Programs & Services
Public Education
The PAN Program is committed to providing day care centers, after-school programs, schools, community centers, senior centers, housing projects, and health centers with reliable and up-to-date health information and with practical and site specific suggestions on how to improve nutrition and increase physical activity.
PAN Program staff provides educational presentations and workshops regarding the Program’s objectives, the importance of nutrition and physical activity, and lifestyle changes that can be made in these areas to improve short and long-term health. To date, the PAN Program has made presentations to Parent Teacher Association (PTA) members, physical education staff, school aides, parents, parent coordinators, health counselors, and children.
Training is also available during day care, preschool, and pre-kindergarten staff development hours to address infant and child feeding practices, nutritional guidelines, menu planning and methods by which to increase and improve daily physical activity and exercise.
Teens Speak About Getting Fit
- A practical guide written by and for teenagers about the importance of physical activity and nutrition. The PAN program is grateful to the Youth Advisory Board members of the South Bronx District Public Health Office for sharing their time, words, and inspiration.
The TeenSpeak Guide is available here:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/
cdp/cdp_teensspeakfit.pdf 
Helping Children Reach a Healthy Weight: Proven Tips for Parents
- A guide for parents and others who work with children on the importance of physical activity and nutrition, an overview about the risks of being overweight and how to prevent it, and practical tips for lifestyle changes. The corresponding magnet summarizes the “8 Habits of Healthy Kids” including tips such as drinking water instead of soda, eating less fast food and limiting TV time to no more than 1 hour per day.
Coinciding with back-to-school time, 614,985 free booklets and magnets in both English and Spanish were provided to all elementary school children and their parents citywide in September 2005.
Vital Signs and Health Bulletins
The Program will continue to produce and update relevant Health Bulletins and NYC Vital Signs
