The Rutgers Culture of Health School Program (RCHSP), which was established with a $100,000 grant from the The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, completed its 2023-2024 program this May. A community outreach initiative under the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, RCHSP fosters and promotes lifestyles centered around physical activity and nutritional literacy and is a joint endeavor of […]
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The 91st Annual Meeting of The New Jersey Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
NJHKI Student Ambassadors Anjali Patel, Hannah Briggs, Helen Yanes, Jenna DeSimone, Rachel Ho, Alyssa Guidetti, Sheryn Jacinto, Holly Dorsett, and Lindsey Hardmeyer joined Dr. Peggy Policastro and Alison Brown in presenting abstracts at the 2024 New Jersey Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics conference at Rutgers University on April 25th, 2024.
NJHKI OpEds on Nutrition and Wellness
NJHKI has had three OpEds published that discuss various issues surrounding nutrition and wellness, including universal free breakfast and lunch in public schools, the impact of virtual school on child wellness, and the detriments of skipping breakfast. Read the full articles at the links provided.
NJHKI presented FranklinFit research at FNCE 2023
NJHKI’s Dr. Peggy Policastro and and IFNH Ambassadors Hannah Briggs, Alyssa Guidetti, and Rachel Ho presented at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ FNCE 2023 in Denver, CO this past October. FranklinFit research was presented to show that a whole child wellness program through community policing and public health can be used as a platform […]
New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative Offers Nutrition Education to Local Youth
This summer, the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) worked both on and off Rutgers campus to educate local youth about nutrition and its importance in overall health. Partnerships with Scarlet Kids summer camp on Cook Campus and New Brunswick’s New Brunswick Fit summer wellness program granted dozens of kids and teens access to interactive and invaluable nutrition education. […]
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