The North Country Healthy Heart Network has teamed up with the St. Lawrence Health Initiative and the New York State Office for the Aging to promote Better Choices, Better Health, a free, six-week online workshop to help people prevent or better manage diabetes, high blood pressure, or other chronic disease, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. […]
November is Nutrition Month!
From our friends at the New York Farm Bureau and the New York School Nutrition Association (NYSNA) … it’s Nutrition Month! Check out the calendar for daily nutrition tips
COMMENTARY: 9 signs it may be time to seek professional mental health
Commentary by Dr. Joshua Frank, CMO, Citizen Advocates If you struggle to get through the day, you’re not alone. The stresses and strains of life challenge everyone from time to time, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more of us feel overwhelmed. Those most at risk for emotional distress include: Disaster survivors People who […]
Better Choices, Better Health workshop
Now more than ever is the time to get healthy and stay healthy. Through grant funding awarded to New York, Better Choices, Better Health is offering a free, six-week online workshop to provide you with the tools you need to help you navigate life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop will help you stay informed […]
Working together for healthier schools, healthier communities
For the last five years, the North Country Healthy Heart Network’s Creating Healthy Schools and Communities program has worked with partners across Franklin County to increase access to affordable, nutritious food for all age groups. Rural municipalities and school districts in Franklin County are frequently isolated from bigger grocery stores and farmers markets, thus limiting […]
Prediabetes awareness campaign restarts
Earlier this year, the North Country Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition, a project of the North Country Healthy Heart Network, launched the Do I Have Prediabetes campaign, which encourages people to take a risk test to determine if they should talk to their doctor about prediabetes. The awareness campaign placed fun, informative trailers in movie theaters […]