The Community Heart Health Coalition of Ulster County chairs The Healthy after School Snack Food Committee. We are pleased that the County Executive Mike Hein and the Ulster County Health Department have recognized the Healthy Snack Food Guidelines generated by our committee as a model for Ulster County after School programs to use as a way of helping children consume healthier snack foods. A press conference was held at Mac Park on March 26, 2012 to announce this initiative. Mac Park is the first after school program in Ulster County to announce their intentions to implement the guidelines which are based on the Choose Sensibly Guidelines developed by the New York State Nutrition Association.
Take the Healthy After School Snack Food Challenge
You be the Judge. Download
the policies and take the Snack Food Challenge. Take an
individually packaged snack food and see which policy is most
useable for determining whether or not a food is in compliance
with the policy.
Policy #1 is the one we created and are urging the Kingston
City School Board’s Health and Wellness Committee to
recommend for passage.
Policy #2 is the one currently on the books at the school
“ So what do you think ? If you want to add your name
to the list of people advocating for Policy #1 – please
email us at laurie.mozian@hahv.org
The Community Heart Health Coalition
of Ulster County was formed to promote heart disease
prevention through physical activity and nutrition initiatives.
Select from the menu on the left to visit our various
projects.
Here are a group of volunteers reclaiming an abandoned
piece of the rail trail and making it walkable and
user friendly for people with disabilities. This project
was made possible with funds from The Community Heart
Health Coalition of Ulster County, the direction and
coordination of Kingston Parks and Recreation and
the help of volunteers.
As members of the coalition we are looking to increase
the opportunities for our neighbors to choose healthier
lifestyles through food selection and fitness opportunities.
As a community, working together we can combine resources
to create programs and events, as well as supporting physical
activity training and health education efforts.
American Heart Association
Award Left to right: Kathryn
Puglisi, Cathy Racicot, June Strand, Ed McCormick-
Div. Board Chair, Laurie Mozian
We welcome the support, cooperation and volunteer efforts
of all. To support or volunteer, contact the following
current members.
Red Dress Day for Healthy
Hearts Left to right Top Row- June Strand, Pat Smith,
Laurie Mozian, Nancy Treumann, Marge Gagnon, Carole
Roberts, Kevin Gilfeather. Seated: Stacy Kraft, Cathy
Racicot
Phone (845) 905-2121