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Mobile Market now accepting SNAP benefits, stops added in Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake
The Mobile Farmers Market will now accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and has added stops at adult centers in Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake. A program of the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity (JCEO) and the North Country Healthy Heart Network, the Mobile Market provides access to fresh fruit and vegetables, baked goods […]
Thank you, village trustees, for supporting Complete Streets
The North Country Healthy Heart Network is thrilled to learn that the Malone Village Board has passed a resolution approving Complete Streets recommendations for Main Street; our friend, Boyce Sherwin, has called the Complete Streets recommendations “the most important restoration effort for the Village’s Main Street in my lifetime,” and we agree. Earlier this year, […]
Kinney Drugs, CVS deserve praise for dropping e-cigarette, vaping products
We often overlook the important role that businesses and companies play in influencing change in our communities. The North Country Healthy Heart Network wishes to recognize two companies — Kinney Drugs and CVS — for taking the bold step to ban the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products in their stores across the region, a […]
Cuomo signs T21 bill into law
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed historic legislation that raises the age for purchasing tobacco products in New York State to 21. “Research shows that 90 percent of smokers started before turning 19 — the chances of becoming addicted drop off dramatically after that,” said Ann Morgan, executive director of the North Country Healthy Heart Network. […]
Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Implementing Complete Streets
The North Country Healthy Heart Network encourages its partners to participate in an exciting upcoming webinar, “Innovative Approaches to Implementing Complete Streets,” hosted by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. Scheduled for 2 p.m. July 22, the webinar will focus on the importance of community-based physical […]