~teaching the importance of using God’s gifts in our everyday lives in predominately Nature-rich environments
On Saturday, April 27th, volunteers mixed 5 cubic yards of compost into the 27 raised garden beds at the Souh Garden. Thank you to our volunteers, and to Better Earth Compost!
The Nature Prescription Program is a tool designed to help medical providers encourage their patients to go outside.
Gifts in the Moment is a member of the Central Illinois Wellness Council. Recently, Denise Molina with WBCU 89.9 featured a story on Council's efforts to combat obesity, and our part in the project. Click on the picture to listen to the story.
Sunday marked the start of construction of a fence for the Bosch Community Garden at the corner of S. Western Ave and Marquette in Peoria. Read the story.
This research study will compare results of two different weight management interventions: Exergaming for Health, a multi-faceted weight management program for obese children and more traditional nutritional education classes. Participants should be overweight children who are 8 to 12 years of age with a BMI of 85% or greater. There is no cost incurred for enrolling in this research project.
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Gifts in the Moment is part of a large, 2 year Centers for Disease Control Community Transformation grant that was awarded this fall to Quality Quest for Health to help create Healthier Communities in Peoria and Tazewell Counties. Collaboration partners include the Central Illinois Wellness Council, Peoria County Health Department, Tazewell County Health Department, City of Peoria, YMCA, The George Washington Carver Association, Hult Center for Health Education, Gifts in the Moment, Family Core, Heartland Community Health Clinic, American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter, Children’s Hospital of Illinois, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Center for Outcomes Research, and Quality Quest for Health of Illinois.
This winter season, Gifts in the Moment is working hard to solidify and expand existing partnerships, seek out new ones and to make the at-will Urban Farmer's Market more robust. Recently, we have partnered with the Watering and Gardening division of Bosch Tool.