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Nutritional
Nugget Newsletter:
Women
and Heart Disease (pdf)
Resources
Womenheart.org
Know
Your Numbers Brochure
(Español)
Women
and Heart Disease
Cholesterol
low down (AHA)
Stroke
Fact Sheet (CDC)
What
is Cholesterol? (NHLBI)
High
Blood Pressure Fact Sheet (CDC)
Obesity
Prevention
Portion
Distortion Quiz (NIH)
Physical
Activity (CDC)
What
Every Consumer Should Know about Trans Fatty Acids (FDA) Example
of the new Revised nutrition label (FDA) Questions
and Answers about
Trans Fat Nutrition Labeling (FDA)
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Cardiovascular
disease is the single leading cause of death in
New York State, claiming over 70,000 lives
each year.
- Heart disease is the
leading
cause
of death for women.
In an
effort to combat cardiovascular disease, the Westchester County Department of
Health supports prevention through heart healthy lifestyle changes. The
information in these pages are designed to
help reduce the incidence of heart disease in Westchester County by
promoting regular physical activity and healthy eating habits.
Use these tools to develop
healthy lifestyles
for
you and your family.
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Food
and fitness can offer
health for a lifetime; prevention works!
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Physical
Activity:
If
you think you have no time to exercise, think action - take the
long way to the bathroom, walk those two flights of stairs. |
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Eating Right:
Healthy food habits can
help you reduce three risk factors for heart attack and
stroke—high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and excess
body weight. |
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Know Your Numbers:
Knowing your numbers
is an important part of keeping your heart healthy. |
Farmers’
Markets in Westchester - 2009
Location
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Months
of Operation |
Hours
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Bronxville
Farmers’ Market
Stone Place off
Paxton Avenue |
May 30 – November
21
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Saturday
8:30 am – 1 pm |
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Dobbs Ferry
Farmers’ Market
Corner of Cedar and
Main Streets |
June 25 – October 29 |
Wednesday
10 am – 4 pm |
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Hartsdale
Farmers’ Market
Hartsdale Train
Station/DiSanti Plaza |
June 28 – November 22 |
Saturday
9 am -2 pm |
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Hastings-on-Hudson Farmers’ Market
Library lot off
Maple Avenue |
June 7 – November
22
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Saturday
8:30 am – 1:30 pm |
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Katonah/Lewisboro
Farmers’ Market
Front of John Jay
HS, Rte. 121, Cross River |
May 31 – November
22
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Saturday
8:30 am – 2 pm |
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Larchmont
Farmers’ Market
Metro North Upper
Lot #3, Chatsworth Avenue |
May 31 – December
20
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Saturday
8:30 am – 2 pm
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Muscoot Farm
Farmers’ Market
51 Route 100, Somers |
May 25 - October
26
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Sundays
11 am – 3 pm |
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New Rochelle
Farmers’ Market
Municipal lot, S.
Division Street & Leroy Place |
June 27 – November
21
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Friday
8 am - 3 pm |
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Ossining Farmers’
Market
Spring and Main
Streets |
May 31 – December 20 |
Saturday
8 am – 2 pm |
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Peekskill
Farmer’s Market
Bank St., between
Main (Route 6) and Park Streets |
June 13 – November
21
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Saturday
8:30 am – 2 pm
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Pelham Farmers’
Market
Harmon Avenue off 5th
Avenue |
June 15 – November
23
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Sunday
8:30 am- 2 pm |
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Pleasantville
Farmers’ Market
Manville Rd &
Wheeler Ave., Memorial Plaza |
May 31 – December
20
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Saturday
8:30 am – 1 pm |
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Rye Farmers’
Market
Sunday lot #2,
Theodore Freund Avenue |
June 1 – November
23
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Sunday
8:30 am - 2 pm |
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Tarrytown
Farmers’ Market
Patriot’s Park,
Route 9 |
May 31 – November
22
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Saturday
8:30 am – 2 pm |
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White Plains
Farmers’ Market
Parking lot next to
City Hall, 225 Main Street |
May 6 – November
25
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Wednesday
8 am – 4 pm |
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Yonkers/St.
JohnsFarmers Market
Church Courtyard, 1
Hudson Street Getty Square |
July 3 – November
13
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Thursday
8 am – 4 pm |
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