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 »
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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 »
Did someone say a FREE Park Pass?
Let’s Go! thrives thanks to our partners. We’re lucky to have support from the Maine State Bureau of Parks and Lands and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. This guest blog from one partner celebrates another partner. This is how communities come together to effect change. Authored by Karen Voci, President, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Summer is here and that means long… Read more »
Good Work Doesn’t Go Unnoticed
Authored by: Heidi Kessler, Let’s Go! Senior Program Manager The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today that Maine Medical Center is being awarded for its collaborative efforts to improve community health with the 2014 NOVA Award. Each year the AHA honors 5 hospitals across the nation for their effective, collaborative programs focusing on community health…. Read more »
Healthy Food in Maine Hospitals? Check!
Authored by Emily Kain, Let’s Go! Dissemination Program Manger As part of our multi-sector approach to obesity prevention, we work in many sites: schools, daycares, healthcare practices etc. Now, in partnership with MaineHealth, we’re working with local hospitals to make sure the places that help us stay healthy are living healthy every day. Let’s Go!… Read more »