2016Family Wellness Night Resource List

Below is a list of local resources for school Family Wellness Nights to help you get started in staffing your event. Please note, that many of these organizations plan their calendars months in advance and it is advisable to submit your request to them as early as possible.

This list is ever changing, so if you have additional names and contacts you would like to add, please contact Healthy Harford at .

Activity / Organization / Contact / Email
Physical Activity / Y of Central Maryland / Kelly Keh /
Physical Activity / The Arena Club / Angela Saccenti /
Zumba / Charrissa Stanfield /
Zumba / Tiffaney Evans /
Zumba / Carmen Weddle /
Cooking Demonstration,
Nutrition information / University of Maryland Extension* / VigiZabala /
Nutrition Education regarding school lunches / Harford County Public Schools Food & Nutrition Services / Karen Olsen /
Substance Abuse / Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy / Barbara Mason /
*Activity Wheel *Body Fat Analysis
*How Sweet it is
*Halt the Salt
*Blood Pressure
*Kids Against Tobacco Use
*Glow Germ
*Tattoo and Body Piercing Education
*My Plate / HealthLink / Judy Lauer /
Asthma Education / Asthma Foundation / Valerie Nozea /
*How Sweet it Is interactive sugar game
*My Plate
*Community resource
for connecting with local healthy living services, Nutrition information, healthy snacks / Healthy Harford / Bari Klein /
BP Screening
Asthma Education / Harford County Public Schools Nursing Staff / Mary Nasuta /
Helmet Fitting / Greg Krause Helmet Foundation** / Bari Klein /
Cardiovascular Health / American Heart Association / Nicole Bear /
Dental Health / Harford County Health Department / Kathryn Battani /
Tobacco Education / Harford County Health Department / Dottie Ruff /
WIC / Harford County Health Department / Kristen Perry /
Fitness Gram Education / Physical Education Staff / Ginny Popiolek or school PE teacher /
Natural Family Living / Holistic Moms Nework / Kristina Hayward /
School or home gardening / University of Maryland Master Gardeners / Joyce Browning /

*This service is only available to schools with a sizeable Free and Reduced Lunch population.

** Professional helmet fitting is offered gratis through volunteers from Healthy Harford and members of Chesapeake Spokes cycling club. Low cost new helmets are also available at a significant discount of $10 per helmet (retail value $22). Free helmets are occasionally available for low income populations depending on availability.