Programs Advancing Diabetes Self Management • Community Health Center, Inc. • Department of Family & Community Health - Marshall University • Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. • Holyoke Health Center, Inc. • La Clinica de La Raza • St. Peter Family Medicine Residency Program Building Community Supports for Diabetes Care • Campesinos Sin Fronteras • Center for African American Health • Galveston County Health District • MaineGeneral Health • Minneapolis American Indian Center • Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council • Open Door Health Center • Richland County Health Department Childhood Obesity Prevention • Campesinos Sin Fronteras • Community Health Center, Inc. • Department of Family & Community Health - Marshall University • Holyoke Health Center, Inc.   Childhood Obesity Prevention Holyoke Health Center, Inc. Project Director: Dawn Heffernan Project Manager: Judy Sopenski 230 Maple Street Holyoke, MA 01041 judy.sopenski@hhcinc.org Low income Holyoke children are plagued by a high rate of overweight and obesity, accompanied by growing rates of diabetes. Pervasive poverty, poor nutrition and lack of physical activity compromise their health. Holyoke Health Center’s “Stepping it Up with the Sullivan School” project will design and test interventions to support and change policies and environment in local elementary schools in order to prevent and reduce childhood obesity among predominately low income Latino children. HHC will work with school leadership, food service and teachers to increase daily physical activity and healthy eating by developing culturally appropriate programming and standardized school policies.         Last update: 3/1/07   © 2002-2006 The Diabetes Initiative, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation® The Diabetes Initiative is supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton,NJ Home • ABOUT • PROGRAMS • LESSONS • RESOURCES • EVENTS • NEWS • CONTACT • SEARCH • TERMS • PRESS