New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative
NJHKI builds upon the core values of the Rutgers New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health with a focus on health equity and community partnership. By uniting with local families to pinpoint child health needs and explore where they are unmet, the NJHKI can develop a task force to address those needs. Learn more about us.
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This summer, we collaborated w/ @FTPDSomersetNJ Recreation Department’s FranklinFit afterschool program to offer 30 Franklin Township middle school and high school students culinary nutrition lessons. Click below to learn more about this great program!
https://sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu/2022/12/new-jersey-healthy-kids-initiative-teams-with-franklin-police-department-to-get-kids-franklinfit/
NJHKI’s Dr. Peggy Policastro and Alison Brown and NJHKI Ambassador Jenny Campbell presented at @eatrightFNCE 2022 about the Healthy Helpers virtual culinary literacy program. It was one of the highest-rated sessions at FNCE this year! Click to read more!
https://njhki.rutgers.edu/2022/10/24/njhki-presented-virtual-culinary-literacy-program-at-fnce-2022/
New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
61 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, George H. Cook Campus
Webmaster: webmaster@sebs.rutgers.edu