Click here for full album August 20, 2016: Wealth Another hot day and another hot topic—wealth. Wealth disparities underlie essentially all our other health topics. It’s hard to “fix” a health problem like asthma without acknowledging that wealth determines the stress on the household, determines the quality of the housing (mold, pests, pesticides), determines the…
Category: 2016 Walks
2016 Ecology
(Click here if unable to view slideshow.) August 13, 2016: Ecology Must have been the hottest day of the year! Our first visit to Wards and Randalls Island was a great interactive experience. (Ever wonder why the island has two names? It used to be two separate islands that were joined with landfill. The Little…
2016 Nutrition & Fitness
(Click here if unable to view slideshow.) July 23, 2016: Nutrition & Fitness Our first Greenmarket walk of the season! Always a popular one, not the least because of Health Bucks! We emphasized the connection between nutrition and fitness. There is a lot of “information” out there about what food you should eat. Some of…
2016 Women’s Health (part 1)
(Click here if unable to view slideshow.) July 9, 2016: Women’s Health Today’s discussion was the first of three walks focusing on women’s health. Today’s topic was cancer prevention. Although women’s health is can be a sensitive topic, it is important to discuss. We began by talking about the two main methods of cervical…
2016 Play
(Click here if unable to view slideshow.) June 25, 2016: Play Today, our discussion was focused on the topic “PLAY”. We learned that play is important for children not only because it is enjoyable, but also because play fosters physical, social, and emotional development. Playing in groups can encourage socialization amongst children. Playing outside gives…
2016 Water Quality
(Click here if unable to view slideshow.) June 18, 2016: Water Quality Another new walk this season—water quality is often in the news, and it’s been on our families’ minds. Thankfully, NYC is lucky to have some of the best tap water you can find! First things first, we thanked all the families who showed…
2016 Garden to Garden
(Click here if unable to view slideshow.) May 21, 2016: Garden to Garden We introduced a new walk this season, to focus on the variety of green spaces we can enjoy in East Harlem. We skipped the usual pre-walk quiz to focus on the activities for the day, and to emphasize the fun. As usual…
2016 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
(Click here if unable to view slideshow.) April 23, 2016: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle The first walk of our third season! Some clouds, a little rain, but not enough to keep us from kicking off the 2016 season with a great walk in celebration of Earth Day. We started with a discussion of “reduce, reuse, recycle”…