NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids
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Strategies for a Healthy Community Courtney Price, Project Manager, New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity carries a huge price tag: Up to $14 billion per year to treat kids nationwide New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity Our Focus Areas Newark New Brunswick Trenton Camden Vineland 1. School Wellness 2. Food Access 3. Healthcare sector Newark Strategies • Schools Collaborate with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to strengthen school wellness councils and implement school district’s wellness policy • Food Access Improve access to healthy, affordable and culturallyappropriate food options by implementing a healthy corner store initiative. • Healthcare Sector Collaborate with the AAP & PCORE to implement the use of the Let’s Move! In the Clinic toolkit in the offices of five pediatric healthcare practitioners. New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity …Laws, Ordinances Policy Changes …creating places to play, more supermarkets Environment Behavior Changes …more physical activity, better eating habits Reduction in Obesity …HEALTHIER KIDS New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity HOW WILL WE DEFINE SUCCESS IN NEWARK New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity ? Training Newark’s Healthcare Providers… New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity Collaborations… New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity Greater Access to Healthy Food New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids Communities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
