Google Photos Album November 21, 2015: Healthy Neighborhoods Last walk of the 2015 season, and we’ve walked over 1000 total miles! Many old friends and new joined us on a chilly but sunny day. We kicked things off with a discussion on topics affecting the health of East Harlem: rezoning, climate change and pollution. And,…
Category: 2015 Walks
2015 First Aid Panoramas
This page may take some time to load fully. Be patient. Click on the Hand Icon to start the Panorama. Works well with a gyroscope on a smart phone. Move the phone around and you’ll see. These were uploaded to 360cities.net. The images are from the 2015 First Aid walk. 2015.10.31 Cada Paso 01 2015.10.31…
2015 First Aid
Google Photos Album October 31, 2015: First Aid Halloween treated us to another sunny autumn day for our first aid walk! We focused on how to know if your child can be treated at home instead of seeking medical attention. And we emphasized calling the doctor’s office or going to an urgent care clinic instead…
2015 Adolescent Health
Google Photos Album October 17, 2015: Adolescent Health We savored the sun as the chilly morning gave way to a very pleasant day and our longest walk of the year. This was our first walk dedicated to adolescent health, and we had the added pleasure of visiting the Farm Festival street fair to add some…
2015 Greenmarkets 2
Google Photos Album September 26, 2015: Greenmarkets 2 Another beautiful day and record-breaking attendance! Greenmarket walks are some of our favorites, and this was especially fun because we partnered with Chenchita’s Community Garden to host a special day of events for our families. We rewarded the children who brought their reusable water bottles with stickers…
2015 Dental Health
Google Photos Album September 19, 2015: Dental Health Another beautiful day and record-breaking attendance! Dental health for all ages is important and we were pleased to share information and visit resources in the neighborhood to help our families keep their teeth healthy. We rewarded the children who brought their reusable water bottles with stickers and…
2015 Political Voice
Google Photos Album August 22, 2015: Political Voice Another beautiful day and record-breaking attendance! Many of our walks address traditional health topics, like asthma and dental health. This walk we were pleased to share a non-traditional approach to family and community health, involving access to political action. To that end we visited the office of…
2015 Greenmarkets
Google Photos Album July 18, 2015: Greenmarkets Today we focused on Nutrition, with particular attention to the importance of fresh foods in our diet. We discussed the importance of balancing the amount of calories, or energy like gas in a car, with nutrients, or vitamins and minerals that allow that fuel to be used in…
2015 Obesity
Google Photos Album July 11, 2015: Obesity Today we focused on Obesity, with particular attention to the concept of calories and the avoidance of sugary drinks. We started off the pre-walk lecture with a demonstration to jump right in – literally! – to the concept of a calorie. With some awesome volunteers to help, we…
2015 Play
Google Photos Album June 27, 2015: Play We introduced a new health topic: PLAY! Play is important for children for multiple reasons: it helps them learn, develop their social skills, develop their emotions, develop their physical skills and… it’s fun. Play comes in many forms, but essential are engagement of the child’s mind and/or body….