CCH Dietitian, Mona Van Wart, with her seedlings from 2018. Join the challenge this year and Grow Your Own!
March is National Nutrition Month®. National Nutrition Month® is an annual nutrition education and information campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign, celebrated each year during the month of March, focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Some great things to try are:
Limiting processed foods
Create simple healthy meals at home
Plant a garden for easy access to healthy food options
Get outside and get moving, no matter what the weather
Register to win your own starter kit and Grow Your Own this season!
In honor of National Nutrition Month I am kicking off another year of ‘Grow Your Own’ to promote gardening. Even if you do not have a garden plot, you could try a container garden on your deck, porch, or steps. Container gardens are great for items such as tomatoes, or your favorite herbs like basil or chives. Last year I started seeds in my office for my garden and also did some container gardening. It was fun sharing the experience on the CCH website and Facebook page. And the encouragement and many tips shared by community members were great! This year I will be growing from seed and sharing the adventure for all to follow along. I really hope others will join me and share comments and tips about their experience on the posts. To get others excited about this, CCH is giving away some Grow Your Own Starter Kits at the end of Nutrition Month! You can register for the drawing in the CCH Main or ED Lobby, or by liking and sharing the post on the hospital’s Facebook page.
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin #2751 is a good resource for starting seeds at home. Search for 2751 on their website at https://extension.maine.edu. As mentioned before, I am definitely not an expert in this. In fact I am a novice. My challenge to you all is to join me and try to grow some of your own seedlings. We can share what works and what doesn’t work. Join me! Who is up for the challenge?
In honor of National Nutrition Month I am kicking off another year of ‘Grow Your Own’ to promote gardening. Even if you do not have a garden plot, you could try a container garden on your deck, porch, or steps. Container gardens are great for items such as tomatoes, or your favorite herbs like basil or chives. Last year I started seeds in my office for my garden and also did some container gardening. It was fun sharing the experience on the CCH website and Facebook page. And the encouragement and many tips shared by community members were great! This year I will be growing from seed and sharing the adventure for all to follow along. I really hope others will join me and share comments and tips about their experience on the posts. To get others excited about this, CCH is giving away some Grow Your Own Starter Kits at the end of Nutrition Month! You can register for the drawing in the CCH Main or ED Lobby, or by liking and sharing the post on the hospital’s Facebook page.
Congratulations to Haley Black, Calais Community Hospital Security Officer, for being selected as Securitas Northeast Region Officer of the Year for Heroism. The award is to recognize officers for giving of themselves and modeling Securitas’ core values. Securitas began providing security services at Calais Community Hospital in 2016. Haley has been part of the Securitas team assigned to CCH since 2017.
CCH Security Officer Haley Black (center) was presented with the Securitas Northeast Region Officer of the Year for Heroism Award by Account Manager Richard Hickson (l) and Northern New England Healthcare Branch Manager Michael Parsons (r).
Securitas North America annually recognizes two security officers—one for heroism and one for outstanding performance. The recipients are chosen based on nominations from their colleagues and managers. Haley was nominated for the Heroism Award by her manager, Richard Hickson, for an incident that occurred at CCH where Haley intervened to protect others. She did not hesitate and acted to prevent further injury. Hickson added, “I can depend on her to use professional judgment while working and I am proud to have her as one of my officers.”
Haley was presented with the Northeast Region Award at CCH last week by Northern New England Healthcare Branch Manager Michael Parsons and Account Manager Richard Hickson. She is now one of 5 nominees, out of over 100,000 officers, that will be considered for the Officer of the Year Nationwide Award by Securitas North America.
