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Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Overview
 Steps To A HealthierNY is part of a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative entitled Steps To A HealthierUS, launched by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2003. This five year cooperative agreement program aims to help Americans live healthier, longer, and better lives by reducing the burden of diabetes, overweight, obesity and asthma and addressing three related risk factors- physical inactivity, poor nutrition and tobacco use.
Broome County is part of a four county project lead by the New York State Department of Health through funding from the Centers for Disease Control. Only 12 projects in the nation were awarded funding in the first year of the Steps initiative to implement school and community-based initiatives that enhance and expand existing, evidenced based efforts in our community to promote policy development, implementation and environmental change. As a result of this initiative, it is hopeful that Broome County residents will take personal responsibility for their health and empower the community to take social responsibility to adopt healthy lifestyles and reduce the burden of chronic diseases.
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Schools
BC Steps to a HealthierNY School Continuation of Funding Agreement for 2007-2008
BC Steps to a HealthierNY School Continuation of Funding Agreement for 2007-2008
Steps School Health Committee
Steps Mission and Vision
Guidelines for Healthy Meetings
October 10, 2007 Agenda
June 2007 Committee Minutes
March 30, 2007 Agenda
May 2006 Committee Minutes
February 2006 Committee Minutes
November 2005 Committee Minutes
District Health Councils (School Health Advisory Council-SHAC)
Improving School Health: A Guide to School Health Councils. American Cancer Society a Guide for Volunteers
Promotion Healthy Youth, Schools and Communities. A Guide to Community School Health Councils
The School Health Index
A self-assessment and planning tool enabling schools to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their physical activity and nutrition policies and programs, develop an action plan for improving student health, and involve teachers, parents, students, and the community in improving school services. It can be completed in as little as 5 hours. Available free from: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash
Wellness Policy
School Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Students
National Association of Nutrition Administration: Wellness Policy Template
Guidelines: What is Considered Healthy? Guidelines for Food and Beverages
Action for Healthy Kids Wellness Policy Development Toolkit
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources_wp.php
School Foods Toolkit: A Guide to Improving School Foods and Beverages http://www.cspinet.org/schoolfood Designed to help local people improve the nutritional quality of foods and beverages kids eat and drink at school.
Part I: How to Improve School Foods and Beverages.
Part II: Model Materials and Policies.
Part III: "Case Studies" includes examples of successes from around the country.
Alternative to Food as Reward: Provides suggestions for effective non-food rewards for use in schools. Available from Michigan State University Extension at http://www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu
Walk-to-School Resources
Kids Walk-to-School Program (CDC): Community-based program that aims to increase opportunities for daily physical activity by encouraging children to walk to and from school in groups accompanied by adults. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm
Walk-to-School Day: National initiative sponsoring an annual "Walk-to-School Day" to educate and motivate about the need for more sustainable changes. See http://www.walktoschool-usa.org/
Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment [boxed tool kit]
This kit can help local people take action to improve their school's nutrition environment. Order from Team Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Services, USDA:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/changing.html
Cornell Farm to School Program web site: http://www.cce.cornell.edu/farmtoschool
Guidelines for Healthy Meetings: Employers, community groups and faith communities can make it easier for people to make healthy food choices by providing healthy food at meetings and other events they sponsor.
http://www.co.tompkins.ny.us/wellness/worksite/pdffiles/healthymtgs_nysdoh.pdf
Staff Wellness
Manuals: The Well Workplace Workbook Whether you're just getting started or have already developed your worksite wellness program this workbook is a must have. The 84-page workbook is your guide to developing and maintaining a comprehensive, results-oriented workplace wellness program. Using practical life approaches to program development, this manual takes you by the hand and walks you through each of the KEY elements of program development. The Well Workplace Workbook shows you real programming examples and engages the reader with interactive forms and questions to move your own worksite initiative forward. http://www.welcoa.org/wellworkplace/index.php?category=7>
Healthy Workforce 2010 An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for Employers Large and Small. Creating Change with Healthy People 2010. 2001 Partnership for Prevention, Washington DC. http://www.welcoa.org/freeresources/pdf/Healthy_Workforce_2010.pdf
Protecting Our Assets: A School Employee Wellness Guide.* Developed by the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) with CDC support, Protecting Our Assets is designed to help schools, districts, and states develop comprehensive school employee wellness programs. This resource provides guidance for obtaining program support, developing a school employee wellness team, using existing data to optimize a new or existing program, and implementing policies and practices to support employee wellness.
