The Farm to Cafeteria Network, a project of NCAT, recently completed a survey of 35 institutions in Montana including healthcare facilities, correctional facilities, K-12 schools, and colleges. Check out the great map for information on where and how the institutions are utilizing local food systems. http://farmtocafeteria.ncat.org/?page_id=963
APHA Online Transportation and Health Toolkit
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has developed health, equity, and transportation resources such as fact sheets, a communications toolkit, and reports as part of a comprehensive online toolkit. All are available for download on this web page. Additional materials in the online toolkit (such as information on HIAs, case studies, etc.) may be accessed [...]
Worksite Wellness Toolkit: A Basic Guide to Employee-Based Wellness Program Implementation
Worksite Wellness Toolkit A Basic Guide to Employee-Based Wellness Program Implementation by Audrey Schadt Audrey Schadt, an intern with RHI through the INBRE Public Health Internship Program, developed a toolkit for implementing worksite wellness programs that are low-cost and effective. The toolkit includes ideas for nutrition, physical activity, and other programs that are evidence-based along [...]
Bike Walk Montana
Montana’s Voice for Bicyclists and Pedestrians Bike Walk Montana is a membership non-profit organization. We strive to make biking and walking safe and accessible for everyone. This is accomplished through building a strong coalition all across Montana, providing educational programs, and advocating for increased funding and better legislation. We provide resources to communities and local [...]
Big Sky Fit Kids
Big Sky Fit Kids is a free activity and nutrition program that teaches the importance of being physically active and that fitness is fun! Big Sky Fit Kids (BSFK) is the youth component of Shape Up Montana. BSFK is a free activity and nutrition program that teaches the importance of being physically active and that fitness [...]
Rural Health Success Story Honorable Mention: EMS Live-@-Nite
EMS Live-@-Nite, is one of the largest video conference educational series in the country, and is currently celebrating its tenth season. Each month, the program delivers live interactive training at no cost to rural and frontier communities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, the Aleutian Islands, and Alaska. Participants include EMS, fire, law enforcement personnel, public [...]
“Food Day” Celebration – October 24, 2012
Food Day is the nationwide celebration and movement for healthful, affordable, and sustainable food and is coming up on October 24th! In 2011, the first year of the campaign, 2,300 events took place around the country, and dozens of school districts around the country took part. Visit http://www.foodday.org/ to learn more! We are thrilled to [...]
Journeys from Home Montana – “Better Health through Walking and Bicycling”
“Better Health Through Walking and Bicycling” is organized by Journeys from Home Montana. This particular collection of in-school and out-of-school programs conducts workshops for community members, teachers and bicycle advocates directed at making the community more friendly to walking and bicycling. Journeys From Home Montana (JFHM) promotes living an active healthy lifestyle. We encourage communities to become [...]
Native H.Y.P.E. Camp
What is Native H.Y.P.E.? Native H.Y.P.E. is a leadership program for American Indian students in Montana, Wyoming or closely surrounding areas. Approximately 40 middle school students, entering 6th – 8th grade, will be selected to participate in Native H.Y.P.E. from July 31st – August 3rd on the MSU-Northern campus in Havre, MT. Each student selected [...]
Screen Free Week April 30th-May 6th
Screen Free Week April 30-May 6th The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative is pleased to announce a new infographic on physical activity: Screen Time vs. Lean Time. Childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the last 30 years. Today, about one in six children is [...]
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