Schools, Rec Departments, Health Agencies, and YMCAs Collaborate

Emblematic of the collaboration inherent in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Healthier Communities Initiative is the statewide leaders gathered today in Cheshire, Connecticut to advance the Pioneering Healthier Communities funding opportunity.

L-R: Jason Cohen, CPRP, Colchester Parks and Recreation, representing the Connecticut Recreation and Park Association; Sam Becknel, Jr., MPA, Project Manager for the Activate America Healthier Communities Initiatives; Dr. Michael Buckley, Connecticut Association of Schools; Andrew Roberts, Chair, Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs; Philip J. Dwyer, President, Central Connecticut Coast YMCA; Eugene Nichols, Health Program Associate for Nutritionj, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Programs of the Connecticut Department of Public Health.