HEAL NH

09/22/2017

NHHA News Digest - September 22, 2017

08/08/2017

HEAL Community Network Meeting:
· Wednesday, August 16, 2017
· 9:00 am – Noon
· Location: Foundation for Healthy Communities, Room 1

PLEASE RSVP to Beth Gustafson Wheeler by Friday August 11th to bwheeler@healthynh.com

Our guest presentation will be: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Initiatives in NH and what it means for local communities
They will be sharing some very interesting results from two recent projects: NH Dept. of Public Health Services Harvard CHOICES Modeling Study on the impact of a sugar sweetened beverage tax in NH (A CHOICES fact sheet is attached for your referral); and the American Heart Association’s junk food marketing and sugary drinks poll. This will be followed by Melissa and Scot informing us of next steps for the projects and what it means for communities. The AHA has some exciting community engagement work coming up which many of you might be interested in hearing more about.

As always, we will have time for community updates as we revisit the Roses, Buds and Thorns exercise. So be sure to bring a success, something “budding” on the horizon, and a “thorny issue” you have been facing that perhaps your colleagues in this group have a solution for!

Please join us!

07/26/2017

Hospital Days began in 1924 by community volunteers who planned a day to engage the entire community in support of the Hospital. For years, the celebration fell on a weekday and the entire town shut down to participate in events, see the parade and enjoy the activities.

07/19/2017

Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters at the New Hampshire Food Bank is seeking a full-time AmeriCorps member to help make No Kid Hungry a reality.

The Cooking Matters AmeriCorps member will interact with volunteers, meet with community partners, and implement effective hands-on courses teaching families at risk of hunger that healthy cooking can be delicious, enjoyable-and most important-affordable.

For more information or to submit your resume with a motivational statement about why you’d like to work for Cooking Matters, contact Alexis Dwyer at adwyer@nhfoodbank.org.

This position will begin as early as September 1, 2017.

06/29/2017

New London Hospital is looking for volunteers and racers for their triathlon Aug 6. What fun!
http://www.newlondonhospital.org/triathlon/index.php

This year's 34th Annual Hospital Day Triathlon will be held on Sunday, August 6, 2017. The race starts at 9:00am at Bucklin Beach, at beautiful Little Lake Sunapee. Registration begins at 7:15am at the NH Historical Society. The race consists of a 1/4 mile swim, then onto a 5.7 mile bike and finishi...

06/28/2017

The HEAL team has been honored to lead the HEAL Initiative for 9 years. Thanks to all of our supporters, funders, and partners!

http://healnh.org/index.php/newsroom/news/652-a-time-of-change-for-heal-nh

06/27/2017

The American Hospital Association is hosting a webinar titled "Food Insecurity and the Role of Hospitals". Thursday, July 6, 2017, 12:00 - 1:00 PM. The webinar features innovative practices Arkansas Children's Hospital and ProMedica have implemented to identify and reduce the prevalence of food insecurity in the communities they serve. Visit their website to pre-register:
http://www.hpoe.org/resources/webinars/1233

06/26/2017

This Texas hospital has great advice on low-cost healthy menus. Healthy food doesn't have to be expensive!

http://www.parklandhospital.com/phhs/news-and-updates/parkland-experts-offer-advice-for-grocery-shopping-1011.aspx

Healthy meals within reach of most consumers  A nutritious breakfast for $1, dinner for less than $3? No, it’s not a dream. It’s a reality anyone can achieve with just a little education and planning. “There are so many things people can do to spend less money on food and still eat very healthy...

06/23/2017

A new guide from the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust offers hospitals and health systems strategic and evidence-based approaches to reducing food inse...

06/23/2017

Find vacation itineraries, places to go and not-to-miss events happening this summer in New Hampshire.

06/23/2017

This local food hub from Monadnock Menus is breaking down the barriers to accessing local food. Learn more!

http://www.sentinelsource.com/monadnock_table/features/a-local-food-hub-grows-monadnock-menus-providing-the-infrastructure/article_b974d14a-4d16-11e7-8723-3f267c7715b3.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

One hundred years ago, getting local food on peoples’ plates was just what farms did. They delivered milk, bread, cheese, meat and produce to local markets; or people simply grew

06/23/2017

National leaders are spearheading community action to advance health equity. Learn more! June 29 webinar:

http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/features/achieving-health-equity.html?rid=hcSg_BFRR8C3xUpHfM_szJPXLCSFxN1e&et_cid=916804

In a Culture of Health, everyone has the opportunity to live a healthier life, no matter who we are, where we live, or how much money we make. Learn why health equity matters and what you can do to help ensure we all have the basics to be healthy.

06/22/2017

Task Force recommends screening all kids 6+ for obesity:

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-childhood-obesity-screening-20170620-htmlstory.html

Doctors should screen for obesity in children and teens 6 years and older and refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions help them lose weight, an expert panel says.

06/21/2017

Thanks NH Food Alliance for the congratulations!

HEAL works with its partners to inspire, advance and support policies, environmental changes and practices that promote healthy places and quality of life for all people in New Hampshire.

06/21/2017

Riding to ride!

Even bikers love to bike the Derry Rail Trail!

06/20/2017

Save the date - NH Food Alliance Summer Gathering - August 4th, Fresh Start Farms, Dunbarton
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-network-gathering-ice-cream-tickets-35406842820

Join us for our summer Network Gathering at Fresh Start Farms in Dunbarton, NH which is part of a cooperative CSA program. We'll tour their farm and hear from the farmers and Mukhtar Idhow, Exectuve Director of the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS). After the tour, we'll have tim...

06/19/2017

Our summer newsletter is out - featuring healthy news from around
http://conta.cc/2sxAcRR

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.

06/16/2017

Attention colleges and universities! RWJF is looking for information form you - What are you doing that is helping to build a Culture of Health on your campuses and in your community? Plymouth State University Keene State College UNH Manchester Rivier University Southern New Hampshire University Dartmouth Franklin Pierce University Colby-Sawyer College

http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2017/colleges-and-universities-as-partners-in-building-a-culture-of-health-on-campus-and-in-communities.html?rid=hcSg_BFRR8C3xUpHfM_szJPXLCSFxN1e&et_cid=910860

RWJF seeks information from colleges, universities, multi-campus systems and higher education networks/associations in the United States that are helping to build a Culture of Health on their campuses and in their communities.