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Walk & Talk With Elected Officials

Maria — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:29:56 +0000

Back again this summer, Walk & Talk With Elected Officials will meet on four Monday evenings. All walks will be from 6:00 – 7:15 PM at Leary Field in Waltham (Bacon St., across from Plympton Elementary School).

DATES FOR 2010:
Monday, July 12
Monday, July 26
Monday, August 9
Monday, August 23

What concerns you most about Waltham today? What would make Waltham a better place for you to live in? Join local elected officials and community members to discuss these and other topics. Elected officials participating include City Council and School Committee members.

Bring your water bottle, look for the folks with the orange bandanas, and start walking and talking!

Waltham Walks at Stonehurst

Maria — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:40:54 +0000

Join the Friends of Stonehurst, Healthy Waltham, the Waltham Land Trust, and the City of Waltham for Waltham Walks at Stonehurst, an afternoon of fun family activities on Saturday, July 17, 2010!

This free event will be held from noon – 4:00 pm, rain or shine, and all are welcome. A flyer for this event can be found here: Waltham Walks Flyer.

Explore the forests, fields, rocks and hills of Stonehurst, the surrounding Storer Conservation Lands, and the new Western Greenway. You may opt to go questing and try out one of Stonehurst’s new self-guided treasure hunts: the Quest of Giants, the Quest of Ruins, or the Quest of Nooks and Crannies. “Yoga Energizers” led by TriYoga Boston. Other kids’ activities led by Healthy Waltham and the Waltham YMCA. Guided and self-guided tours (see schedule of guided tours below).

Bring water bottles and a picnic lunch. Healthy snacks provided by Hannaford Supermarkets. Sturdy shoes recommended. Free transportation is available on the Waltham City Trolley.

Guided Tour Schedule
• 12:30 pm –Western Greenway walk, led by David Kehs, Director of the Waltham Land Trust
• 2:00 pm – Walk to ruins in the woods, led by Stonehurst
• 3:00 pm – Tour of the house, led by Stonehurst

Stonehurst is located at 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive, off Beaver Street near Forest Street. At the Stonehurst sign, follow the driveway up the hill to the parking lot. Parking is also available at the High School. To reach Stonehurst from the High School, walk along the Bull Run trail.

To learn more about Stonehurst, please visit www.stonehurstwaltham.org. To learn more about the Waltham Land Trust, please visit www.walthamlandtrust.org.

“UNNATURAL CAUSES” Video Screening

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:06:23 +0000

ANNOUNCING…. Special screenings of selected episodes from this award-winning documentary series at the Waltham Public Library

“UNNATURAL CAUSES…is inequality making us sick?” investigates findings that are shaking up our conventional understanding of health. There’s much more to our well-being than genes, behaviors and medical care. The social, economic and physical environments in which we are born, live and work profoundly affect our health. Broadcast by PBS, this series tackles the root causes of our alarming socio-economic and racial inequities in health.

Learn more about this documentary at www.unnaturalcauses.org.

These events are FREE and all are welcome. All screenings will be held in the Lecture Hall of the Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street. Each screening will be facilitated by a member of the Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest) and include an audience participation group discussion. Healthy snacks will be provided.

DATES

Feb 25-In Sickness and in Wealth: How does the distribution of power, wealth and resources shape opportunities for health?

March 18-Becoming American: Latino immigrants arrive healthy, so why don’t they stay that way?

April 15-Place Matters: Why is your street address such a strong predictor of your health?

TIMES

5:30pm – Doors Open, Refreshments

6:00pm – Introduction by Facilitator

6:15pm – Begin Video, followed by discussion, finish by 8:00pm

RSVP

Please RSVP by sending email to info@healthy-waltham.org so we have numbers for snacks and seating. Childcare will be available on a first come first served basis for children age 5 and up; if you need childcare, please call Francisca at 617-208-1562 to confirm space for your children.

Download our Unnatural Causes Flyer.

This special event is sponsored by Listen and Learn, a Mount Auburn Hospital collaboration with Healthy Waltham, WATCH, Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center, Power Program and Waltham Family School. Funding from the BCBS Foundation of MA.

Waltham Day of Play a Success!

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:51:08 +0000

Over 250 people came out on a cold but sunny January day to the 2nd Annual Day of Play at the South Middle School on Moody Street. This event brought together young and old to enjoy a variety of activities emphasizing healthy and playful lifestyles. Special thanks to Hannaford Supermarkets which provided fresh fruit snacks, and also provided the yogurt and fruit used for the kids’ parfait-making at the Healthy Waltham table!

Check out a video of the event courtesy of Chris Wangler and the Waltham Community Access Channel (WCAC-TV):

The Waltham Day of Play was spearheaded by the Waltham Recreation Department. Other participating organizations included: City of Waltham, Waltham YMCA, Healthy Waltham, Waltham Partnership for Youth, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Waltham Children’s Hospital, Waltham Public Schools, Waltham Fields Community Farm, Waltham Land Trust, Greater Waltham ARC, Hannaford’s Supermarket.

Walk & Talk with Elected Officials

Maria — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:40:57 +0000

Back for its second summer, “Walk and Talk with Elected Officials” kicked off on July 6. Organized by Healthy Waltham, the event combines physical exercise with the opportunity to speak with our elected officials. The event takes place Monday evenings at Leary Field on Bacon Street from 6:00-7:15 pm. All are welcome.

Please see the coverage in the Daily News Tribune by clicking here.