by Caitlin Maloney | Sep 17, 2021 | RiseVT
Walkability is important all year around, but it is particularly timely now as students return to school. Walking to school is a great way for children to get the recommended 60-minutes of physical activity per day. This activity is an important step for ensuring...
by Caitlin Maloney | Mar 17, 2019 | RiseVT
Highgate VT— 300 students, plus faculty, parents and community members celebrated the new stretch of sidewalk from Lamkin Street to a much desired flashing beacon leading pedestrians safety across Route 78 during the “Walk to School Day” on Friday December 1st. So...
by Caitlin Maloney | Nov 12, 2019 | RiseVT, RiseVT County Initiatives
Rise and Walk Middlebury is a walking program started by Michele Gilbert, RiseVT’s Addison County Program Manager, in partnership with Porter Medical Center. The goal of Rise and Walk is to connect providers with community members and encourage physical activity. Each...
by Caitlin Maloney | Jun 25, 2020 | RiseVT, RiseVT County Initiatives
Early on in the pandemic, the Windsor County RiseVT team based out of Mt Ascutney Hospital & Health Center could not physically interact with their communities, so they took their efforts to keep communities healthy online. RiseVT-Windsor County’s intern,...
by OneCare Vermont | Apr 5, 2021 | News, RiseVT
Listen to Learn about Dinner Together: Policy in Plainer English: Children and Healthy Eating The Policy in Plainer English podcast continues our food in health care season with an episode looking at creative programs for engaging children in healthy diets....
by Caitlin Maloney | Aug 20, 2020 | RiseVT, RiseVT County Initiatives
Healthy Reading Through Newfane Programming developed from a collaboration between the New Brook Elementary School Library and the Moore Free Library in Newfane Vermont in the winter of 2019 through the summer of 2020. These partners wanted to increase programming at...