Authored by Laura Howell,Let’s Go! Kennebec Site Coordinator On January 5, over 100 people gathered at Green St. Park in the South End of Waterville for WinterFest, an event sponsored by Inland Hospital’s Let’s Go! Family Fun Series. The Let’s Go! Family Fun Series is a collaboration of Inland Hospital, the Alfond Youth Center, Waterville… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Childhood Obesity
Let’s Go! and SNAP-Ed Partnership: Working with Head Start to Improve Nutrition and Wellness in the Classroom
Authored by Gina Foianini, Snap Ed Coordinator In a continued effort to bring about environmental and policy changes that support healthy eating and physical activity, Cumberland County Let’s Go! and SNAP-Ed staff have joined forces to support childcare providers in encouraging healthy lifestyles for children from birth to age 5. On November 4th, Let’s Go!… Read more »
Let’s Go! York County Celebrates Site Accomplishments in the 2012-13 Year
Authored by Van Beckman, Let’s Go! York County Let’s Go! York County recently held a gathering to celebrate the accomplishments of Let’s Go! sites in that region during the 2013-13 year – our first such event. This special dinner brought together many of our site “champions” from the past year to share each other’s stories,… Read more »
Is your workplace part of Let’s Go!?
Authored by Emily Kain At Pen Bay Medical Center, Food Service Director Jeffrey Space has created a unique program that benefits the health of employees, patients, and community members alike. In the winter, Jeff purchases a large community supported agriculture share from a local Knox-county farm. This share allows Jeff to pay at the onset… Read more »
Penobscot Bay YMCA Childcare goes for healthy and fun celebrations!
Authored by Emily Cooke The Penobscot Bay YMCA Childcare in Rockland, Maine has been hard at work promoting and supporting healthy eating and good nutrition to the children in their care and their families. Over a year ago they took the plunge and began serving only healthy food choices at celebrations. Then, a few… Read more »