It’s the final days of National Nutrition Month and to wrap it up, Kathryn Palmer, WIC Director at Whitney Young Health is putting the spotlight how a high-sodium diet can cause negative effects in your body and what you can do to fight it.
A recent study in the American Journal of Health estimates…
Read More
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
The month brings together colon cancer community where thousands of patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates throughout the country join together to spread colon cancer awareness by wearing blue, holding fundraising and education events, talking to friends and family about screening and so much more. Whitney Young Health…
Read More
This week’s edition of National Nutrition Month is from Molly Ward, a Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian at Whitney Young Health. Molly is putting the spotlight on sugar and the steps you can take to eliminate it from your diet.
The message around sugar is clear, consume less. What is not so clear…
Read More
Yesterday, KeyBank President & CEO, Beth Mooney, announced that the company was giving $2 million in grants to local nonprofits, making it the single largest philanthropic efforts in the bank’s 192-year history in the Capital Region. Organizations such as, Albany Medical Center and Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region received $500,000 and $250,000 respectively. Whitney Young…
Read More
This week’s edition of National Nutrition Month is from Jennifer Bannigan, a Dietetic Intern at Whitney Young Health. Laura is putting the spotlight on how easy it is to incorporate fruits and vegetables into you and your family’s daily diet.
As a mother of three kids, I’m always looking for ways to save time…
Read More
Do you want to know how you can make a difference at Whitney Young Health and in your community each and every month? The Whitney Monthly Challenge is an invitation to make a commitment of a monthly donation to support the mission of Whitney Young Health.
Your monthly gift of:
•$10 can help provide…
Read More
This week’s edition of National Nutrition Month is from Laura Speranzi, a WIC Nutritionist at Whitney Young Health. Laura is putting the spotlight on whole grains and how they are an important component to maintaining a healthy diet. (Grain bowls image credit: Vegan Liftz).
You keep hearing about eating more whole grains…so what is a…
Read More
