The Heart Network has announced the hiring of its new tobacco project coordinator. Hanna Schneider stepped into her new role in October. As tobacco project coordinator, she helps The Heart Network work with partners and healthcare providers to implement evidence-based tobacco cessation programming across the North Country. “Our work at the local level to help […]
Stepping Up for Food Security
Now more than ever, people experiencing food insecurity need our help. And as communities across the North Country step up to support food banks and pantries, The Heart Network would like to share some tips for ensuring that donations to these amazing organizations can have the greatest impact. Our Creating Healthy Schools & Communities program, […]
GASO Offers Opportunity to Quit — Together
Every year, the third Thursday of November marks the Great American Smokeout (GASO), a collective day of action for smokers looking to quit. An initiative of the American Cancer Society, GASO reinforces that quitting smoking isn’t easy — it takes time, patience and a plan. The spirit behind GASO is that when smokers join together […]
More Resources to Help Quit Vaping
As smoking and other forms of tobacco use continues to decline nationwide, more resources are now available to help people quit. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the release of its Youth Vaping Guide, which aims to chip away at the youth vaping epidemic nationwide. The guide includes resources for teens, […]
Paying Tribute to Ruth Pino
The Heart Network and its community partners in Saranac Lake are celebrating the contributions of a longtime volunteer and public servant. Ruth Pino served on The Heart Network’s Board of Directors for over 12 years, helping the organization shape its strategies to improve community health and reduce the burden of chronic disease across the North […]
October is Health Literacy Month
By Amy Kohanski Understanding health information and how to navigate through the healthcare system is at the core of health literacy. Originally coined in 1974 to address the need for health education in our schools, the term has since expanded and evolved. Personal health literacy is an individual’s capacity to obtain, process, understand, and use […]