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Reducing Sodium in the Food Supply
By: Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director, FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition As the former Chair of the Department of Chronic Disease [...]
Unveiling the New Nutrition Facts Label
By: Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director, FDA’s Center for Food [...]
Governor Bentley Establishes Health Literacy Partnership of Alabama
Governor Robert Bentley announced on Tuesday that he has signed an executive order establishing the Health Literacy Partnership of Alabama. The Health Literacy [...]
The Wellness Coalition and Partners Expand Gardening Demonstrations to Increase Access to Fresh Produce
The Wellness Coalition, together with the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (CARPDC) and EAT South, will offer gardening demonstrations to give [...]
CONVENIENCE STORES SELLING PRODUCE REPORT PROFITS AS THE WELLNESS COALITION EXPANDS HEALTHY CORNER STORE PROGRAM
The Wellness Coalition, together with the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (CARPDC), has expanded their Healthy Corner Store program with five [...]
Updates from The Wellness Coalition
Healthy Minds Network The Wellness Coalition has been serving for 10 months as a member of the Healthy Minds Network (HMN) Community Integration Work [...]
Soul Shop Stems the Rising Tide of Suicide in the River Region
In an effort to stem the rising tide of suicide in the River Region, The Samaritan Counseling Center, Inc. is bringing Soul Shop [...]
The Wellness Coalition and Partners Put Fresh Produce and Cooking Demonstrations in Local Convenience Stores
The Wellness Coalition, together with the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (CARPDC), has partnered with convenience stores in Montgomery, Macon, and [...]
Mayor Todd Strange Declares Sept. 18-24, 2015 “Wellness Coalition Week”
Pictured: Mayor Todd Strange; Cynthia Bisbee, Executive Director of The Wellness Coalition; C. Bernell Mapp, The Wellness Coalition Board Chairperson Montgomery, [...]
Reducing Sodium in the Food Supply
By: Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director, FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition As the former Chair of the Department of Chronic Disease [...]
Unveiling the New Nutrition Facts Label
By: Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director, FDA’s Center for Food [...]
Governor Bentley Establishes Health Literacy Partnership of Alabama
Governor Robert Bentley announced on Tuesday that he has signed an executive order establishing the Health Literacy Partnership of Alabama. The Health Literacy [...]
The Wellness Coalition and Partners Expand Gardening Demonstrations to Increase Access to Fresh Produce
The Wellness Coalition, together with the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (CARPDC) and EAT South, will offer gardening demonstrations to give [...]
CONVENIENCE STORES SELLING PRODUCE REPORT PROFITS AS THE WELLNESS COALITION EXPANDS HEALTHY CORNER STORE PROGRAM
The Wellness Coalition, together with the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (CARPDC), has expanded their Healthy Corner Store program with five [...]
Updates from The Wellness Coalition
Healthy Minds Network The Wellness Coalition has been serving for 10 months as a member of the Healthy Minds Network (HMN) Community Integration Work [...]
Soul Shop Stems the Rising Tide of Suicide in the River Region
In an effort to stem the rising tide of suicide in the River Region, The Samaritan Counseling Center, Inc. is bringing Soul Shop [...]
The Wellness Coalition and Partners Put Fresh Produce and Cooking Demonstrations in Local Convenience Stores
The Wellness Coalition, together with the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (CARPDC), has partnered with convenience stores in Montgomery, Macon, and [...]
Mayor Todd Strange Declares Sept. 18-24, 2015 “Wellness Coalition Week”
Pictured: Mayor Todd Strange; Cynthia Bisbee, Executive Director of The Wellness Coalition; C. Bernell Mapp, The Wellness Coalition Board Chairperson Montgomery, [...]
Mobile Heights Lives Well with Living Well Alabama
Mobile Heights Baptist Church is having success with Living Well Alabama. Their pastor, Pastor Martin, participated in the first round of Living Well and graduated [...]
CAAC & the Impact of Community Health Worker Training
Yolanda Bean, ADRC supervisor at CAAC, puts Community Health Worker Training to use with her team. Through the work of the [...]
Meet the Creator of the DIY Pancreas System
Dana Lewis is an Alabama native who is also the founder, creator, and developer of the Do-It-Yourself Pancreas System (#DIYPS), an “open loop” system [...]
Garden Training Helps Cultivate Future Growers
Community Garden Committee with CARPDC and EATSouth trainers at St. Paul CME in Hayneville The Wellness Coalition has partnered with Central [...]
Healthy Corners Stores Expand in Montgomery, Macon, and Lowndes
Montgomery, Ala. – The Wellness Coalition, together with the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (CARPDC), has expanded their Healthy Corner Store [...]
Quitline Workgroup Update: May 2017
HBCU's, Community Colleges Partner with Truth Initiative, CVS to Tackle Tobacco Last month, Truth Initiative® and the CVS Health Foundation joined forces to work with Historically Black [...]
Hayneville Church Shares Thoughts on Living Well
“Graduates” from the first FMBC Living Well classes held January-February 2017. The Wellness Coalition works to develop partnerships and to employ [...]
COSA Applies CHW Training to Enhance Client Services
Yvette Hester assists a COSA client using Community Health Worker skills The Wellness Coalition recently trained five staff members of the [...]