Nourishing Health: Grants for Food as Medicine Programs is sponsored by New Jersey Department of Health. Supports community-focused nonprofit organizations nationwide, with special attention to programs in New Jersey, that tackle health challenges through initiatives like Food as Medicine.

Department of Health | Nutrition and Fitness | Community Grants Program Governor Mikie Sherrill · Lt. Governor Dr. Dale G. Caldwell Healthcare Facilities & Services Chief State Medical Examiner Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Council on Physical Fitness and Sports New Jersey Health Information Network Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Obesity Prevention in New Jersey Communities A map of current grantees can be seen at www.

njhcn. org/grantee-map/ The NJ Healthy Communities Network – www. njhcn.

org – awards micro grants of $10,000 per year to New Jersey communities in 2-year cycles to implement policies and environmental improvements that support healthy eating and active living. Preventing chronic disease and obesity are the goals. By making healthy food and beverages affordable and available and physical activity accessible and safe, the program aims to make the healthy choice the easy choice .

Grantees are part of a community of practice – a network for sharing best practices and professional development opportunities. To encourage collaboration, grantees are connected to people and organizations with shared goals and agendas and acknowledged as leaders in building healthy communities.

Physical Activity Strategies: Conduct C o mmunity Assessments (i.e. walkability, bike-ability, safe parks and sidewalk audits) Develop Community Design/Planning Initiatives (urban design and land use policies) Create or enhance access to places for physical activity combined with information, outreach activities, and materials Educate, adopt, and/or implement Complete Streets policies and resolutions Install community walking paths or bike racks Initiate Joint/Shared Use Agreements (giving access to spaces for physical activity) Promote Open Play Streets, Care-Free Days, Ciclovia, Streets as Places Events Organize park improvements including safety and sun-safety promotions Promote stair use in public buildings Implement Safe Routes to School programs Healthy Eating Strategies: Promote accessible, affordable farmer’s markets Establish c o mmunity gardens Engage WIC vendors in point of purchase prompts to promote healthy eating Conduct food environment audits Promote h e althy corner store initiatives Support o rganizational or congregation-wide healthy food/nutrition policies (includes breastfeeding support) Support organizational wellness policies (g.

in faith-based communities, schools, or worksites) Promote point-of-purchase prompts and menu labeling (including Healthy Vending) Program evaluation provided by the Center for Research and Evaluation on Education and Human Services at Montclair State University. Grantees blog at www. njhcn.

org/blog/ regularly to share their progress in meeting deliverables.

Healthy Community Grantees Advocates for Children of New Jersey - Cumberland County/Atlantic City/Plainfield Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers - Camden City Camden Tri-State Transportation Campaign - Camden City Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA - Atlantic City National Park School District - National Park Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges - East Orange Morris Park Alliance - Morris County Bergen County Technical Schools - Paramus Programs for Parents - Newark Smile for Charity - Passaic Warren County Health Department - Warren County Union City Board of Education - Union City Woodbridge Department of Health & Human Services - Woodbridge Township YMCA of Trenton - Trenton Hunterdon County YMCA - Annandale Meadowlands Transportation Brokerage Corporation - Long Branch Raritan Bay Area YMCA - Perth Amboy Raritan Valley YMCA - Spotswood, North/South Brunswick, Milltown, Jamesburg, Helmetta, Middlesex, South River RWJ University Hospital Foundation - New Brunswick Notice of Privacy Practices Last Reviewed: 11/27/2019