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Welcome to Healthy Living

DASH-NY is Designing a Strong and Healthy New York and encouraging all New Yorkers to make healthy choices by engaging multiple sectors in creating policy, systems and environmental changes that will end the epidemic of obesity.

DASH-NY offers policy analysis, training, technical assistance, and support for sustainable changes that increase access to healthy food and safe places to play and exercise for all New Yorkers.

 

First Annual DASH-NY Coalition Conference -
Community Partnerships to End Obesity Disparities

Friday March 22, 2013, 9:30am-4:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn, 235 Hoosick Street Troy, NY 12180

Keynote speaker: Dr. Janice Johnson-Dias, President of GrassROOTS Community Foundation and Assistant Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

An exciting line up of panelists will share tips on effective partnerships, big ideas for obesity prevention, and attracting investment in your efforts, including: The NAACP, City Harvest, The New York State Health Foundation, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, Congress for New Urbanism, and more!

Learn more and Register

 

Resources

Healthy Food Procurement Policy for New York State
March 2012

 

 

 



Health and Economic Development
A resource for the New York Regional Economic Development council meetings.

The New York Academy of Medicine, August 2011
 

Watch Stephen Ritz, a South Bronx teacher/administrator talk about how vertical gardening has transformed his classroom and his student’s lives.