and support policies, systems and environmental changes to promote healthy people in healthy places throughout New Hampshire.

HEAL started in 2008 and is led by the Foundation for Healthy Communities, a non-profit New Hampshire organization focused on improving health and health care through innovative partnerships.

HEAL Funders

Funding is provided by the HNH Foundation, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, Endowment for Health, NH Charitable Foundation, NH Department of Health and Human Services, and Convergence Partnership Fund of Tides Foundation.