Prevention Agenda - County Strategies and Partners Matrix - Rensselaer County
| Priority Area |
Collaborating Hospitals |
Collaborating Counties |
Specific Focus Area |
Strategies and/or Interventions |
Partners |
| Physical Activity and Nutrition |
- Samaritan Hospital (Northeast Health)
- St. Mary's Hospital
- Seton Hospital
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- Increase awareness of nutrition programs and resources in the county.
- In collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension, provide nutrition education to at-risk families and individuals and upon request.
- Collaborate with the Eat Smart New York Program to provide education to low-income families.
- Develop and distribute a physical activity guide.
- Collaborate with the Eat Well Play Hard Program to implement programs targeting school-aged children.
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- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County
- Eat Well Play Hard Program (based out of Schenectady County Cornell Cooperative Extension)
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| Tobacco Use |
- Samaritan Hospital (Northeast Health)
- St. Mary's Hospital (Seton Health)
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- Support activities of the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition
- Promote tobacco cessation programs.
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- Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition
- Seton Health Center for Smoking Cessation
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