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Home News 5210 Healthy NH Schools work hard to help students eat healthier foods
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The 5-2-1-0 Healthy NH program

 

  1. Take the Healthy Habits Survey
  2. Choose one thing that you want to change now.
  3. Use the appropriate Goal Tracker form for 2 weeks.
  4. Bring your Goal Tracker to the office for a prize (see below for list of forms to download).
  5. Continue to work on the same goal or choose another thing you wish to change and follow the same steps.
  6. Your name will be entered in our raffle which will be drawn in the spring.
  7. Watch for updates on our website.

Read on for a list of resources and fun for families!

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Schools work hard to help students eat healthier foods
Saturday, 15 January 2011 00:00

Read on Fosters.com: Study: 1 in 3 Granite State third-graders is overweight: Schools work hard to help them eat healthier foods

Excerpt:

Somersworth and Portsmouth elementary schools have been using the 5210 program to help prevent childhood obesity.

The 5210 program stands for five fruits and vegetables a day; two hours or less of screen time such as computers, television and cellphones; one hour of exercise; and zero sodas or sweets.

Jenna Tousignant, school nurse at Maplewood Elementary in Somersworth, said the school has teamed up with Salmon Falls Family Healthcare on the program and provides incentives for students such as bracelets, pencils and T-shirts.

"It seems like it's working well," Tousignant said about the program. "Kids are more aware. I give kids stickers if they have fruits and vegetables, and I have been handing out more stickers than when I started."

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  • Wear a helmet and bright colored clothing (reflective tape on clothing and bikes for dusk and night riding).
  • Secure loose clothing like pant legs and belts.
  • Ride defensively. Look out for the other guy by anticipating their actions.
  • Watch out for road hazards.
  • Use hand signals whenever possible to alert others using the road of your intentions.
  • Pass with care. Remember turning vehicles may not see you.
  • When in doubt walk your bicycle through difficult traffic situations.
  • Use caution around buses and large trucks that have a larger turning radius and that may need to stop often for pedestrians.
  • Lock your bicycle. Secure both wheels and the frame to a stationary object using a sturdy lock.
 

Schedule a Speaker

If you would be interested in having Claire Menard, APRN, speak to your group about children's health topics, please contact our office at 603-692-4018.  Claire is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practioner and has been presenting to schools, PTAs, day cares, and other organizations since 1980.