New Jersey Partnership for Healthy KidsCommunities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Strategies for a Healthy CommunityCourtney Price, Project Manager, New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids
New Jersey Partnership for Healthy KidsCommunities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity carries a huge price tag: Up to $14 billion per year to treat kids
nationwide
Our Focus Areas
1. School Wellness
2. Food Access
3. Healthcare sector
Vineland
Camden
Trenton
New Brunswick
Newark
New Jersey Partnership for Healthy KidsCommunities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
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 culturally-appropriate 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 KidsCommunities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
…Laws, Ordinances
…creating places to play, more supermarkets
…more physical activity, better eating habits
…HEALTHIER KIDS
New Jersey Partnership for Healthy KidsCommunities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
HOW WILL WE DEFINE SUCCESS IN NEWARK ?
New Jersey Partnership for Healthy KidsCommunities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Training Newark’s Healthcare Providers…
New Jersey Partnership for Healthy KidsCommunities Making a Difference to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Collaborations…