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| Healthy Kids NOW of Northern Westchester
The Healthy Kids NOW website is designed to bring you helpful information from healthcare professionals and places to find information about healthy living options for you and your children in Northern Westchester. You'll see articles from physicians, nutritionists, fitness experts, and town and school officials written or selected to be practical and relevant to your life. There is also a calendar that lists healthy living events across Northern Westchester for children and families. Go to www.healthykids-now.com for more information.
Our goal is to make Northern Westchester 'the' place to raise healthy kids by promoting an environment focused on good nutrition and eating habits, and physical activity.
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| IHRSA A trade association serving the health and fitness club industry. IHRSA's mission is to grow, protect and promote the health and fitness industry, and to provide its members with benefits that will help them be more successful. |
| Jacob Burns Film Center and Media Arts Lab The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution dedicated to presenting the best of independent, documentary, and world cinema; promoting 21st century literacy; and making film a vibrant part of the community. Housing a state-of-the-art theater complex, a 27,000 square-foot Media Arts Lab, and a residence for international filmmakers, the JBFC campus provides opportunities for people of all ages to discover, explore, and learn through the power of film, media and 21st-century technology. |
| Northern Westchester Hospital Northern Westchester Hospital, a 233-bed facility serving northern Westchester, Putnam and southern Dutchess Counties in New York and parts of Fairfield County, Connecticut since 1916, has long been recognized as one of the region’s premier health care providers. |
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| Open Door Family Medical Centers |
| For over 38 years, Open Door has been fulfilling its mission of providing high quality affordable health care services to over 40,000 individuals in Westchester County. Through its four sizable sites and five school-based health centers, Open Door ensures that working families have the security of accessible and affordable primary care and prevention, alleviating undue strain on local hospital emergency rooms. Delivering value to the community is at the heart of Open Door's work. |
| Phelps Memorial Hospital Center Set on 69 rolling acres overlooking the Hudson River along Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, Phelps Memorial Hospital Center has a proud tradition as a 235-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital committed to providing outstanding medical and mental healthcare to the residents of Westchester and surrounding communities. |
| SPCA The SPCA of Westchester was founded in 1883 by Ossining resident Mary Dusenberry after she observed horses being mercilessly whipped and beaten as they trudged up nearby hills to deliver heavy loads of coal. Together with caring friends, she obtained land on which to build the Society's first home and established a fund to be used to prevent cruelty to animals. The SPCA is still located on the same spot, making it one of the oldest landholders in Briarcliff Manor. |
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| Support Connection
Support Connection, Inc. is a non-profit organization, located in Yorktown Heights, NY that offers free, confidential support services to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. Support Connections mission statement is to provide emotional, social and educational support services to women, their families and friends affected by breast and ovarian cancer. The support enables women to help each other and empowers them to become their own health care advocates.
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| Teatown Lake Reservation Teatown Lake Reservation is a nonprofit, environmental organization with an 834-acre nature preserve and education center located in the Lower Hudson Valley in the Towns of Yorktown, Cortlandt, and New Castle, New York. Teatown Lake Reservation’s mission is to conserve open space and to educate and involve the regional community in order to sustain the diversity of wildlife, plants and habitats for future generations. We are devoted to conserving biodiversity, teaching ecology and promoting nature-friendly living. |
| White Plains Hospital Established in 1893, White Plains Hospital Center is a 292-bed voluntary, not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of offering high quality, acute health care and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. |
| Yorktown Athletic Club Yorktown Athletic Club, Inc. is a self-funding, all volunteer, Not For Profit Corporation that provides organized youth sports programs for the social enjoyment of its members and our friends of the Yorktown Community. We offer both Recreational and Travel youth sport programs that are age appropriate and are designed for the full participation of team members. The YAC is an active member of the Positive Coaching Alliance, and believes in "Honoring the Game". The YAC stresses that "winning an athletic event" shall always be secondary to our goal, which is to help our children understand and develop true sportsmanship qualities, which include showing respect for both your teammates and opponents and the fun and challenge of competition. |
| Yorktown Lions Club The Yorktown Lions are a volunteer community service organization, dedicated to helping the vision impaired, supporting youth, and serving needs in the Yorktown community. Interests include Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Vacation Camp for the Blind, eye exams and glasses for needy residents, youth scholarships, Eagle Scout/Gold Award support, the Yorktown Leos Club, Westchester Exceptional Children/ Pines Bridge School, Support Connection, Americares, the Food Pantry, and area Veterans. |
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