Will be available soon. Check periodically at:
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/keystrategies/action.htm
Resolution Bingo
School Staff Wellness by the National Association of the Board of Education. 12 Components that a staff wellness program could include.
School Staff Wellness Survey
http://www.broomesteps.org/hd/steps/survey/
id: schoolstaff
pw: survey
Professional Development
Planning and Conduction Professional Development That Makes a Difference: A Guide for School Leaders
Six Strategies for Improving School Health Programs by Strengthening Professional Development Programs
NW Regional Educational Laboratory Close Up: Staff Development
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/6/cu12.html
National Staff Development Council Standards for Staff Development
https://www.nsdc.org/standards/index.cfm
Healthy Fundraisers
Fundraising Websites
http://www.scnutrition.org/files/Healthy%20Fundraising%20Sites.pdf
Fundraising Newsletter
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Student/NutritionEd/Healthy_Fundraising_BW.pdf
Creative Financing and Fun Fundraising (a long list of fundraising ideas)
http://www.co.shasta.ca.us/Departments/PublicHealth/newspublications/other%20publications/fundraising.pdf
Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable
http://www.co.shasta.ca.us/Departments/PublicHealth/newspublications/other%20publications/fundraising.pdf
Healthier foods and snacks at school
CSPI School Foods Toolkit, A Guide To Improving School Foods and Beverages
http://www.cspinet.org/schoolfoodkit/
Dollars and Sense, The Financial Impact of Selling Healthier Foods at School
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh/PDFs/Dollars_and_Sense_FINAL_3.07.pdf
Setting a Healthy Snack Policy
http://www.dole5aday.com/pdf_global/SettingaHealthySnackPolicy.pdf
Sample Student Survey (for classroom setting)
http://www.dole5aday.com/pdf_global/HealthySnackSampleSurvey.pdf
Fun and Healthy Snacks for Adults and Children
http://www.ncsteps.org/media/Healthy%20Snacks.ppt
Tools for Schools - Information for improving youth nutrition and excercise
The Top Ten Reasons to Address Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Schools
2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Broome County - NY High School Survey
Broome County, NY 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results
Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children
Building the Argument: The Need for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Our Schools
School Foods Tool Kit A Guide to Improving School Foods & Beverages Part I: How to Improve School Foods and Beverages
School Foods Tool Kit A Guide to Improving School Foods & Beverages Part II: Materials and Policies
School Foods Tool Kit A Guide to Improving School Foods & Beverages Part III: Case Studies
KidsWalkToSchool: A Guide to Promote Walking to School
Eat Right Guidelines
Kid-Pleasing Healthy Snacks
Secrets of Fund Raising
Portion Sizes and School-Age Children: Trends, Effects, Solutions
Alternatives To Using Food As A Reward
Physical Activity: Principal Brochure
Physical Activity: Teacher Brochure
Physical Activity: Parent Brochure
Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating
Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People
2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results
Steps Youth Survey
Health People 2010 Objective
More Recommended Websites
State and National Programs
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/
Team Nutrition website - free resources
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/
Lessons that incorporate nutrition into classrooms - free resources
http://www.dole5aday.com
Sheets that have tips for families
http://www.mypyramid.gov
Components of Coordinated School Health
http://www.kidshealth.org
Information for worksite wellness
http://www.welcoa.org
BAM! Body and Mind
http://www.bam.gov
CDC Healthy Schools; Healthy Youth
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth
School Nutrition Association
http://www.asfsa.org
ACS Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids
http://www.schoolhealth.info
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Events
Shape Up Broome! The Healthiest Challenge of 2007
The Broome County Health Department's Steps to a HealthierNY program is helped to coordinate the first ever county-wide healthy lifestyle team challenge—Shape Up Broome. This challenge aligned with the Steps program goals of reducing obesity and diabetes by increasing physical activity and eating healthier.
