Find food pantries in your area by visiting the Food Pantries Food Connect Map:
Find food pantries in your area by visiting the Food Pantries Food Connect Map:
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If you would like to join HEAL, please contact Muriel Pereira at mup7003@med.cornell.edu or call 646.962.8793
Food Connect Map, an initiative by The Food Pantries, is a repository of diverse community resources, spanning from food pantries, community and senior meals, summer feeding programs for children, and product access.
The Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) action team welcomes members interested in addressing barriers to the equitable ability of children and adults to engage in physical activity and healthy nutrition practices, which are essential tools in preventing and controlling cancer. Our work addresses barriers at all levels, emphasizing structural barriers at the environmental level, including geographic, political & socioeconomic factors. The action team meetings are held on the third Friday of every other month from 10 AM to 11 AM.
Goals & Objectives
Goals & Objectives
Decrease the percentage of adults who consume no fruits and/or vegetables daily.
Decrease the percentage of adults living with obesity.
Increase the percentage of low-income adults (household income less than $25,000) who report being food-secure.
Increase the percentage of adults who report engaging in leisure-time physical activity.
Our Mission, Goals, & Objectives
Our Mission, Goals, & Objectives
Mission
Mission
The Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Action Team is committed to diminishing the statewide impact of cancer and enhancing the well-being of all cancer survivors. We strive to achieve this by formulating and advocating for policies and resources that create an inclusive environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds can flourish. Our focus is on fostering active living and encouraging the adoption of healthy nutrition practices to improve overall quality of life.
Featured Presentation
Featured Presentation
About Us
About Us
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, Teaching Kitchen
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, Teaching Kitchen
Friday, January 16th, 2026 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Friday, January 16th, 2026 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Key Speaker: Marti Wolfson, MS
Culinary Nutrition Program Manager
Marti Wolfson is a certified health-supportive chef and culinary nutrition educator of over 15 years. She specializes in food therapy, Functional Nutrition, and mindfulness practice for preventing and healing chronic illness. She has taught food as medicine for those healing from chronic illness as well as universities, nutrition conferences, culinary schools, advanced nutrition certifications, corporate wellness programs, and health retreats. Marti has a master’s in nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States. She is newly certified as a Culinary Medicine Specialist and is honored to be the culinary nutrition program manager of The New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Teaching Kitchen, a teaching kitchen that serves the community, staff, and patients.
Upcoming Professional / Networking Events
Upcoming Professional / Networking Events
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Announcements From Our Partners
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