Healthy Steps News

3/9/09 Healthy Steps Kick Off Expo

	Mayor Matt Driscoll, Commisioner Pat Hooker, Superintendent Dan Lowengard, and Principal Sharon Birnkrant gave welcoming remarks to kick off the event.
	AmeriChoice handed out free pedometers to students participating in the program
	Students visited information booths
	Adorned with Milk Mustaches, students take pictures with New York State's Dairy Princess and mascot.
	Cornell Cooperative Extension making healthy smoothies for students.
	Students do Zoomba dance to start earning steps.

2/5/09 First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson visits the city of Syracuse to educate students about the Healthy Steps to Albany Challenge. The First Lady greeted students in Lincoln Middle School and John T. Roberts School.

Events Calendar

Healthy Steps Kick Off Expo!
March 9th, 2009
10:00am-11:30am
H.W. Smith K-9 School
1130 Salt Springs Rd
Syracuse, NY 13224

Participating Schools

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

Bellevue Middle School Academy
Blodgett
Edward Smith School
Grant Middle School
H. W. Smith K-8
Hughes Magnet School
Huntington School
John T Roberts K-8 School
Levy School
Lincoln Middle School
Porter Magnet School

Community Support
Adult Healthy Living Skills Programs helps parents and seniors to plan and prepare healthy meals on a limited budget. Our six-session series helps participants to gain skills related to meal planning, food resource management, food safety and active lifestyles. A healthy dish is prepared and sampled at most sessions. Menu ideas are economical, delicious, and easy-to-prepare, featuring fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low fat protein sources. Small group sessions are offered day or evening and feature a dialogue approach to learning. This is an Eat Smart New York! Program that is available FREE to adults who meet the limited income eligibility requirements. Youth programs are targeted to schools with 50% or higher student enrollment in free/reduced meal programs.Contact Kathy Dischner at (315) 424-9485 x 239 or kmd13@cornell.edu for class information & scheduling. Visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/onondaga to learn more about CCE programs and resources

Boys & Girls Clubs of Syracuse encourages our youth to eat healthy, live healthy lives, and be active. We provide nutritious meals to our members on a daily basis through the FoodBank of Central New York. We also have nutritionists come in to run programs with our youth to teach them healthy eating habits. In addition, we employ SMART (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) programs, which teach youth about healthy lifestyles. The Clubs also have organized sports such as football and basketball games, jump-rope and jumping jacks contests, as well as free-play and outdoor play times. To learn more or get involved contact jcrosier@bgcsyracuse.org or 315-579-1120.

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.

Cooking Together for Family Meals is a FREE new program series that brings children and parents/caregivers together to prepare and sample low-cost, healthy recipes that focus on a variety of vegetables -ones that kids actually eat and enjoy! Program starts March 11th and is a five-session, 2-hour workshops that teaches cooking skills, encourages family communication around food choices, and builds confidence in youth. Current program is offered in partnership with the City of Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Registration deadline is March 3rd 2009. Contact Kathy Dischner at (315) 424-9485 x 239 or kmd13@cornell.edu for class information & scheduling. Visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/onondaga to learn more about CCE programs and resources.
                       

EatFit! educates youth to make healthy food and activity choices. Our six-class series engages youth in food-preparation and challenge activities that promote mastery of skills to identify,choose and prepare healthy foods at home or when eating out. Partnerships with the City of Syracuse School District and Parks' Department helps reach and teach up to 600 youth at over 20 school and community sites each year. Contact Kathy Dischner at (315) 424-9485 x 239 or kmd13@cornell.edu for class information & scheduling. Visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/onondaga to learn more about CCE programs and resources.

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