Sentences with phrase «healthy changes in your community»

Michael Chaney, founder of Project Sweetie Pie, an urban farming movement based in Northern Minnesota to seed healthy changes in the community.

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The metro areas and counties that scored high in the rankings started to make change some years ago to get their residents thinking more about healthy lifestyles: bike paths, community gardens and nutrition programs, Lynch said.

There is a need for a massive re-think about how we build community, rural and urban communities that are resilient, healthy and work towards strengthening self - reliance in the face of climate change.

Community is vital to a healthy and vital Christian faith, for only in the presence of others do we learn, grow, change and bloom.

Making it a point to include such small steps while also pursuing bigger changes, like community recycling centers, can make a huge difference in ensuring the Earth stays healthy for generations to come.

As numerous cities make energy choices to tackle climate change, so too should municipalities invest in farm - to - hospital and farm - to - school programs that deliver healthier food and strengthen rural communities while emitting fewer greenhouse gases.

With community support, we eliminated high - fructose drinks from school vending machines and banned sweets from classroom parties (a hard swallow for those drinking the same sugary punch as Cookie Crusader Sarah Palin); changed the tuition - based preschool food offerings to allergy - free, healthful choices; successfully lobbied for a salad bar and then taught kids how to use it; enlisted Gourmet Gorilla, a small independent company, to provide affordable, healthy, locally sourced, organic snacks after - school and boxed lunches; built a teaching kitchen to house an afterschool cooking program; and convinced teachers to give - up a union - mandated planning period in order to supervise daily outdoor recess.

Prompted by the lack of convenient healthful snack options available on - the - go for their two competitive - soccer - playing young boys, the Van Lentes knew they had to be the change they wanted to see in their community, so they became franchisees of HUMAN Healthy Vending.

Stakeholders» input was integrated into development of A Healthy Start for Minnesota Children: Supporting Opportunities for Life - Long Health, a theory of change that depicts how public understanding, health in all policies, and community innovation lead to 1) safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments and 2) social and economic security, which in turn will help the state achieve its ultimate outcome — that every Minnesota child, prenatal to age three years, will thrive in their family and community and achieve their full potential regardless of their race, where they live, or their family's income.

Still, as I've seen in other countries, healthy school meals have to be part of a wholesale cultural shift in schools and communities for the changes to have a wide - ranging impact.

The acronym stands for «Parents Educators & Advocates Connection for Healthy School Food,» and the site is designed «to provide a roadmap for parents and others wanting to get started making changes in their own communities, as well as steering them away from common myths and misunderstandings that can waste their time and energy.»

Alvord Unified School District — Pamela Lambert Innovation: Systems Change by Cultivating Community In order to create a culture supportive of healthy food and lifestyles, Pamela Lambert designed events that brought the community together around health and wellness — arranging walks with the mayor, parents, and students and a health fair in the guise of a day at an indoor trampolCommunity In order to create a culture supportive of healthy food and lifestyles, Pamela Lambert designed events that brought the community together around health and wellness — arranging walks with the mayor, parents, and students and a health fair in the guise of a day at an indoor trampoline parIn order to create a culture supportive of healthy food and lifestyles, Pamela Lambert designed events that brought the community together around health and wellness — arranging walks with the mayor, parents, and students and a health fair in the guise of a day at an indoor trampolcommunity together around health and wellness — arranging walks with the mayor, parents, and students and a health fair in the guise of a day at an indoor trampoline parin the guise of a day at an indoor trampoline park.

Sessions after lunch will center on narratives for change and will include breakout discussions on helping seniors live healthy, independent lives; helping immigrants and refugees thrive in their new community; and helping children and families escape poverty, among other topics.

Joao Batista, PhD student and first author of this study, explains: «We observed that this feature is due to changes in the composition of the community of bacteria in the intestine, which is more similar across individuals with a healthy immune system, and is quite diverse in animals with an immune compromised system.»

We orient our work around the belief that educators are leaders in creating change in schools and communities toward a healthier and more just world.

Whilst we have seen change for some pupils across some schools, all too often, if you grow up in a low - income community in the UK you are still less likely to do well at school, find a decent job and lead a happy, healthy life.»

empowering people to make change in their communities, by enshrining the constitutional right of all Canadians to live in a healthy environment.

This unprecedented change in shark populations significantly threatens the sensitive balance required for healthy marine ecosystems, thus endangering the fisheries and economic livelihoods of fishing communities around the world.

Northwest Earth Institute is excited to announce our nominees for The Change for Good Award, which will be given to an organization who in their own right has integrated sustainability principles into the core of their operations and, working in partnership with NWEI, has helped make our surrounding community a healthier, more sustainable place to live.

