Let’s Move Faith and Communities
As trusted community leaders, faith-based and neighborhood organizations are key partners in solving the problems that lead to childhood obesity and addressing related issues of hunger. Please visit www.letsmove.gov/communities for more information on Let’s Move Faith and Communities.
Upcoming Webinars
The National Institutes of Health's We Can! program
Join Let’s Move Faith and Communities for a special series of on-line training opportunities that will equip health leaders to run the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) We Can! program in their community. We Can! focuses on reaching parents, caregivers, and families as primary groups for influencing young people. It is a science-based national education program that provides parents, caregivers and communities with the strategies and skills they need – along with practical tools – to help families improve food choices, increase physical activity, and reduce screen time.
To register, just click on the date below:
The following We Can! webinar is geared toward faith community nurses and is being co-hosted by Northwest Parish Nurse Ministries:
2013 Expanding Summer Food Webinar Series (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
For many children, school meals are the only complete and nutritious meals they eat, and in the summer they go without. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) can help to fill the summer meal gap for low-income children. Faith-based, community and private non-profit organizations can make a difference in the lives of hungry children by serving meals with SFSP, a federally funded program administered by states that reimburses organization for meals served to children during the summer.
To learn more about the Summer Food Service Program, please register here to participate in one of USDA's upcoming free webinar sessions.
Past Webinars
- September 20, 2012: PALA+ and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition! Please see the following materials that were presented on the webinar, as well as the helpful websites mentioned by our presenters:
- PALA+ and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
- PALA+ in Cub Scout Pack 914 Presentation
- The President’s Challenge program website
- ScoutStrong PALA Challenge website
- President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition website
- November 29, 2012: Make Your Community a Source of Health and Wellness: Sue Heitmuller, Manager of Health Ministry and Community Benefits for Adventist HealthCare, and other community leaders offered thoughts on the important role of health in faith settings and provided an overview on how to develop health leadership in your community.
- January 31, 2013: Transform Your Food Pantry into a Source of Health and Wellness: Mary Haftmann-Dailer and Cindy Hammer from Catholic Charities West Virginia shared their innovative Wellness Works program, a comprehensive community-based approach to addressing the health and nutritional needs of their food pantry consumers.
Communities on the Move Video Challenge
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Communities on the Move Video Challenge! The Video Challenge encouraged faith-based and neighborhood organizations to create one-to-three minute videos highlighting the work they are doing to make their congregations or communities places of wellness. Check out the winning videos and see how these communities are helping kids live healthy!
Success Stories
Looking for ideas to get moving? Check out Communities on the Move to see what other faith-based and neighborhood organizations are doing across the country to improve the health of their communities! For more community success stories from Let's Move Faith and Communities participants, visit www.letsmove.gov/success-stories.
Resources
The Let’s Move Faith and Communities toolkit and wellness leadership bulletin insert are designed to help faith-based and neighborhood organizations engage their communities and promote healthy choices and access to nutritious food.
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