Healthy Steps News

Congratulations to the Buffalo participants of the Healthy Steps Challenge!

First Place Winners:
North Park Middle Academy #66 Team 201
Build Academy Team 214
Build Academy Team 211

Honorable Mentions:
Build Academy Team 213
Build Academy Team 205
Build Academy Team 216
Build Academy Team 217
North Park Middle Academy Team 8-1
North Park Middle Academy Team 7-2
North Park Middle Academy Team 202

Photos from the Winners Lunch

Photos from the March 9th Kick Off Expo.

First Lady Michelle  Paige Paterson visits the Buffalo City School District to promote her wellness iniative. See more photos at the Buffalo School district website.

	During a visit to Waterfront Elementary School, the First Lady toured the school and learned more about the Healthier Options for Public Schoolchildren (HOPS) program. The program, created by Agatston Research Foundation and implemented in 12 Buffalo schools, compliments First Lady Paterson’s efforts to curb childhood obesity.
	First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson spoke at a Sheehan Health Hospital forum.

Events Calendar

February 25th 2009: Sugarless Wednesday in New York State

Studies have found that an increase in sweetened food and beverage consumption is associated with increased weight gain and obesity. It is also linked to higher rates of many preventable illnesses including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, acute asthma events and hypertension. Reducing consumption of sweetened foods and beverages has been shown to improve oral health and overall body health. 

March 9th 2009: Healthy Steps Kick Off

Southside Elementary # 93

430 Southside Parkway

Buffalo, NY 14210

8:30 AM

Participating Schools

Get involved with the Healthy Steps Challenge! Volunteer at a participating school:

Build Academy: Contact Build Academy
Martin Luther King #39: Contact MLK

North Park Middle Academy #66: Contact North Park Middle 
Waterfront Elementary: Contact Waterfront

Community Support

	4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM offers FREE training for classroom teachers, youth workers in after-school/out-of-school programs, and club leaders who are committed to supporting youth and families in building healthy eating and exercise with research-based, hands-on knowledge and activities.  Contact Angela Northern (716-652-5400 x 130; asn9@cornell.edu) or Nancy Reukauf (716-652-5400 x 134; nlr3@cornell.edu) to investigate curricula options and discuss training opportunities.
	AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM serves as a one stop shop for educators to find curriculum and lesson materials matched to NYS learning standards, funding opportunities and many other resources related to NYS agriculture. Established in 1985 as a partnership between Cornell University, the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, the NYS Education Department, and the New York Farm Bureau, NY AITC educates youth, teachers, and consumers about agriculture and the food and fiber system. For more information visit www.nyaged.org/aitc or contact hed24@cornell.edu, 607-255-9252.
	CORNELL NUTRITION WORKS offers continuing education, online, anytime. Becoming a Cornell NutritionWorks members is FREE and will allow you to access cutting edge nutrition information, download resources and tools that enhance practice, collaborate with peers through discussion forums, and take self-assessments for continuing professional education units. Continuing professional education units are also available for a fee through this interactive, web-based continuing professional education program.  For more information visit  www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu or contact nutritionworks@cornell.edu, 607-255-2141.
	ERIE COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION would like to offer FREE nutrition incentives to the  winning Healthy Steps to Albany sixth, seventh and eighth grades in Erie County!  For more information contact Sheila Bass at 652-5400 ext 175  sab69@cornell.edu Contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension Erie County office (716-652-5400) for exploring “next steps” ideas in building healthy life-style practices for children and their families and yourself and your family.
	EAT SMART NEW YORK and the expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) offer FREE nutrition education classes to families including youth, adults, and seniors who meet income guidelines.  For more information contact Sheila Bass at 652-5400 ext 175  sab69@cornell.edu Contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension Erie County office (716-652-5400) for information.
	HIP4KIDS has been teaching children and their parents practical lifestyle techniques to combat childhood obesity and type II diabetes for almost nine years.We conduct Celebrity Chef Hosted Community Cookshops and provide free online curriculum to any teacher who contacts us. Contact Christopher Daly for details at (212) 772-6215, by writing to Hip4Kids Inc.1202 Lexington Avenue Suite 217 NY,NY 10028 or by email christopher@hip4kids.org
	MYDANCETIME.COM is an interactive website that offers FREE instructional dance routines by professionals. You can even record your own video and add it to the site. Visit MyDanceTime.com to register your FREE membership.