ADVERTISEMENT
Friday, February 26, 2021
  • Contact Us
My blog
  • Home
  • Health
  • Medicine
  • Nutrition
  • Fitness
  • Diet
  • Weight Loss
  • More
    • Mental Health
    • Healthcare
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Health
  • Medicine
  • Nutrition
  • Fitness
  • Diet
  • Weight Loss
  • More
    • Mental Health
    • Healthcare
No Result
View All Result
My blog
No Result
View All Result
Home Nutrition

Kohl’s Healthy Families Awards Nutrition Grants to Six Groups

Healthy by Healthy
September 5, 2020
in Nutrition
0
Kohl’s Healthy Families Awards Nutrition Grants to Six Groups
585
SHARES
3.3k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterPin It

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz

You might also like

School Nutrition Association proposes extending free school lunches to students

Cow’s Milk Versus Plant-Based Mix

SNAP-Ed Is Helping U.S. Families Make Healthier Choices, Study Shows – Food Tank

When it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle, it can be hard knowing where to even begin. So many factors play into one’s health that it can soon become overwhelming, luckily, Kohl’s Healthy Families stepped in to help.

Recently, Kohl’s Healthy Families, which is a partnership between Kohl’s and the American Cancer Society, awarded six organizations with a nutrition grant to help them jumpstart projects that focus on understanding health, healthy food choices and how they connect to cancer prevention. The recipients are Cross Lutheran Church, Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation, Muslim Community & Health Center, Riverwest Food Pantry, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s College of Nursing.

The groups were chosen through a competitive application process, in which they had to submit a proposal for a project that would increase awareness of the link between cancer and a healthy lifestyle or improve access to healthy foods.

Fauzia Qureshi, a manager at the Muslim Community & Health Center said the center was honored to have been chosen. To kickoff its education program, the center is planning to host an outdoor event at the Islamic Da’Wah Center, 5135 N. Teutonia Ave., starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Qureshi said participants will receive a $10 gift card to a nearby grocery store, a reusable tote bag and the Kohl’s Healthy Families guidebook. There will also be food and other opportunities to start one’s journey to a healthy life.

The Muslim Community & Health Center serves a lot of the minority populations in Milwaukee. As such, the center plans to create an hour-long educational program, which will be available in multiple languages, Qureshi said.

The program will be in-person and available online at mchcwi.org. Qureshi said the education portion will cover how to eat healthy food, where to find healthy food, fitness exercises and how a healthy lifestyle relates to cancer prevention.

Laurie Bertrand, the executive director for the American’s Cancer Society, noted that about 20% of cancer is preventable simply by making some lifestyle changes.

“Where people live, work, learn and play can affect someone’s healthy lifestyle,” Bertrand said. “Making healthy changes doesn’t have to be a monumental change.”

Aside from focusing on small and attainable goals, Bertrand said a person should pay attention to the resources around them, family history and where they grew up. She encouraged people to take the nutrition quiz on the American Cancer Society’s website, cancer.org, to better asses what their nutrition looks like and what it could be.

It can be difficult for people to get healthy food, especially during the pandemic, Qureshi said. Right now, the organization serves about 800 meals through its senior center.

She said part of eating healthy is knowing where to look for produce (be it fresh or frozen) and when to buy it. If it’s bought on sale and on time, people can enjoy the produce or freeze it. As Bertrand pointed out, the Kohl’s Healthy Families guidebooks includes tips on how to freeze produce and more. The guidebook is available at acskohls.org.

Qureshi added that the education program will focus on families.

“Serving the entire family makes the best impact and makes for the best change,” she said.

Last year, Qureshi said the center saw a huge impact when families came in together to attend the workshops. Grandparents and children would come in to learn and then would teach the parents, she said.

According to the American Cancer Society, the Muslim Community & Health Center reported an increase in the number of participants who knew where to access healthy food from 21% to 98%, how to cook healthy from 25% to 95% and how to prevent cancer with healthy food from 9% to 96%.

Healthy eating isn’t just about weight, Qureshi said, one’s habits play a role in heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more.

It’s never too late to begin leading a healthy life.



