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 DASH-NY
workgroups address the many facets surrounding obesity prevention, with a focus on reducing the burden of obesity and chronic disease in our most disparate communities. By participating in workgroups, members help to shape the development of DASH-NY's strategies
for reducing obesity, creating healthier places, and implementing obesity prevention initiatives. DASH-NY convenes five topical workgroups that meet via conference call.
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Active Communities
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Clinical and Community Linkages
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Economic and Community Development
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Food Policy
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Healthy Schools and Child Care
Join a DASH-NY work group and help promote the benefits of good health and economic vitality in your community. Visit our
website
to learn more about each workgroup and how to join!
Check our blog post for the next work group call schedule and highlights from past calls!
 The
2014 State Indicator report on Physical Activity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declares that today 54.5 % of youth in the U.S have access to parks or playground areas, recreation centers, community centers, walking paths
or sidewalks.
Free Webinar!
Growing and Funding Equitable Food Hubs: A Strategy
for Improving Access to Healthy Food.
Organized by
PolicyLink,
The Reinvestment Fund, and
The Food Trust, this
webinar will explore the experiences of three organizations involved in creating equitable food hubs in California, North Carolina, and the Delaware Valley region. Presenters will highlight how their food hub operations are shaping a more equitable
and inclusive food system that values not only healthy food access but also quality jobs, local economic growth, small business development,sustainable agriculture and farmers.
Thursday, August 14, 2014- 11:00am Central/ 2:00pm Eastern
Register Now!
Funding Opportunity
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in Local Health Departments
(LHDs)
Through support from the CDC’s Healthy Community Design Initiative, the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) is supporting a competitive funding opportunity for HIAs spearheaded by LHDs. Approximately three awards of $15,000
each will be awarded to LHDs to engage in activities that will lead to the completion of a HIA focusing on transportation, land use, parks and recreation, community design, or energy. An informational call about the RFA will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2014
from 1:00 - 2:00 EDT. The call will be recorded and posted to the web site listed above afterwards. Please register for the call
here.
Important Date:
The Application Deadline is due August 22, 2014
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