Shape Up Broome is a team fitness and weight loss challenge designed to increase physical activity levels and provide skill development and social support for healthy lifestyle habits. A unique aspect of the program is to promote long-term changes in lifestyle choices (healthy eating and regular physical activity) that foster maintenance of weight loss.
“Being unhealthy hurts us in so many ways,” remarks Broome County Executive Barbara Fiala. “Making healthier food choices, living actively, and being tobacco free can have a tremendous social and economic impact on individuals, families and communities,” states Executive Fiala.
And the Shape Up Broome 2007 Winners Are…
- The Binghamton Boas!!!
Winners received spa packages to Traditions at the Glen, courtesy of Excellus BC/BS and Security Mutual.
For additional information go to: www.shapeupbroome.com
Shape Up Broome is coordinated by Steps to a HealthierNY and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Key sponsors of the program are: Greater Binghamton Chamber, Clear Channel Radio, Channel 34, Downtown Binghamton Business Association, Lourdes Hospital, Security Mutual, United Health Services and the YMCA.
[ Event Photos ]
Broome County Department of Health Announces New Young Lungs at Play Initiative to Make Playground Areas in Parks Tobacco Free
The Broome County Health Department's Steps to a Healthier New York program, Tobacco Free Broome and Tioga Coalition, United Health Services Hospitals and the Asthma Coalition of the Southern Tier are joining together to promote a new initiative to make playground areas in parks throughout Broome County tobacco free zones. The initiative, Young Lungs at Play, was developed to minimize children's exposure to secondhand smoke while playing at public parks.
“Secondhand smoke is a proven health risk, and we must do everything we can to keep it away from our children,” said Barbara Fiala, Broome County Executive. “This new initiative will help us protect our children from the adverse effects cigarette smoke can have on their heart and respiratory systems.”
On May 17, 2007 Broome County legislature passed a resolution to have all playground areas in Broome County parks tobacco free. This legislation will enhance the quality of life for children who use these playgrounds. Binghamton's Mayor Matthew T. Ryan is also showing support for this initiative. Those spearheading the initiative are hopeful that all other municipalities will follow Broome County's lead and develop similar tobacco free zones for their playgrounds. These zones will need to include plans for enforcement of the tobacco free areas, and education for park employees and the community at large about the new tobacco free zones. Municipalities that adopt these tobacco free zones in park playground areas will receive weather resistant signs to mark the tobacco free zones along with educational materials and assistance in conducting community education events.
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LOWES - Upper Front Street Celebrates Their Health!
On Thursday, April 5, 30 employees from LOWES on Upper Front Street, Town of Chenango celebrated their health with a salad bar party! LOWES kicked off Mission Meltaway and adopted the slogan, Losing Obstinate Weight Effectively and Safely. Mission Meltaway is the Broome County Health Department's Steps to a HealthierNY, free, healthy weight management education program. The program incorporates the National Diabetes Prevention Program strategies related to improved nutrition and increased physical activity to initiate and reinforce lifestyle changes.
Debbie Carey, LOWES Human Resources Manager facilitated the program and reported that 30 employees lost 195 pounds. All 30 employees remained in the program for the entire 8 weeks.
[ Event Photos ]
Local Students Join Thousands Around the World for International Walk to School Day
On October 3rd over 100 students from Calvin Coolidge Elementary School in Binghamton, and Clayton Avenue Elementary School in Vestal, walked and biked to school. In the U.S., International Walk to School Day included 5,000 schools from all 50 states. Walkers and bikers from the U.S. joined children and adults in 40 countries around the world. This annual event works to create safe routes for walking and bicycling and emphasizes the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, concern for the environment, and building connections between families, schools, and the broader community. Local law enforcement also increased bike and car patrol to make sure students arrived to school safely.
For information on participating in future Walk to School Days, please contact Mary McFadden, Steps to a Healthier New York Program Coordinator at 607.778.3929 or Christine Muss, Broome County Traffic Safety Coordinator at 607.778.2807.
