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Be Active New York State
Philip Haberstro (Buffalo)or Diane Hart (Albany), Co-Chairs
C/O Wellness Institute 65 Niagara Square, Room 607
Buffalo , NY 14202
716-851-4052 Fax 716 851-4309
wellness@city-buffalo.org
www.BeActiveNYS.org

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CONTACT Amy Jesaitis Nutrition and Physical Activity Coordinator New York State Department of Health - Heaalthy Heart Program 518-474-6683 phone 518-474-3356 fax atj01@health.state.ny.us Be Active New York State is a State wide Health Promotion initiative of the non profit Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo And WNY.(see www.CreatingHealthyCommunities.org) The mission of Be Active NYS(BANYS) is to increase regular physical activity in New York State's population.(as documented by the CDC/NYSDOH behavioral risk surveys). To accomplisg the misson and achieve the Vision of a physically active NYS population sharing in the social ,health , economic and environmental benefits of active living , BANYS is guided by the strategic health promotion action principles of the WHO OTTAWA CHARTER for Health Promotion. (see the BANYS homepage for a copy of the WHO Ottawa Charter - the 5 Action priciciples include: Healthy Public policy; Supportive environments ; Building community capacity; Empowering citizens with knowledge and resources; and re-orienting the health (sickness care) system toward prevention and health promotion. . Partners , sponsors and volunteers from all sectors (pulic , private , non profit and every day citizens) are welcome. For info on national health promotion policy and health system reform please visit www.healthpromotionAdvocates.org .