On February 1, 2011, the City of Winter Park—with a lot of help from community partners and a group of wiggly Lakemont Elementary School kindergartners—officially launched Tobacco-Free Parks month. Together, community leaders and children posted the first of about 80 signs that were to be scattered in city parks announcing Tobacco-Free February and asking visitors [...]
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Feature Initiative: Safe Routes to School
New Grants Encourage Students to Walk & Bike to School The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) awarded mini-grants totaling $30,150 in late 2008 to enable seven local schools to launch and expand programs that encourage students to walk and ride to school. They are part of the WPHF Think~Act~Be Healthy Communities initiative designed to inspire [...]
Feature Initiative: Coordinated Youth Initiative
Coordinated Youth Initiative Programs Support Student Health and Academic Success From its earliest days, the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) has been focused on the health of children and youth through its Coordinated Youth Initiative (CYI). CYI—the Foundation’s longest-supported initiative–is based on the belief that “Healthy Kids Make Better Students and Better Students Make Healthy [...]
Feature Initiative: Emerging Needs
New Winter Park Health Foundation Grants Tackle Critical Community Needs Challenging economic times have prompted the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) to seek creative ways to stay focused on its mission of creating the healthiest community in the U.S. while addressing the emerging critical needs of the community. The Foundation is reaching out to those [...]
Feature Initiative: Boost Your Brain
Boost Your Brain Grants Support Programs to Enhance the Mental Health of Older Adults The health of a community depends upon the health of all ages–young and old. That is why Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) designated Older Adults as one of its three focus areas. Guided by its Older Adults Work Group, the Foundation’s [...]
