Monthly Archives: September 2014

Real Ideas From Real People at the School Symposium

Authored By Rick Fortier, Let’s Go! School Program Manager  It’s a cool, crisp fall morning on Friday, October 24th, 2014 and school staff from across the state of Maine will be waking up excited to start what will be a fun and engaging day of learning. However, instead of working with students, they will be… Read more »

How We Can All Make Dining Out Healthier

Authored by the Let’s Go! Home Office Let’s Go! works with partners across the state, partners who are devoted to decreasing childhood obesity rates through behavior change. Let’s Go! York County, a program of Partners for Healthier Communities at Southern Maine Health Care, offers us a great example of community outreach. The team is partnering… Read more »

Give School Lunch a Second Chance

Authored by: Heidi Kessler, Let’s Go! Senior Program Manager and School Nutrition Specialist Many students will be donning new lunchboxes alongside their spiffy backpacks and pencil cases as they head off to school this September. We know, planning, prepping and making lunch to fill those boxes can be time consuming so we’re offering you an alternative… Read more »

The 3rd Annual 5-2-1-0 National Childhood Obesity Conference

Authored by: Dr. Victoria Rogers, Director of Let’s Go! We are two weeks away from our 3rd Annual Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 National Childhood Obesity Conference and I couldn’t be more excited. Fall in Maine is a great time to host upwards of 150 healthcare professionals from across the globe. Yup, attendees are joining us from… Read more »