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Herkimer County HealthNet Awards Grants to Schools through the Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play in Herkimer County Initiative

Owen D. Young School Photo (Center), Delephene Woodruf Accepts Check from Adam Hutchinson

 

Town of Webb School Photo (Left to Right), Nicholas Rose - Executive Director, CAP-21; Page Hannah, Town of Webb School Teacher; Adam Hutchinson – Executive Director, Herkimer County HealthNet, & Rex Germer – Town of Webb School Principal

 

November 18, 2011

 

HERKIMER – Herkimer County HealthNet is pleased to announce two trail mini-grant awards for two area school districts as part of the Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play initiative in Herkimer County. One of the many strategies that Herkimer County HealthNet is working on is enhancing and creating places to be physically active in Herkimer County. The projects and awards are as follows:

 

• Owen D. Young School – Robert B. Woodruff Outdoor Learning Center & Trail - $7,073

• Town of Webb School – Healthy Kids & Community: Education & Recreation Trail - $5,350

 

Adam Hutchinson, Executive Director of Herkimer County HealthNet said, “We would like to thank Herkimer County HealthNet’s Wellness Committee members who reviewed the grant applications. They were impressed with both schools’ applications and felt that their trail projects deserved financial support.” Mr. Hutchinson also mentioned that both schools are partnering with other organizations and volunteers as part of these enhancement efforts.

 

The Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work and Play grant is funded by the New York State Department of Health and is administered locally by Herkimer County HealthNet. In an effort to save money in regard to health care costs and productivity losses, Herkimer County HealthNet along with other organizations throughout New York State are working to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes by making it easier to be physically active and to eat healthy foods.

 

For more information about Herkimer County HealthNe please call (315) 867-1499 or visit www.facebook.com/CreatingHealthyPlacesInHerkimerCounty. If you would like to contribute to the services provided by Herkimer County HealthNet, please consider a donation by visiting www.herkimerhealthnet.com.

 

Herkimer County HealthNet’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals who live, work, play, and learn in Herkimer County.

Contact:
Adam Hutchinson, Executive Director, Herkimer County HealthNet, (315) 867-1552 or
Alison J. Swartz, Coordinator of Creating Healthy Places grant initiative, (315) 867-1499