Authored by Karen Schebaum Did you know that both 5-2-1-0 and the Let’s Go! multi-setting model have spread across the country? In 2012 Let’s Go! provided some degree of technical assistance to over 120 sites in 36 states! Some organizations and sites have adopted the 5-2-1-0 message, while other organizations are implementing the Let’s Go!… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Healthy and Happy on the Ponderosa!
Ponderosa Playland in St. George is our newest Early Childhood Featured Site! Authored by Emily Cooke Dawn Gauthier owns Ponderosa Playland Child Care in St. George, Maine and this is her first year on board with 5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care. She shared with us how 5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care and her Let’s Go!… Read more »
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Lends His Support to Let’s Go! and the 5-2-1-0 Message
Authored by Karen Schebaum Let’s Go! was thrilled and honored that Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, visited Maine Medical Center last week to highlight the importance of childhood nutrition. The selection of MMC for his visit was largely due to the work of the Let’s Go! team. As Secretary Vilsack said, “The work that… Read more »
Wells-Ogunquit School Nutrition Program Excels!
Authored by Heidi Kessler Check out the smiles on the faces of students and chefs at Wells-Ogunquit school district! School districts that participate in Let’s Go! School Nutrition Workgroups are always taking steps to raise the caliber of their programs – here is just one example! On January 30th, ‘A Taste of Asia’ was featured… Read more »
Healthy Lifestyle Guideposts: Let’s Go! Priority Strategies.
Authored By Karen Schebaum Let’s Go! supports 10 evidence based strategies to be implemented across community settings. Five of them, based on research, have shown to have the greatest impact on healthy eating and active living. These “priority strategies” are what our participating schools, after school programs, and childcare programs primarily focus on. These strategies… Read more »