Source link

Previous Post

UCLA Health opens primary care center in Montecito

Next Post

TV health guru’s £99 diet ‘sets life-threatening weight-loss goals’

Healthy

Healthy

Related Posts

School Nutrition Association proposes extending free school lunches to students
Nutrition

School Nutrition Association proposes extending free school lunches to students

by Healthy
February 25, 2021
Cow’s Milk Versus Plant-Based Mix
Nutrition

Cow’s Milk Versus Plant-Based Mix

by Healthy
February 25, 2021
SNAP-Ed Is Helping U.S. Families Make Healthier Choices, Study Shows – Food Tank
Nutrition

SNAP-Ed Is Helping U.S. Families Make Healthier Choices, Study Shows – Food Tank

by Healthy
February 25, 2021
How plant-based diet can give you nutrition with least environmental impact
Nutrition

How plant-based diet can give you nutrition with least environmental impact

by Healthy
February 25, 2021
How much nutrition isn’t in the fast food you eat? |
Nutrition

Squeezing optimal nutrition out of your veggie juice | Health

by Healthy
February 25, 2021
Next Post
TV health guru’s £99 diet ‘sets life-threatening weight-loss goals’

TV health guru's £99 diet 'sets life-threatening weight-loss goals'

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Fitness Trainer Kayla Itsines Posts Intense Workout To Instagram & Answers Fan Questions About Spot Reduction

Fitness Trainer Kayla Itsines Posts Intense Workout To Instagram & Answers Fan Questions About Spot Reduction

April 23, 2020
Everest Medicines Completes US$310 Million Series C Financing

Everest Medicines Completes US$310 Million Series C Financing

June 5, 2020

Categories

  • Diet
  • Fitness
  • Health
  • Healthcare
  • Medicine
  • Mental Health
  • Nutrition
  • Weight Loss

Don't miss it

State lawmakers grill New York health commissioner on COVID response
Health

State lawmakers grill New York health commissioner on COVID response

February 26, 2021
Local community is thankful for bringing sports medicine to its area
Medicine

Local community is thankful for bringing sports medicine to its area

February 26, 2021
Poll from the California Health Care Foundation provides views on COVID-19’s affects on providers on the frontline – State of Reform
Healthcare

Poll from the California Health Care Foundation provides views on COVID-19’s affects on providers on the frontline – State of Reform

February 26, 2021
The Battle Within: DJ Carton’s journey through mental health (pt 3) – WHBF – OurQuadCities.com
Mental Health

The Battle Within: DJ Carton’s journey through mental health (pt 3) – WHBF – OurQuadCities.com

February 26, 2021
Miramar’s Mayor to Host Annual Health & Fitness Timed 5K on April 3 : South Florida Caribbean News
Fitness

Miramar’s Mayor to Host Annual Health & Fitness Timed 5K on April 3 : South Florida Caribbean News

February 26, 2021
Push for plant-based diets possible as part of agricultural sustainability
Diet

Push for plant-based diets possible as part of agricultural sustainability

February 26, 2021
My blog

All the latest breaking news on Healthy Eating. Browse The Independent's complete collection of articles and commentary on Healthy Eating

Categories

  • Diet
  • Fitness
  • Health
  • Healthcare
  • Medicine
  • Mental Health
  • Nutrition
  • Weight Loss

Trending

Amazon Smart Nutrition Scale shares the calories, carbs, or sugar content of food » Gadget Flow

DePauw prof is first scholar to study ancient and ignored Islamic medical commentaries

Miramar’s Mayor to Host Annual Health & Fitness Timed 5K on April 3 : South Florida Caribbean News

Jill Biden Says Health Inequities Have Lasted ‘Far Too Long’ at Virginia Cancer Center Visit – NBC4 Washington

Recent News

State lawmakers grill New York health commissioner on COVID response

State lawmakers grill New York health commissioner on COVID response

February 26, 2021
Local community is thankful for bringing sports medicine to its area

Local community is thankful for bringing sports medicine to its area

February 26, 2021

© 2020 eathealthyandlivehealthy.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Health
  • Medicine
  • Nutrition
  • Fitness
  • Diet
  • Weight Loss
  • More
    • Mental Health
    • Healthcare

© 2020 eathealthyandlivehealthy.com

//whugesto.net/afu.php?zoneid=3399210