[dash_header_email.jpg] [dash_top_header.png] Check out these obesity prevention resources! Prevention Agenda Fact Sheets: Mapping Out Chronic Disease Prevention<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=Cijn7bFJ0nCcdbDTLhU1Rg> [DASH-NY]The New York State Prevention Agenda 2013-2017<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=E8DTTVYdfB6dqTouvaDfvA> is the blueprint for state and local action to improve the health of New Yorkers in four priority areas: Healthy Food Procurement, Breastfeeding, Complete Streets and Evidence -Based Interventions. Visit DASH-NY<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=svXRvfHlKbNqiStjVL_4Vw> to read fact sheets that could be used as tools in bringing services and resources into communities that are disproportionately burdened by chronic disease. Check out our blog<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=pJlUMq5WIzR8MMxABmjkHA> for more information about trainings held in the spring that were focused on these four priority areas. ________________________________ <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=eqYFavQqBafwGZoh9yaEPA> YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=9oRl0qdxPdesT9j7nQUciQ> <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=B37JuPKWZ7tk2F5yY0Dwlw> [Final Take Action, Children Joining Hands]The Center for Evaluation and Applied Research<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=6b4qCBMjLSNHR0G_UiIJbw>, at The New York Academy of Medicine<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=FVIzUDc053umaYfQu0TUCA>, pre-post evaluation of the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program (Y-DPP) evaluation reveals that participants of Y-DPP's 16- week group based program,on average, lost over 5 percent of their body weight. ________________________________ Voices for Healthy Kids Releases Toolkit on Shared Use!<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=xbGxPOCg1JLjA_2FlD-13Q> [Voices for HEalthy KIds]Voices for Healthy Kids<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=faHxAI_eFW1y3J048f6SNQ>, a joint initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=T8OBMqQ4uNZBOvoXyTHE5g> and the American Heart Association<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=OaMNMLh8rDrQFgXkZ6C9hA> released a toolkit on shared use liability, Unlock the Doors. The toolkit is designed to assist coalitions and educate communities wanting to promote health by extending access to resources for physical activity. ________________________________ Proximity to Supermarkets Could be Key In Fighting Obesity <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=tmoogBar6k0xOxk3Kl9TFA> [Final Policy Agenda, Strong and Healthy Food Systems]New research <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=fzXA3gB4dTvLMhITsOttmw> reveals that people living near supermarkets choose healthier food and make progress losing weight. 1216 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10029 | 212-822-7261 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [facebook] <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=n-Bv2f1aMscJUtMXMa-Vgg> [twitter] <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=vc1lVDia21NgNWq4bapjwA> www.dashny.org<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=6BPCci7qAENJOYrkU7ZH5Q> | www.dashnyblog.org<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=SHcsoLSITewEnhHrAxcaJA> NYAM (c) 2014 All rights reserved. |[http://www.nyam.org/assets/images/dash-ny/nyamlogo_p.jpg]<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=3mDjRzQ0hWHUGPP3cJXyyA> [dash_footer.png] [powered by Blackbaud]<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=HPNzaY_5PzTaBYa-O-6wVQ> nonprofit software <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=Wj71rqMPxafYZXaQH9avyg>