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TNJ Institute: Healthy Communities Workshop

May 10, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Planning and policy making can help to build healthy communities by ensuring that community members have access to the essential components of a healthy life, such as nutritious food, clean air, and opportunities for physical activity. A community that encourages grocery stores to offer more fruits and vegetables can help to shape healthy eating habits. A community with adequate recreational facilities can increase levels of physical activity. By making active transportation like biking and walking safer and more enjoyable, a community can reduce automobile trips and help to improve air quality.

In New Jersey, communities are already taking steps to provide residents with a healthier physical and social environment to live in. They are adding food and health systems elements to their master plans, developing blueprints to improve the health and well-being of their communities, and implementing healthy corner store initiatives. The TNJ Healthy Communities Workshop will provide an overview of how to build healthy living conditions in your community and where in New Jersey this work is already being done.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

8:30 to 9:00 – Registration

9:00 to 9:15 – Welcome

9:15 to 9:45 – What Does “Health in All Policies Mean”? – Richard Jackson, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA; Gov. James J. Florio Distinguished Visiting Scholar

9:45 to 10:45 – Taking Action!

  • Moderator – Jeanne Herb, Associate Director, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
  • Perth Amboy – Healthier Perth Amboy – Blueprint for Action, William Kurzenberger, City of Perth Amboy
  • Trenton Plan 4 Health – Health and Food System Master Plan, Jeffrey Wilkerson, City of Trenton
  • Denise Lanza, North Jersey Health Collaborative

10:45 to 11:00 – Break

11:00 to 12:00 – Expanding Healthy Foods in Your Community

  • Available Resources Through the Rutgers Cooperative Extension – Larry Katz, Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension
  • Breakout Sessions
    • Healthy Corner Store Initiative – Sara Elnakib, RD, MPH, CHES –Family and Community Health Sciences at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County
    • Working in Rural Communities: Gleaning and Emergency Food Pantries as Healthy Food Access Points – Alex DelCollo, MS, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Salem County

 

Other Resources

“Fit for Fresh” handout
Healthy Corner Store report
Healthy Corner Store Guide