Bronx Health Reach

Last week, Bronx Health REACH co-hosted its second annual New York REACH US Health Disparities Summit in downtown Manhattan. The two-day event was co-hosted by Bronx Health REACH and its sister REACH NY grantees: B Free CEED; the Brooklyn Perinatal Network; and the Communities Impact Diabetes Center. As REACH grantees, these four organizations invited their legacy grantees and community partners to attend the summit: Transforming Our Communities into Places of Health and Wellness.

With the beginning of a new school year, Bronx Health REACH looks forward to continuing its work under the New York State Department of Health funded HEA+LTHY Schools NY program. Bronx Health REACH will continue working with eight participating schools in Districts 7 and 9 and will add four additional schools to the program. Due to a change in budget allocation at the State level, the nutrition and tobacco components of the program have been eliminated and Bronx Health REACH will be working with schools exclusively on physical education and physical activity (PE/PA) policies and programs.

Pando Projects is a nonprofit aimed at empowering people to develop grassroots solutions to address problems in their communities. For the past year, Bronx Health REACH’s Community HealthCorps member Ying Guo has been working with Head Start and the MidBronx Early Learning Program to start community gardens in pre-K classes through Pando Projects. Watch a video highlighting Ying’s efforts and those of other Pando Project leaders here.