Best of Bowdoin E-newsletter Spring 2010
A Healthy Start
By: Philly Laptiste
Bowdoin Street Health Center staff kicked off the New Year with a healthy start. The group, “Strategies for Healthy Eating and Weight Management” met on Mondays in January and February during lunch. The group was lead by Bowdoin’s own nutritionist Melissa Moore-Boyle, MS, RD, LDN and averaged about five to eight staff members in attendance each week. Read more about Bowdoin's healthy start
Census 2010: Did you do your part?
By: Philly Laptiste
For the past three months, Bowdoin Street Health Center has been doing their part by getting the word out about how important the Census is and why everyone must be counted. Read more about how Bowdoin contributed to 2010
Governor Patrick Visits Bowdoin Street on Dorchester Walkabout
By: Ediss Gandelman
Acknowledging Deval Patrick as the first Governor to ever visit the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood, Adela Margules, Executive Director, Bowdoin Street Health Center, expressed appreciation for the Governor's support of Massachusetts' historic health care reform initiative and community health centers in general. Read more about Governor Patrick's visit to Bowdoin
H.E.A.R.T. of Bowdoin
By: Jen French
Bowdoin Street Health Center is proud to introduce an innovative approach to health promotion and disease prevention. We now offer on-site and youth-centered after school program. Read more about the H.E.A.R.T. Program
Bowdoin Street Health Center Healthy Chamipons "Community Gardening" Project
By: Jen French
In an exciting initiative to engage youth in our mission to increase healthy food access in the Bowdoin/Geneva neighborhood, Bowdoin Street Health Center is happy to announce the launch of the “Community Gardening” portion of the Healthy Champions Program. Read more about Healthy Champions
Running for a Cause: The Grateful Nation Marathon Team
By: Melissa Alexis-Bruce
On Monday, April 19, 2010 members of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Grateful Nation Marathon Team will be running in the 114th Boston Marathon. As they travel the challenging 26.2 mile course, they will be supporting Healthy Champions at Bowdoin Street Health Center. Read more about our Marathon Team
VIP (Violence Intervention and Prevention)
By: Philly Laptiste
On Saturday, April 24th the Bowdoin/Geneva VIP will be participating in the annual Boston Shines initiative which is led by the City of Boston. The focus of this event is to help keep our city clean by having residents take pride in where they live. Read more about VIP
