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NJHCN Healthy Eating Strategies

Developing healthy environments for people to live, work, learn and play
Project U.S.E.

Growing Healthy Habits in Asbury Park
Freehold Area Health Department

Collaborating with Community Partners to Increase Opportunities for Physical Activity
Raritan Valley YMCA

Implementing Policies for Healthy Eating in Middlesex County
North Jersey Health Collaborative

Bridging Gaps in Access to Fresh Produce in Morristown
Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges- Franklin

Incorporating a Culture of Wellness
Boys & Girls Club of Clifton

Achieving Best Practices in Early Childhood Nutrition
Township of North Bergen

Transforming Empty Space into Opportunities for Physical Activity
Boro of Elmer

Increasing Community Safety for Increased Physical Activity
Vietlead

Building Community Garden and Opportunities for Physical Activity in Camden
NJHCN Active Living Strategies

Implementing healthy eating and active living strategies to advance environment, policy and system changes

Our 66 Grantees

Bergen County Technical Schools

Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services

Boro of Elmer

Borough of Audubon

Borough of Lincoln Park

Borough of Ridgefield

Boys & Girls Club of Clifton (BGCClifton)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County

Bridgeton Public Schools

Caldwell Health and Human Services

Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET)

Center for Family Resources (CFR)

Center for Prevention and Counseling (CFPC)

City of East Orange

Comite de Apoyo para Trabajadores Agriculturales (CATA)

Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)

Cooper’s Ferry Partnership

Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA

Elijah’s Promise

Elsinboro Township

EZ Ride

Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ)

Freehold Area Health Department

Future City Inc

Generations Inc.

Golden Rule Lodge No 24

HomeFront

Homeless Solutions Inc.

Hunger Free New Jersey

Isles Inc.

Jersey City Department of Health

Kenilworth Healthy Kids and Community Initiative (Kenilworth Schools)

Manasquan Public School District

Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges- Franklin

Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges-Wayne

Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges-West Orange

Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs (MCOHA)

Morris Park Alliance

Morristown Neighborhood House (Cornerstone)

New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT)

New Jersey Association for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (NJAHPERD)

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

North Jersey Health Collaborative

Overlook Family Medicine - Family Promise Union County Health Education Partnership

Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey

Pennsville Township

Plainsboro Township

PROCEED Inc.

Project U.S.E.

Quinton Township

Raritan Valley YMCA

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

South Asian Total Health Initiative (SATHI) (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)

Sussex County Division of Senior Services

The Gateway Family YMCA

Township of Montclair

Township of North Bergen (via NB Health Department)

Township of West Orange (Via West Orange Recreation Dept.)

Trenton Housing Authority (THA)

United Way of Passaic County

Vietlead

Wayne Health Department

West Milford Health Department

YMCA of Gloucester County

YMCA of Trenton

Creating healthy environments to live, learn, work and play

Our Purpose

The New Jersey Healthy Communities Network (NJHCN) Community Grants Program brings together local, regional and statewide leaders to support communities in developing healthy environments for people to live, work, learn and play.

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Grantee Blogs

Vanishing Snow Means FitTrails Coming Soon!

March 15, 2019

Grantee: Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges- Franklin

Strategy: Unconventional / Non-Traditional Places for Physical Activity

Working Together to Reach More Children with Summer Food

March 13, 2019

Grantee: Hunger Free New Jersey

Strategy: School Breakfast Programs

East Orange Introduces WIC Machine and WIFI Access at Farmer’s Market

March 8, 2019

City: East Orange

Grantee: City of East Orange

Strategy: Competitive Pricing for Healthy Foods Farmers Markets/Stands/Mobile Markets Healthy Eating Healthy Vending Strategies Improve Retail Sales Environments in Support of Access to and Purchasing of Healthy Foods

Onwards and Upwards – Garden Expansion and Improved Curriculum for 2019

March 8, 2019

City: Asbury Park

Grantee: Project U.S.E.

Strategy: School Fruit & Vegetable Gardens Walking and Biking to School Initiatives

Planning East Orange Farmers Market 2019

March 8, 2019

City: East Orange

Grantee: City of East Orange

Strategy: Farmers Markets/Stands/Mobile Markets Healthy Vending Strategies Joint / Shared Use Agreements System

Food Recovery Is Ramping Up At Elijah’s Promise During the Winter

March 6, 2019

City: New Brunswick

Grantee: Elijah’s Promise

Strategy: Healthy Eating Improve Access to Healthy Foods and Opportunities to be Physically Active in Workplaces

Food Bank of South Food Bank Kids Pack Pilot

March 5, 2019

City: Audubon Camden Elmer Quinton Township Woodbury

Grantee: Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ)

Strategy: Community Assessments for Healthy Eating and Active Living

Snow Days are Soon Pool Days

March 4, 2019

City: West Orange

Grantee: Township of West Orange (Via West Orange Recreation Dept.)

Strategy: Healthy Vending Strategies

Walking in Elizabeth Year 2

March 3, 2019

City: Elizabeth

Grantee: Future City Inc

Strategy: Community Assessments for Healthy Eating and Active Living

Including Self Care in Health and Wellness

March 1, 2019

City: Montclair

Grantee: Township of Montclair

Strategy: Community Gardens Community Safety as an Avenue for Increased Physical Activity

School Wellness Commitee at Peshine

February 26, 2019

City: Newark

Grantee: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Strategy: Comprehensive School Wellness Policies with Clear Implementation Plans (Led by School Wellness Committee)

Winter is a time to plan

February 25, 2019

City: Plainsboro

Grantee: Plainsboro Township

Strategy: Community Gardens Increase / Create Green Space / Parks

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