CENYCs three programs are collaborating on an exciting food/health initiative in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx. We are expanding our project to a full year pilot that will include two hundred students at five high schools. The project is aimed at improving the health of young people through nutrition education and improved food access in their schools and community.

Students improve their diet. Students educate their peers, school staff, and community about healthy eating choices and where to get healthy food. Increase connection between schools and their surrounding community.

Despite the abundance of food produced and distributed in the United States, millions of Americans do not eat a healthy diet. One consequence: some 30% of Americans are considered obese. Obesity isnt just being overweight, it can lead to diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke and cancer. In New York City, obesity is reaching epidemic proportions with young people especially hard hit. This is of particular concern as eating habits that are established in teen years tend to carry forward throughout adulthood and are passed along to future generations.

For more info please contact David Saphire at dsaphire@cenyc.org or Lenny Librizzi at llibrizzi@cenyc.org.