
	April 2010

Looking to become more active as a family? Here's how to start...

Children should get at least one hour or more of physical activity every day.

Start by making small changes.

Make physical activity part of your daily routine.
Limit recreational TV and computer time, and keep them out of the bedroom.
Choose toys and games that promote physical activity.
Encourage activities that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.

And remember, keep physical activity fun! Be a role model!

Here are some ideas, by age, to get you and your family moving TOGETHER!

2nd Annual School Symposium Highlights

Our 2nd annual 5210 Goes to School Symposium, held on April 1st, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn, was a huge success! We had a beautiful day by the falls, and the agenda was jam packed with highly motivating presentations. We'd like to thank everyone involved and look forward to the 3rd annual!

Click here for all the highlights.

Let’s Go! Clips on Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution!

Producers of the popular TV show collected clips from model programs around the nation. Three of the clips submitted by Let’s Go! made it into the end portion of the last episode, aired on Friday, April 23rd. The Let’s Go! program was thrilled to be highlighted along side celebrities and other exemplary programs promoting nutritious eating.

Watch the episode here: http://abc.go.com/watch/jamie-olivers-food-revolution/250784/259126/episode-106?cid=fullepisodeaccess.

Remember we’re at the end, so be sure to watch it all the way through!

Let's Go! Community Mini-Grant Opportunity

Let's Go! is getting ready to announce our new mini-grant program. We will be posting our community mini-grant application for 2011 on our Community Mini-Grants' page on the website by May 1st.

Be on the look out for an E-Alert soon!

Where in the Region is Redy?

Redy is a native Mainer and has lived in the Portland area all his life. He appears at events and locations throughout the state.

Can you guess where Redy is in this photo?

Reply to this E-News with your answer. The first person to guess correctly will receive a Let's Go! Redy gift pack.

The answer to our last E-News WitRIR?

Redy spotted at the 2009 Let's Go! Goes to a Pirates Game.

Redy gives those of you who guessed correctly a big Red(y) thumbs-up!

Upcoming Let's Go! Trainings

Child Care:
Let's Go! will be hosting a variety of 5210 Goes to Child Care Train the Trainer sessions in various parts of the state between now and December 2010. Learn more here.

Healthcare:
If you are interested in learning more about Motivational Interviewing (MI) around healthy behavior and weight you will want to sign up for our MI Workshop in early June. This workshop will focus on tools and hands-on activities for brief patient centered communications that result in a teaching framework for working with the "whole person/family." More information and registration form here.

New Grant Awards

Let's Go! is pleased to announce that the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has been awarded one of four National Healthy Active Living Grants. The funds awarded will be used to focus on healthy nutrition during home visitation of children aged 0-5 years, with particular emphasis on drinking more milk and water and less juice. With these funds, we will be piloting a new tool between July 2010 - July 2011 through Youth Alternatives Ingraham, Healthy Families Program, which serves 197 families in Cumberland County.

Let's Go! is also happy to be partnering with Healthy Portland at the City of Portland on their recent Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant. This grant is part of the stimulus funds that are coming to Maine to address obesity prevention. Currently Let's Go! and Healthy Portland are working together to finalize our plans, but these funds will allow us to build upon both our school and childcare work.

For more information...

Two New Ways to Keep Up with Let's Go! & 5210 Goes to School

We now have a Facebook page. Please visit and become a fan!

We have also set up a Google Listserv for our 5210 Goes to School Intervention as a way to increase communication amongst schools.

Link to E-News archive.