AKWESASNE— Local businesses and organizations are teaming up with some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment to boost the visibility of fruits and vegetables in our stores and communities. The FNV (fruits and vegetables) campaign, created by the Partnership for a Healthier America and presented locally by the North Country Healthy Heart Network, […]
Surgeon General issues advisory on youth e-cigarette use
This month, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a significant advisory focused on e-cigarette use among youth, calling it an epidemic that requires immediate action now. The advisory cites statistics that show skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by youth and highlights the potential harm caused by aerosol exposure, nicotine addiction, and exposure to heavy metals, organic compounds and ultrafine […]
Heart Network receives funding to launch Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition
SARANAC LAKE — The North Country Healthy Heart Network has received a five-year grant to replicate a successful diabetes prevention program throughout Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties. The grant, awarded by the New York State Office of Rural Health, will support the Heart Network’s newly formed North Country Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition as it works […]
Bikes for kids in Brushton-Moira
Daily physical activity provides substantial health benefits for adults and children, and helps prevent obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Our Creating Healthy Schools and Communities program recently purchased bikes for Brushton-Moira Central School to give their students another option for physical activity. “When schools and communities support active living, it improves health […]
Promoting pedestrian safety in Malone
We commend the Malone Complete Streets Advisory Board for installing a pair of pedestrian-activated safety lights — one of which is solar — between Franklin and Jane streets. Our Creating Healthy Schools and Communities program help to fund this project, which will draw greater attention to the Webster Street crosswalk, used heavily by students, faculty, […]
Heart Network supports national effort to raise awareness of prediabetes
Leading health organizations are partnering this World Diabetes Day to raise awareness that more than 1 in 3 American adults has prediabetes, a serious condition that increases their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart attack, and stroke. Despite its prevalence, nearly 90% of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it, and awareness is […]