Supporting healthy eating and active living to reduce childhood obesity in Grant County, New Mexico
2012 Event Calendar
January 3: Grant County Food Policy Council @ the Grant County Administration Building 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, 3-5 p.m.
January 18: HKHC monthly conference call with project officer. All HKHC partners invited. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Contact HKHC for dial-in number.
January 26 (tentative): Grant County Fitness and Nutrition Community Action Group (FANC) meeting @ the Grant County Business and Conference Center, 3031 Highway 180 East, Silver City,3:30 p.m.
January 31: Local Food Committee meeting of the Southwest NM Green Chamber of Commerce @ the Co-op Community Room, 4-6 p.m.
February 7: Economic Development subcommittee of the Grant County Food Policy Council @ the Grant County Business and Conference Center, 3031 Highway 180 East, Silver City, 3-4 p.m.
March 13: HKHC Steering Committee meeting in the Silver Room @ the Conference Center, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities (HKHC) is an initiative of the Grant County Community Health Council and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to reduce childhood obesity through healthy eating and active living policy, systems and environmental change. The four-year initiative began in December 2009 and is funded through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. HKHC partners with community organizations, schools, local government agencies and individuals to improve opportunities for regular exercise and good nutrition in Grant County. Learn more about HKHC and become a partner today!
HKHC MINING DISTRICT ACTION COMMITTEE FORMED: Anyone is welcome to join the Mining District Action Committee to work on policies and projects that create healthier environments for children. The group was formed out of the HKHC leadership and advocacy program offered in Fall 2011 in Santa Clara. Residents are working together to solve problems in the community, such as how to make school breakfasts and lunches more nutritious for kids. Contact Dora Simpson at (575) 574-7930 or dsimpson@hmsnm.org.
NEW MEETING SCHEDULE FOR HKHC PARTNERSHIP IN 2012: HKHC partners will only meet quarterly at Steering Committee meetings (not at the Grant County Fitness and Nutrition Community Action Group (FANC)) in 2012. Meetings are scheduled from 3-5 p.m. on March 13, June 12, September 11, and December 11, 2012. Anyone is welcome , but if you would like to become a formal member of the Steering Committee, please contact Andrea Sauer at (575) 388-1198 x 14.
ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE: December 2011 marks the halfway point for the HKHC grant. Read here about the Top 10 successes since the initiative began and the incredible accomplishments of the HKHC partnership.
