Events

Complete the Streets!

A webinar using Street Design to create healthier communities available on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 11:00 a.m. MT through the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN).

Click here for more information.

Colorado Multi-Ethnic Cultural Consortium 2010 Policy Summit: Building Momentum

Where:
University of Denver
Craig Hall Community Room
2148 South High St.
Denver, Colorado 80208

*A parking pass will be provided for Lot E (Evans and High St.)

When:
January 15th, 2010
8:30 a.m.  to  3:00 p.m.

Fort Collins Winter Farmer's Market

Where: Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave.

When: Saturdays January through March from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Featuring great local food!
-Late season produce
-Confections and baked goods
-Wine and cider
-Eggs
-Local and artisanal cheese
-Mushrooms and meat
-Handcrafted products

Brought to you by: Be Local Northern Colorado and Northern Colorado Food Incubator

What: Quarterly COPAN Meeting

When: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 10 to 11:30 a.m. (MST)

Where: St. Joseph Hospital
Kaiser Conference Center
1835 Franklin St.
Denver CO 80218

RSVP: By Janary 19 at www.co.train.org. Course ID 1013622 – Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition Coalition Meeting

Livable Communities Webinar

“Selection of Crosswalk Markings and Other Treatments at Unsignalized Pedestrian Crossings” presented by Charlie Zegeer, PBIC Director

Thursday, January 21, 2010 | 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (mountain time)

For more information click here.

Fort Collins Winter Farmer's Market

Where: Opera Galleria, 123 N. College Ave.

When: Saturdays January through March, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Featuring great local food!
-Late season produce
-Confections and baked goods
-Wine and cider
-Eggs
-Local and artisanal cheese
-Mushrooms and meat
-Handcrafted products

Brought to you by: Be Local Northern Colorado and Northern Colorado Food Incubator

Safe Routes To School Coaching Action Network Webinar

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | 12 to 1 p.m.

“School Bicycle & Walking Policies: Addressing Policies that Hinder and Implementing Policies that Help”

For more information, click here.

Please join us as we kick off the planning for "National Get Outdoors Day 2010"

Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
REI Flagship Store, Large Community Room
1416 Platte Street
Denver, CO 80202

At this meeting we will:
-Highlight the event - national goals, objectives and direction
-Take a look back at "National Get Outdoors Day Denver 2009"
-Present the opportunity for you and your organization to get involved in designing "National Get Outdoors Day 2010"

Join us Friday, January 29, 2010, for the 6th Annual The Road Ahead: Implementing Innovation, Expanding Local Connectivity with Pioneering, Practical and Proven Sustainable Transportation Options!

This event offers a full breakfast, networking opportunities, national keynote presentation, local panel discussion and a Q & A session.

JW Marriot Denver at Cherry Creek
150 Clayton Lane
Denver, CO 80206

Up2Us Regional Conference

Bring
Change. 

Up2Us is dedicated to increasing the impact of youth sports as a tool  
for positive youth development and to increasing access to quality 
sports-based youth development programs, especially for disadvantaged youth.

When: Friday, January 29th, 2010| 
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: 
Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202

Cost: Free

Safe Routes to School State Network Partnership Kickoff Meeting

When: Friday, January 29, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon)

Where: The Children's Hospital, 2nd floor conference and education center
13123 E. 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

UCCS Geography and Environmental Studies presents

What: “On Geographic Approaches to Obesity: An Examination of Children's Physical Activity in Denver”

Who: Dr. Peter Anthamatten and Dr. Bryan Wee
University of Colorado-Denver, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Science

When: Friday, January 29, 2010, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. • Columbine Hall 334

Refreshments to follow

Pueblo Health Expo

The Pueblo Health Expo is a free community-wide evet to promote physical activity, healthy food choices, disease prevention, safety, recreation and overall well-being. Residents of all ages are invited to attend.

Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pueblo Convention Center

The Colorado Rural Health Care Program is offering three grant writing workshops!

When:
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

These grant writing workshops are offered to help prepare those applying for the Colorado Rural Health Care Program. Grants are due March 11, 2010, and are open to primary care providers in rural Colorado who also provide services to underserved people.

Supporting Breastfeeding as a Strategy for Improving Children’s Nutrition and Healthy Development
GIH Maternal and Child Health Audioconference Series
 
When: Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 1 p.m. MST (3:00 p.m. EST)
 
Who: Gerald Calnen, MD, President, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and Gail Christopher, Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation