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Resource: Connecting Families to WIC: A Practical Toolkit for Health Care Providers

Nutrition Education, Resources, Updates / Van

By: Claire White, MS, CHES Health Promotion Coordinator The first 5 years are crucial to a child’s development. During this time, there are many milestones for their gross and fine motor, communication, social, cognitive, and adaptive skills. However, these skills may be delayed or hindered depending on the child’s access to nutritious foods, which can […]

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Staying Hydrated and Healthy with the SHFB Mobile Farmer’s Market

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By: Claire White, Health Promotion Coordinator Florida heat is no joke. In fact, since 2018, there have been over 31,000 heat-related emergency room visits (Sela & Tsoukalas, 2024), and hydrating is even more essential during the summer months. One way to keep yourself hydrated and healthy this summer is to fuel your body with seasonal

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Community Partner: Mental Health Association of Central Florida

Mental Health, Nutrition Education, Resources, Social Needs Referrals, Updates / Van

By: Claire White, MS, CHES – Health Promotion Coordinator When you envision yourself adopting a healthy lifestyle, do you picture yourself eating fruits and vegetables? Going for a walk? Or even just making it through a cold season without getting the flu? Or do you imagine yourself meditating and connecting with others? Oftentimes, when reflecting

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Connecting Children to Food this Summer

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By: Claire White, MS, CHES, Health Promotion Coordinator Summertime should be filled with children playing with friends, going to camp, and sleeping in. Having a break from school should be a relaxing time kids look forward to. Unfortunately, this is not the case for all children. For some, time away from school means time away

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Resource: Privacy Policy and Practice Considerations for Social Risk Factor Screening in Health Care Setting by Center for Health Law & Policy Intervention (CHLPI)

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Unintended Consequences with HRSN By Claire White, MS, CHES – Health Promotion Coordinator Within the past decade, ongoing efforts have been made nationwide to implement social needs screening in healthcare. Where someone grows, lives, and works can impact their health. Identifying these factors can give you a better understanding of what external drivers add to

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Making Lasting, Healthy Changes

Nutrition Education, Resources, Updates / Van

By Claire White, MS, CHES – Health Promotion Coordinator Since 2022, Second Harvest Food Bank has been offering Nutrition Education classes throughout its seven-county service region (Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia). These classes use the evidence-based curriculum geared towards limited resource households to teach neighbors of varying ages and backgrounds on topics

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Good Nutrition, From Pantry to Plate

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The following is an article that ran in the Orlando Sentinel on November 30th, 2024. It was written by Second Harvest Food Bank’s Director of Health Education Strategies, Maureen Hawkins. Salad or soda. Carrot sticks or potato chips. Chicken soup with rice … or chicken nuggets with fries. When it comes to nutrition, not all

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Food is a Form of Medicine

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By Claire White, MS, CHES, Health Promotion Coordinator – Healthcare Partnerships Unsurprisingly, an individual’s access to food and nutritious food can have long-term, direct impacts on their overall health. In fact, the Health and Hunger Task Force developed out of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s growing understanding of this overwhelming correlation. As

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The Power of Partnerships

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By Claire White, MS, CHES, Health Promotion Coordinator In an ever-evolving world, it’s helpful to know that you have people in your corner who are there to support you. Not only can social support improve your health and longevity, but it can also improve your work. Collaboration in the healthcare sector can transform site functions,

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Identifying food insecurity in the healthcare sector through systematic screening

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By Claire White, MS, CHES, Health Promotion Coordinator – Healthcare Partnerships Experiencing food insecurity can cause an individual to feel trapped in a never-ending cycle of deciding between paying for services, like healthcare, or paying to put a nutritious meal on the table for their family. The longer an individual stays stuck in this cycle,

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Resource: Connecting Families to WIC: A Practical Toolkit for Health Care Providers

Staying Hydrated and Healthy with the SHFB Mobile Farmer’s Market

Connecting Children to Food this Summer

Resource: Privacy Policy and Practice Considerations for Social Risk Factor Screening in Health Care Setting by Center for Health Law & Policy Intervention (CHLPI)

Making Lasting, Healthy Changes

Good Nutrition, From Pantry to Plate

Food is a Form of Medicine

The Power of Partnerships

Identifying food insecurity in the healthcare sector through systematic screening

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