Let's Go! Press

Click below to view recent and past announcements about Let’s Go! and 5-2-1-0 initiatives and other related news.

2010:

Kittery school has nation's best
Food manager takes top award for initiatives at Horace Mitchell

Suncoast; July 26, 2010

HANLEY FORUM, June 30, 2010, Auburn, ME, links:


Let's Go! Awards Community Mini-Grant to Three Nonprofit Agencies
June 22, 2010.

Let's Go! Selected by National CDC to Present it's Work at Public Health Grand Rounds Session
June 21, 2010.

Let's Go! Announces $10K Obesity Prevention Grant Opportunity
April 29, 2010.

Cape Lunch: The way a school meal should be
Current, April 14, 2010.

School energized by fitness regime

Journal Tribune Weekend, April 3-4, 2010.

Battling Childhood Obesity in Maine
Bangor Daily News, April 3, 2010.

Tackling Childhood Obesity in the Classroom
Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal, April 2, 2010.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation awards $100,000 to Let's Go! The Portland Daily Sun, March 24, 2010.

Let's Go! Grant Awarded
Portland Press Herald, March 23, 2010.

Let's Go! Kicks Off New Physical Activity Campaign
March 17, 2010.

Students at the Mast Landing Middle School are getting outdoors this winter, hiking the equivalent of the Appalachian Trail.

the Forecaster, February 4, 2010.

Civic Center transformed into Maine's largest classroom

WCSH6.com, February 2, 2010. Check out the video footage!

Manchester School Kicks Off Health Program

The Independent, January 18, 2010.

It's Time to Take Another Look at School Lunches

While standards will soon improve, other ways kids get food during the day can't be ignored. Portland Press Herald, January 14, 2010.

Progress Shown on Childhood Obesity

Greater Portland’s Let’s Go! identifies positive changes in children’s health behaviors.

2009:

Local Elementary School Recognizing the Importance of Healthy Students

5-2-1-0 Health Message Incorporated into Local School Wellness Policy

Close to Home: On the path of good health in Westbrook                Portland Press Herald, September 23, 2009

Charting A Healthier Course

Programs in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth empower students to take charge of their food and fi tness choices.
Sentry , September 25, 2009

More Choices, Fewer Calories

Portland schools step up their efforts to combat obesity with menu changes that promote healthier eating habits.
Portland Press Herald , September 19, 2009


Is it Time to Rethink Your Drink?

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems program aims to curb child obesity
‘Let’s Go’ touts 5-2-1-0 model for diet, activity                                        Bangor Daily News, August 11, 2009

Agencies Step Up Efforts to Combat Childhood Obesity
MPBN, August 10, 2009

Let's Go! 5210 Goes to School program tackles childhood obesity Kennebec Journal, January 4, 2009

Let's Go! Announces Community Mini-Grant Opportunity

Let's Go! Program Update

Governor Ceremonially Signs Legislation to Combat Obesity    (Governor's Press Office, Augusta, Maine)

Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine Promotes Healthy Eating and Receives 'Redy' Recognition Award

Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 Goes to School Symposium Forges New Ground!

2008:

Let’s Go! Area Schools Making Strides in Student Wellness

2007:

Let’s Go! Introduces 5-2-1-0 Goes to School and Accepts Grant from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Founding Partners Kick-off StairWELL Campaign and Executive Challenge

Eat Right, Be Active: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Youth in Greater Portland

(Fall Forum Featuring Nationally Known Researcher, William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D.)