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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

March Madness! EZ Ride’s Healthy Game Day Snacks at Heads Up Barbershop

April 22, 2019

City: Long Branch

Grantee: EZ Ride

Strategy: Community Assessments for Healthy Eating and Active Living Healthy Eating

Getting Ready for a Healthy Summer

April 20, 2019

City: West Orange

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

Strategy: Healthy Vending Strategies

13,000 Meals

April 17, 2019

Grantee: Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)

Strategy: Unconventional / Non-Traditional Places for Physical Activity

A Beautiful Day for a Bike Audit

April 11, 2019

Grantee: Caldwell Health and Human Services

Strategy: Streetscape Design for Increased Physical Activity and Community Safety

“Anyone can do puppy dog!”

April 10, 2019

Grantee: Boys & Girls Club of Clifton (BGCClifton)

Strategy: and Child Care Centers Community Gardens Healthy Eating Preschools

Spring is a Time for Growth

April 10, 2019

City: Plainsboro

Grantee: Plainsboro Township

Strategy: Connecting Existing Community Resources to Transit and Active Transportation Opportunities Healthy Eating

THE 2018 STATS ARE IN FOR CITY GREEN’S VEGGIE MOBILE VISITS TO FINN’S MOBILE HOME PARK

April 10, 2019

City: Wayne

Grantee: Wayne Health Department

Strategy: Farmers Markets/Stands/Mobile Markets Increase / Create Green Space / Parks

Westbrook Gardening Team is Moving Outside!

April 9, 2019

City: West Milford

Grantee: West Milford Health Department

Strategy: School Fruit & Vegetable Gardens

Healthy Food Pantry’s Tackle Healthy Living

April 9, 2019

City: Elizabeth

Grantee: The Gateway Family YMCA

Strategy: Healthy Eating

“Welcome! May All Who Come As Guests Leave As Friends”

April 9, 2019

City: Wayne

Grantee: Wayne Health Department

Strategy: Farmers Markets/Stands/Mobile Markets Increase / Create Green Space / Parks

After School Tennis

April 9, 2019

City: Bridgeton Elsinboro Township Quinton Township

Grantee: Pennsville Township

Strategy: Community Assessments for Healthy Eating and Active Living

New Community Partnerships Blooming in Kenilworth!!!

April 8, 2019

City: Kenilworth

Grantee: Kenilworth Healthy Kids and Community Initiative (Kenilworth Schools)

Strategy: School Fruit & Vegetable Gardens

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Grants Program Funders

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