Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria

03/03/2016

Come network and join the Work Well, Live Well Committee on Tuesday, March 8th in celebrating the award recipients of the Healthy Workplace Awards! {5:30pm at The Light Horse on King St.}

01/06/2016

Are you doing work in the area of Adolescent Health and Well-being in Alexandria? Join us for our workshop titled "How to Measure Success" on January 14th. Network and get plugged in with those doing similar work!

Please join the Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Priority Area of the Alexandria Community Health Improvement Plan in a hands-on workshop to help participants sharpen their skills in evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Objective: Inform community partners on how to better measure success…

12/31/2015

Wishing everyone a safe, happy, and healthy 2016!

12/16/2015

The Alexandria Healthy Workplace Award application deadline has been extended to this Friday (December 18th). Please share this post and encourage workplaces in the City of Alexandria to apply!

The Work Well, Live Well workgroup will be re-launching the Healthy Alexandria Workplace Awards in the fall of 2015.

11/23/2015

Congrats to INOVA Alexandria Hospital on their 'Baby Friendly' designation!

Old Town Alexandria, VA - Alexandria Childhood Obesity Action Network’s Breastfeeding Promotion Committee, congratulates Inova Alexandria for Baby Friendly award | Patch

10/16/2015

Grand opening of the Emergency Food Distribution Center! Thank you, Hunger Free Alexandria for all of your efforts!

09/17/2015

16 Sep 2015 Why Every School Should Focus on Health We all know that making sure children have access to healthy foods and exercise are important to their growth and development. But many may not realize the link between health and school success. When children are healthier, they are more likely to…

09/16/2015

The Recovery Month celebration is happening now at Lee Center! Free food, bounce house, DJ, and fun until 7pm. Come check it out!

07/28/2015

A great turnout for the Art Uniting People reception at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub! Let's keep the conversation going!

07/27/2015

art is going up at Saint St. Elmo's Coffee Pub for the Art Uniting People exhibition!

07/16/2015

Art Uniting People will hold its 2nd Exhibition reception at Saint Elmo's Coffee Pub (2300 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301) on July 28th from 6-7:30pm.

Provides information on the Art Uniting Exhibits both present and future.

07/14/2015

Check out (and like) the Alexandria Childhood Obesity Action Network's new page! The group works to address childhood obesity by promoting breastfeeding, active school yards, play, healthy vending, nutrition education, farmers markets, and much more!

ACOAN is working to address the growing obesity epidemic among children through policy and community change.