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"We used to just order pizzas for everyone. Now, people can choose salads or fruits instead... Water was added to the on-site vending machine."
-Barbara Leatherman
Controller at Hamshaw Lumber - speaking to meal options during the lumber yard's annual four-day anniversary sale
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 Join us for Walk NH Week 2013.You can schedule a walk with your school, senior center, health facility, business, park and recreation department, etc. to be a part of this statewide effort to encourage people to make walking part of their daily lifestyle. To Kick-off Walk NH Week there will be a "Granite Walk of Ages" on Friday, May 31st at White Park in Concord. This walk is in partnership with the Governor's Council on Physical Activity and Health and the NH Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Click here for more information. |
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Photo by Samantha Allen, Nashua Telegraph. Members of Positive Street Art help paint the back of Eddie's Auto and gas station along the Rail Trail near Ash Street during Nashua's Big Day of Serving.
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Volunteers beautify
Nashua
neighborhoods on Big Day of Serving
Across the city of Nashua, dozens of youth and local church volunteers crowded around the Police Athletic League building to revitalize and beautify the area during The Big Day of Serving national event. The beautification of the Ledge Street neighborhood was made possible through a HEAL Community Grant.
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Union Leader - HENNIKER - Getting kids, parents, teachers and staff out into the spring sunshine to enjoy some fresh air and exercise is the goal behind the Henniker Community School's Walk to School Fridays. The walks were started by the Safe Routes to School Committee, which is committed to improving the infrastructure within the town of Henniker
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Last summer, there were 40 work sites on the pledge sheet to become healthier. Today, there are nearly 70. The pledge all of these Cheshire County companies and organizations made starting in the spring of 2012 was to be "organizational champions" as part of the Vision 2020 initiative launched by Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene to be the healthiest community in the nation by the year 2020.
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NH Schools take the Healthier US  School Challenge
Last year, the USDA released updated criteria for the Healthier US School Challenge to encourage schools to exceed new school meal nutrition standards and promote more opportunities for nutritious food choices, physical activity, and a culture of wellness. To date, 27 schools in New Hampshire have received HUSSC awards, with three schools in the Nashua School District receiving silver awards. For complete list, go to: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/HealthierUS/NewHampshire.html
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Click here for additional news on the HEAL NH Website
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 The New Hampshire Kids Count Cities Data Book was released on April 25th by the Children's Alliance of NH. The book, which focuses on 14 cities and towns across the state, features 24 unique indicators of child well-being that help interpret information on New Hampshire's children and youth.
KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to document the condition of children and families and to highlight the most promising ways of helping kids grow up to be healthy, productive adults.
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