Of all the changes that may flow from this Inquiry, my hope is that this will be the lasting legacy — provision of universally available, community - based early interventions that will not only support healthy development of children and their families, but in doing so, will also reduce the future demand for services provided through the child welfare system.

Identified and developed community leaders to promote and support building healthy, mixed - income residential communities; resulting in increased capacity for social change.

Additionally, you will: * Lead with Heart — display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team * Motivate, inspire and develop your Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues» strengths, address development opportunities and decrease knowledge gaps * Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy * Successfully implement those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals * Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting * Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others and deliver better outcomes * Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment * Facilitate a «team» culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm and pride * Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors * The above represents a summary of the functions of a Pharmacy Manager.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Developed proficiencies with medical technology, supplies, and pharmaceuticals over 14 years of nursing Knowledgeable regarding the challenges facing medical professionals across a wide range of disciplines Supported general surgeons as well as surgeons specializing in neurosurgery, transplants, pediatrics, etc.. Built and strengthened long term relationships with physicians, hospital leaders, and community figures Led nursing teams in 13 intensive / critical care units ensuring effective and efficient patient care Monitored, recorded, and reported patient condition to physicians Provided critical care surgical support, wound care, and administered medications Dealt with AMI, septic shock, DKA, and CHF Educated patients and families in healthy diets and exercise Assisted in admission, transfer, discharge, and documentation of patients Managed medical supplies, equipment, and medications ensuring adequate and functioning materials Proven ability to adapt medical knowledge and people skills in fast paced, ever changing environments Performed all duties in a positive, professional, and timely manner

Its mission is to promote healthy child development in children with teenage mothers and to provide community support for young single mothers and Baby Boomers for Balanced Health Care which describes its mission as follows: This group of citizen Baby Boomers believes that out - of - control health care spending will bankrupt our country unless we all take responsibility for changing how we think about and use health care.

MFFN's vision is that healthy communities, healthy families, and healthy fathers each play an integral role in achievement of the others, and that these relationships should be promoted through informed practice, public policy, and system change.

Most health professionals agree that to systematically reduce obesity in Australian Aboriginal communities, reform is needed and must include structural and regulatory changes to improve availability, affordability, accessibility and promotion of healthy food.

Stakeholders» input was integrated into development of A Healthy Start for Minnesota Children: Supporting Opportunities for Life - Long Health, a theory of change that depicts how public understanding, health in all policies, and community innovation lead to 1) safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments and 2) social and economic security, which in turn will help the state achieve its ultimate outcome — that every Minnesota child, prenatal to age three years, will thrive in their family and community and achieve their full potential regardless of their race, where they live, or their family's income.

The fourth and final step requires a change in approach by the bureaucracy from a system that predominantly meets the policy aspirations of government to a system that is accountable to the achievement of healthy Indigenous communities through sustainable development and self determination.

The session will outline ASCD's Whole Child Initiative efforts to change the conversation about education and move from a vision for educating the whole child to action that results in successful, well - rounded young people, ensuring that each child, in each school, in each community — and in each country — is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

Family - based therapy is a powerful model for change, one that helps people cope with major life challenges and transforms how we live our lives, resulting in healthier communities and societies

As the political and community landscape around Indigenous communities changes, young Indigenous people are seeking appropriate support to continue in the struggle for healthy, strong and free Indigenous communities.

Our goals include increasing the perception of harm of underage use of alcohol and substance abuse, establishing lasting healthy behaviors, and providing access to education, training, and opportunities for youth to create social change in their communities.

Community dietary patterns were found to respond directly to improved stock management and food supply, 5,6 and multistrategy, community - directed nutrition programs in some remote communities resulted in marked and sustained improvements in anthropometrical, biochemical and haematological risk factors for chronic disease.7, 8 Knowledge gained from such studies has broadened the focus of Indigenous nutrition initiatives to include the «supply side» (improving food quality and access to healthy food in remote communities) as well as the «demand side» (promoting nutrition through behaviourCommunity dietary patterns were found to respond directly to improved stock management and food supply, 5,6 and multistrategy, community - directed nutrition programs in some remote communities resulted in marked and sustained improvements in anthropometrical, biochemical and haematological risk factors for chronic disease.7, 8 Knowledge gained from such studies has broadened the focus of Indigenous nutrition initiatives to include the «supply side» (improving food quality and access to healthy food in remote communities) as well as the «demand side» (promoting nutrition through behaviourcommunity - directed nutrition programs in some remote communities resulted in marked and sustained improvements in anthropometrical, biochemical and haematological risk factors for chronic disease.7, 8 Knowledge gained from such studies has broadened the focus of Indigenous nutrition initiatives to include the «supply side» (improving food quality and access to healthy food in remote communities) as well as the «demand side» (promoting nutrition through behaviour change).