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.
About Us
About Us
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.
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.
Goals & Objectives
Goals & Objectives
Decrease the percentage of adult cancer survivors (excluding skin cancer) who are overweight or obese.
Increase the percentage of adult cancer survivors (excluding skin cancer) engaging in leisure-time physical activity.
Decrease the percentage of cancer survivors (excluding skin cancer) who report their general health is fair or poor.
Featured Presentation
Featured Presentation
Navigating Policy to Advance Healthy Communities
Navigating Policy to Advance Healthy Communities
with
with
Maggie Collins, Director of Public Policy, Alliance of NYS YMCAs
Maggie Collins, Director of Public Policy, Alliance of NYS YMCAs
Friday, May 16th, 2025
Friday, May 16th, 2025
10:00AM - 11:00AM
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Key Speaker: Maggie Collins
Key Speaker: Maggie Collins
Maggie holds a B.A. in Psychology from Marist College and began her career in public policy with a focus on early childhood development and family support. Through her work in the nonprofit sector, she gained experience in legislative processes and co-authored a Blending and Braiding of Funds Guide to help navigate early childhood funding systems.
In 2024, she was thrilled to join the Alliance of NYS YMCAs as Director of Public Policy. In this role, she leads government relations and advocates for policies that align with and advance the YMCA’s mission in its core areas of impact: youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. In both 2023 and 2024, she was named to City & State’s Albany 40 Under 40 list. She is currently a White-Riley-Peterson policy fellow through Furman University, a national fellowship focused on advancing statewide afterschool policy.
Announcements From Our Partners
Announcements From Our Partners
Livestrong Flyer WSY Feb 2025 (1).pdfLivestrong Flyer - LONG ISLAND YMCA (1).pdfHelpful Resources
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