The Tip Sheet

Women’s Fund of New Hampshire Launches New Grant Program to Help Innovative Programs Reach Women and Girls Across NH

Concord, NH: The Women’s Fund of New Hampshire has taken a step toward helping hundreds of women and children in the Upper Valley and across the state by insuring innovative new programs have a chance to grow and thrive with the launch of its new multi-year funding program launched this month.

Women’s Fund of New Hampshire Launches New Grant Program to Help Innovative Programs Reach Women and Girls Across NH

Concord, NH: The Women’s Fund of New Hampshire has taken a step toward helping hundreds of women and children in the Upper Valley and across the state by insuring innovative new programs have a chance to grow and thrive with the launch of its new multi-year funding program launched this month.

Women’s Fund of New Hampshire Launches New Grant Program to Help Innovative Programs Reach Women and Girls Across NH

The Women’s Fund of New Hampshire has taken a step toward helping hundreds of women and children in Manchester and across the state by insuring innovative new programs have a chance to grow and thrive with the launch of its new multi-year funding program.

Yankee Chapter Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) STATEMENT

While we appreciate Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin’s efforts to keep the State’s expenses under control, we are concerned with his refusal to allow the use of taxpayer funds to hire public relations professionals. Rejecting the insight and expertise of public relations professionals is not a sound policy, particularly at a time of desperately low trust in government.

Alzheimer’s Advocates Urge Presidential Candidates to Develop National Strategy to Stop Alzheimer’s

Concord, NH – Alzheimer’s is a disease that touches families all over America, including many families in New Hampshire, yet the amount of funding going towards Alzheimer’s research is not matching the rate at which the disease is growing. Advocates across the Granite State are joining together with NewHampshireAgainstAlzheimer’s to educate presidential candidates and the general public about this increasingly unmet need and help ensure that more is done to stop the disease.

“November is National Alzheimer’s Month.  The U.S. has 5.4 million Americans that are afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease, a number that is expected to triple in the coming decades,” said Laura Anderson, a nurse practitioner in Concord, NH. “And by 2020, the number of Granite Staters suffering from the disease will rise by 5 percent to nearly 23,000 individuals aged 65 years and older without a national strategy to fight the disease.”

CATCH Kids at an Early Age to Fight Obesity

Organizations Embrace Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Program That Makes Nutrition and Physical Activity Fun for Kids

Will kids give up fast food and video games? Probably not entirely, but the CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) Kids Club program makes healthy food and physical activity fun for New Hampshire children, grades K-5. The CATCH Kids Club, funded by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, can be found at after-school and community recreation programs run by organizations throughout the state, including Penacook Community Center, Manchester YMCA, Gilford Summer Program, Keene Parks and Recreation, and Concord Boys and Girls Club.

Why is this program so successful?

President Obama Signs Groundbreaking Child Nutrition Legislation

New Nutritional Standards Will Support HEAL’s Work To Provide Access To Healthier Food Choices For New Hampshire’s Children

Concord, NH – President Obama signed important legislation that improves school nutrition programs on December 13. The $4.5 billion bill that passed in the Senate in August and was approved by the House on December 2^nd will increase eligibility and accessibility for school lunches and enable school cafeterias to overhaul their menus and provide updated, healthier choices on all food offered on campuses, including items in vending machines.

HEAL promotes healthy eating, active living at annual conference

Concord, NH -  On October 6, 2009 at the HEAL Annual Conference, state and local policy makers, school administrators, teachers, doctors, nurses, business owners, human resource managers and others joined together to continue working to create a New Hampshire where all residents improve personal wellness through healthy eating and active living.

Nationwide, healthcare reform is a prominent topic of discussion among all sectors of American society. With healthcare reform comes an examination of costs, especially crucial in our challenging economic climate. Rising obesity rates increase healthcare costs, and New Hampshire's rate is on an upward trend. According to obesity data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2008, the rate of obesity in New Hampshire was 24.0%. In 2006 the rate was 22.4%. The Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Initiative is working to reverse obesity trends in New Hampshire.