The old saying is true: good health is the greatest wealth of all! Maintaining a healthy weight plays a key role in that, and it can save you a bundle–the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the annual medical cost of obese people at $1,400-plus more than the cost for those at a healthy …
Need a little spice in your life? Natural herbs & spices boost flavor AND health. Check out this traditional “sofrito” recipe. Link: http://bit.ly/ZHVRz5
I had a great time at Safe Routes to School Forum on 3/13/13! Netw0rked with school colleagues like Maria Caruso (Wakefield-Dolbeare elementary PE teacher) and participated on the SRTS Alliance Panel…I’m the one looking at the panel (not the camera)!?! Congrats to Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield for winning an award titled “Community Collaboration for Safe Routes Success”!! …
The first ever Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield Route 66 community Virtual Team 2013 race is underway, thanks to a collaboration between Fivi Health Networks and Mass in Motion-Melrose/Wakefield. 105 residents are involved in this first-ever community portal race in Massachusetts, and make up twenty-one teams of 5. Beginning February 5, teams entered into a real time …
PolicyLink, The Food Trust, and The Reinvestment Fund are excited to announce the Healthy Food Access Portal: http://healthyfoodaccess.org/home?destination=home
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A cool video: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/02/what-we-lose-when-kids-cant-play-their-own-streets/4789/
What do terms like natural, organic, and low sugar really mean? Here’s some healthy perspective on what you’re actually putting in your grocery cart. When it comes to food labels, any dietician worth her salt will tell you to pay attention to them. But not all the words on those labels are created equal. Certain …
http://publichealth.blog.state.ma.us/2013/02/visit-your-local-winter-farmers-market-for-taste-convenience-and-community-.html
Thank you Rep. Paul Brodeur for sharing this National Conference of State Legislatures LEGISBRIEF with us! Link: http://ecom.ncsl.org/webimages/legisbriefs/February2013/2105.pdf Ties in with the Melrose Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee’s goals Paul A. Brodeur 32nd Middlesex District Room 43 (617) 722-2030 “Proudly serving Melrose, Wakefield, and Malden”
