Our Work

The New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids (NJPHK) and its community partners have made great strides in grassroots efforts that promote healthier policies and environments to help children achieve a healthy weight. We focus on making the healthy choice the easy choice by helping children and communities achieve a healthy weight through prevention strategies that support access to affordable healthy foods and increase opportunities for safe physical activity.

Food Access/Physical Activity

School Wellness Policies and Councils

Food Access/Physical Activity

Developing community and school wellness policies for more than xx schools and communities across the state.

Food Access

Healthy Corner Stores, Bodegas and Concessions

Food Access

Partnering with The Food Trust to launch the New Jersey Healthy Corner Store Initiative resulting in more than 150 Healthy Corner Stores and Bodegas. Supported expansion of healthy food and snack options at the local zoo in Cape May County.

Food Access

Farmer’s Market

Food Access

Launching the Greenwood Ave Farmers Market in Trenton visited by more than 250+ residents each week.

Active Living

Complete Streets Policies/Street Scale Improvements

Active Living

Partnering to pass Complete Streets Policies in all coalition cities. Creating bike lanes in various communities.

Active Living

Playground Builds and Park Renovations

Active Living

Renovating neighborhood playgrounds in Camden, Trenton and Newark.

Active Living

Healthy Family Retreats

Active Living

Sponsoring Healthy Family Weekend at Frost Valley YMCA attended by nearly 200 individuals from core communities.

Thought Leadership & Community Engagement

Convening public health, health care and health policy leaders across the state as part of the Healthy Communities Network. Serving as speakers and keynote presenters at nearly XX events and conferences locally and nationally.

Culture of Health Conference

Co-sponsoring annual summits focused on childhood obesity and building healthy communities. In partnership with the American Association of Pediatrics, we co-sponsored “Let’s Move in the Clinic” advocacy training for more than 100 physicians in Newark. Also provided Farm-to-School Skills training in partnership with New Jersey Farm-to-School Network for school food service directors.

Civic Engagement/Advocacy

Testifying at statewide obesity hearings before the New Jersey Senate and Assembly.