Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale: Growing Healthy Kids
For over 15 years, the Community Outreach Program of Holy Cross Hospital has been providing health education and services to those who are poor in South Florida. Community Outreach identified a need to cultivate a childhood obesity prevention program called Growing Healthy Kids (GHK) to educate South Florida's children about nutrition, healthy living and the importance of exercise. Parents, teachers and staff are also educated on how to implement a nutrition lesson at home. GHK also created an after school Pilates for Girls program that has seen measurable results and an increase in nutrition knowledge among the children. Learn more about Growing Healthy Kids by calling K. Saiswick, PhD (Director, Holy Cross Hospital's Community Outreach Program) at 954-771-8640.
6 comments
Carrie Roach • about 14 years ago
What an outstanding job Cathy Whitt has done in promoting community supported gardens and agriculture. This is a proactive strategy to address the need of all our children to have ready access to good, clean, and fair food. Thank you, Cathy, for growing healthy kids and therefore, healthy, abundant communities.
Trina Spillman • about 14 years ago
Amazing job Cathy!!!! Holy Cross is lucky to have you..........keep up the good work.
mary macomber • about 14 years ago
Cathy is such a marvelous leader in our community. In addition to her duties at Holy Cross, she chairs the Community Gardening Committee of the South Florida Hunger Coalition, where she shares what she has learned in her work with Holy Cross with the larger Broward county community. She is truly amazing!!!
Jeanna Rhoulhac • about 14 years ago
Thanks, Cathy for great inspiration and great enthusiasm!!
Jeanna Rhoulhac
Angelita GOMEZ • about 14 years ago
Hi Cathy! Looks like you are doing a great job! Congrats & wishing you the best in what you love to do!
Marjorie Freedman • about 14 years ago
The kids are so cute! What does it tell us when these beautiful children have never tasted fresh food from a garden prior to this program? Keep up the great work.