HEALTHY KINGSTON FOR KIDS PROJECT

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CCEUC and several partners will lead an initiative to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic in Kingston, NY through environmental and policy change.  The project is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with $360,000 over four years.  Partners include the City of Kingston, the Kingston City School District, the Kingston Land Trust, the Community Heart Health Coalition, Gilmour Planning, the Rose Women’s Care Service, and the Ulster County Health and Planning Departments.

Click the links below to learn more about the Healty Kingston for Kids Project

First Official Press Release : Kingston one of 41 Sites Selected for National Program to Fight Childhood Obesity

A Healthy Kingston for Kids

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities (Kingston, NY)

In the News

Listen to Kristen Wilson, HKK Project Director on NPR

Featured Article in Ulster Publishing's "Healthy Communities"

Letter to the Editor in the Daily Freeman