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Healthier Somerset: Culture of health in Bound Brook, South Bound Brook

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myCentralJersey.com Rebecca Perkins, Healthier Somerset November 27, 2017 Healthier Somerset was awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant last year to create a culture of health in Bound Brook and South Bound Brook. The project, “Building Bridges to Better Health,” seeks to make Bound Brook and South Bound Brook healthy communities. The initiative launched in […]

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Healthier Somerset supports ‘Complete Streets’

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myCentralJersey.com October 30, 2017 Rebecca Perkins, Healthier Somerset Healthier Somerset is a longtime advocate for Complete Streets, a New Jersey Department of Transportation program that supports roadways designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities. “Complete” streets encourage physical activity by making it easy to

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Bridgewater Hosts “Stone Soup Day” for Fruits & Veggies – More Matters Month

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October 4, 2016 Rebecca Perkins On Saturday, Sept 24, Bridgewater Township hosted a family event In recognition of Fruits and Veggies –More Matters Month and in support of the Jersey Fresh Campaign. The event featured activities for children, including story time and crafts projects, as well as healthy nutrition displays and tastings of vegetable soup

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October is Healthier Somerset Month

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Rebecca Perkins, Healthier Somerset myCentralJersey.com September 26, 2016 All community members are invited to join with Healthier Somerset to raise awareness of good health practices. The Somerset County Board of Freeholders has named October “Healthier Somerset Month” in Somerset County. This month we invite all who live or work in Somerset County to join us as we raise

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North Plainfield Passes Resolution Supporting Complete Streets!

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Rebecca Perkins September 7, 2016 Congratulations, North Plainfield!  The borough is the first of our three targeted municipalities to adopt a resolution of support for Complete Streets. The resolution states that new construction and reconstruction of all public roads shall be designed and constructed as Complete Streets whenever it is feasible to do so in

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Healthier Somerset combats obesity and chronic disease

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Rebecca Perkins, Healthier Somerset myCentralJersey.com August 30, 2016 SOMERSET COUNTY – In 2015, Healthier Somerset partnered with ShapingNJ and the New Jersey Department of Health to combat obesity and chronic disease in Somerset County. The organization was awarded a $12,000 grant to educate targeted communities on the importance of physical activity and a healthy diet.

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Healthier Somerset Readies Nutrition Seminars in North Plainfield

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Rebecca Perkins July 29, 2016 As part of our program to encourage healthy eating and active lifestyles in Bridgewater, Green Brook, and North Plainfield, Healthier Somerset is planning the first of the nutrition seminars that are a key focus of our NJHCN grant activities. NJ SNAP Ed will plan and implement the seminars. The brief

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Healthier Somerset seeks to improve access to healthcare

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Rebecca Perkins, Healthier Somerset myCentralJersey.com July 25, 2016 Healthier Somerset, a coalition of businesses, schools, non-profit organizations, healthcare providers, government, and faith-based organizations, is responsible for Somerset County’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP.)  The plan is a response to a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), a process that uses quantitative and qualitative methods to systematically

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Healthier Somerset celebrates six years of moving forward

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Rebecca Perkins, Healthier Somerset myCentralJersey.com June 27, 2016 Coalition members work collaboratively to improve the health and well-being of all who live and work in Somerset County Healthier Somerset, a coalition of businesses, schools, non-profit organizations, healthcare providers, government, and faith-based organizations, was formed six years ago to work collaboratively to improve the health and

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Local Health Departments Recognized for Improving Employee Health

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Stephanie Carey May 23, 2016 Greater Somerset Public Health Partnership The Greater Somerset Public Health Partnership has used the NJHCN initiative to help expand Employee Wellness programs in three municipalities. The Local Health Departments in Hillsborough, Bernards, and Montgomery Townships have advocated   to embed  new Employee Wellness Policies into township-wide personnel policies.  This gives concrete

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