HEAL Champions
At the 2011 Annual Conference, we wanted to acknowledge all of the Healthy Eating and Active Living accomplishments across the state of New Hampshire; in addition to all of the inspiring goals and visions we have for future projects. We asked all participants to write on a post-it note and place it in the front of the room on a New Hampshire map. Here's what came out of that activity
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Best Practices in New Hampshire
Completed or In-Progress HEAL Accomplishments
Lakes Region HEAL
- HEAL Mural on WOW Trail
- Lakes Region web based activity guide
- Movement Breaks in some Laconia Elementary School classrooms
- Motivational Interviewing training at provider practices
- Distribution of 5-2-1-0 all over community and in provider practices for their patients
- Free fruit day for all Laconia students at school
Lower Grafton / Sullivan County
- RPC Conducting food mapping and policy audits. Results TBD - intended to impact long-term development
North Conway, NH
- Established a farm to table standard. Offering organic, locally grown food through the collaboration between local farms and restaurants
Future Goals
- UNH is working on a statewide project now on mapping by state, county, city.
- Nutrition Education available in NH elementary schools to teach children the relationship between food and good health to fight childhood obesity
- Bedford: Winter farmers market, place hiking trails on the town website.
- To add 5 NEW restaurants in the Turn a New Leaf Program in Cheshire County by fall 2012
- ELFS Plymouth capture funding for a garden coordinator and mechanisms for perpetual support.
- Laconia: Movement Breaks in ALL Laconia classrooms
- Laconia: Gardens in daycare and schools