For additional information, please visit these web sites:
[ Event Photos ]
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Programs
 BC Walks is a unique community walking campaign aimed at communicating a simple but important health message: regular walking can improve energy, help people feel better and it doesn't take much time. A new component to BC Walks is BC Walks Jr. This is a school based health promotion activity to engage children in walking as a physical activity. For more information or to enroll in BC Walks, contact 607.763.5092, or go to www.bcwalks.com.
  The Farm to You community intervention relies heavily on a Give Me Five education and awareness campaign that focuses on bringing the National Cancer Institute's message of five fruits and vegetables a day to Broome County schools, worksites and grocery stores. Farm to you also promotes local farmer's markets. For more information on this intervention, contact: 607.778.3921.
Binghamton Farmers' Market Revival
 Breathe Better in Broome is a multi pronged approach to the prevention, education, and management of Asthma. This intervention focuses on providing evidence based education programs in daycares, preschools, elementary, middle and middle schools, with parental involvement and opportunity for families to have home visits that will assist with identifying asthma triggers and provide them with a plan to address it. Physician education will be conducted as part of this intervention as well. For more information contact: 607.763.6060.
 BC Breastfeeds is a community intervention designed to increase the rates of breastfeeding in Broome County through components of peer counseling, provider education, a nationally adopted breastfeeding media, education and awareness campaign, and worksite breastfeeding policy guidance and implementation. For more information contact: 607.778.2845.
 Community Gardens is a county wide mobilization strategy to encourage gardening with a cohesive group of participants at worksites, schools, faith based organizations and senior centers that will aid in increasing physical activity levels, consumption of fruits and vegetables, and long term goals of sustainability through lead gardening sites, stakeholder contributions, community supported agriculture programs and enhancement of local farmer's markets. For more information contact: 607.778.3929.
 Mission Meltaway is a nationally recognized eight-week healthy weight management education session, with a group approach to weight loss lead by a trained facilitator. The program incorporates the National Diabetes Prevention Program strategies related to improved nutrition and increased physical activity to initiate and reinforce lifestyle changes. Group supported meetings will cover a range of topics including menu planning, nutrition, physical activity, and mental health. All participants will receive free incentives such as a pedometer and a FREE 8-week membership to the YMCA. [ Mission Meltaway Sites 2008 ]
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Media Campaign
Steps To A HealthierNY Media Campaign "The Broome County Steps To A HealthierNY" media plan is a component of a larger scale, high intensity, comprehensive communitywide awareness multimedia campaign. A rotation of chronic disease risk reduction messages focusing on obesity, diabetes, asthma and their related risk factors: physical activity, nutrition, breastfeeding, tobacco use will be broadcast through various venues with localized and CDC produced ads. For more information contact: 607.778.3929.
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Documents
Other Documents
Steps to a HealthierNY: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Broome County
YEAR 01: May 1, 2004 - April 30, 2005
5 A Day Challenge Worksheet (pdf, 29k)
Small Steps Newsletter (pdf, 90k)
Winter Walking Guide (pdf, 85k)
WBNG Health News
Walk It Off (pdf, 30k) - Walking as a form of excercise
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Calendar of Events
Steps To A HealthierNY Calendar (pdf)
Please call Steps To A Healthier NY at 607.778.3068 to verify times and locations as the above information may change.
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
Steps To A HealthierNY
A Healthier Broome County, One Step at a Time
Contacts
Mary McFadden
Program Coordinator
Steps To A HealthierNY
Broome County Health Department
225 Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
607.778.3929 Phone
607.778.3998 Fax
mmcfadden@co.broome.ny.us
Becky Gelunas
School Health Coordinator
Steps To A HealthierNY
Broome County Health Department
225 Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
607.778.3902 Phone
607.778.3998 Fax
rgelunas@co.broome.ny.us
Heather Prince
Public Health Educator
Steps To A HealthierNY
Broome County Health Department
225 Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
607.778.3067 Phone
607.778.3998 Fax
hprince@co.broome.ny.us
DISCLAIMER: This Web site is made possible by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Broome County Steps To A Healthier NY is solely responsible for the operation, contents, privacy and security of this Web site and its compliance with applicable law and regulation. Its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS.
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