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WHAT relies on your donations to continue to provide services to the teens in our community.
Click here for more on how we use your donations to help teens.
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Avacado Party Dip
Recipe Summary:
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 7
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 0.50
Ingredients:
1/2 medium avocado, seeded and peeled
1 cup low fat cottage cheese
3/4 cup plain, non-fat yogurt
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/4 cup shredded carrots
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup non-fat mayonnaise
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup cucumber slices
28 melba toast rounds
Directions:
Dice avocado into small pieces, toss with lemon juice and set aside. In food processor or blender, blend cottage cheese, yogurt and mayonnaise until smooth. Add cottage cheese mixture to avocado, gently stirring in onions and carrots. Cover and chill. Serve with vegetable crudités and melba toast rounds, allowing ½ cup vegetables, 4 melba toast rounds and 8 Tbsp dip per serving.
(Recipe courtesy of Fruits and Veggies More Matters)
For more healthy eating tips contact WHAT's Registered Dietician, Kerrie Amicone by email or phone 910-790-9949x229
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 WHAT's Misson:
To improve the health of the youth of our community by ensuring access for all to quality physical and mental health services and by providing prevention, education and outreach services to promote optimal health
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A Message From the Executive Director
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| Joy S. Grady |
The N.C. General Assembly is poised to make some of the biggest cuts to the state budget supporting public education, health and early childhood services in the history of our state. This includes a $5 million cut in grants and contracts to nonprofit health and human service providers, such as WHAT. Click here to read more about how the cuts will impact North Carolina's adolescent population and specifically school-based health centers similar to those that WHAT sponsors in New Hanover County Schools.
Additionally, the version of the state budget passed by the House last week eliminates the Health and Wellness Trust Fund which provides funding for tobacco and obesity prevention programs, like our own Question Why and NC Step. The Health and Wellness Trust Fund is funded by tobacco settlement money. Click here to read more about the trust fund and the consequences this legislation would have if passed.
If you have not yet done so, now is the time to act. We must let our legislators know that eliminating or reducing funding for health and human services, not only reduces the current level of support available to many people, but will cost us more in the long run. Successful prevention programs, like our school-based health centers and tobacco prevention programs, have demonstrated tangible savings for the state in health care costs!
In gratitude for all of your continued support,
Joy S. Grady
WHAT Executive Director
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WHAT's 5th annual Picnic With Purpose was held April 26th at the Blockade Runner. In light of the changes at the state level that will cause potentially devastating cuts to non-profits in North Carolina, fundraisers like this one are more important than ever before. This year the local community came together to make WHAT's signature fundraising event a success - collectively raising over $17,000 and counting!
Guest speaker Paula Hudson Hildebrand, Chief Health and Community Relations Officer, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction shared data on the connection between healthy students and academic success and shared the vital role that school-based health centers play.
Also, Teen Peer Health Educators Jarmell Foy and Lindsay Jordan of Question Why were master and mistress of ceremonies - giving testimonies to the differences WHAT has made in their lives.
This year, a mountain getaway vacation to a cabin in Utah (click here for photos of the Point family retreat) was featured as a special silent auction item. The winner, Mary Baggett Martin, made a lasting gift to support WHAT services and will have an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Many thanks to Cris Point, WHAT board member, for donating this item for auction!
Click here to see our 2011 table sponsors and volunteers
Thank you for all of your contributions!
If you were unable to attend the event, please consider supporting WHAT by making a donation online.
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Help your Teens Get their
Asthma and Allergies Under Control
May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness month, a time dedicated to educating the public about these diseases.
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, over 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, and over 40,000 of them miss work or school everyday because of it.
Allergy is the third most common chronic disease among children under age 18 and is the most frequently reported chronic condition in this age group. The activities of over 40% of children are limited due to this condition.
Countless asthmatic teens are challenged by managing their chronic disease, and WHAT, through its School Based Health Centers in New Hanover County Schools, strives to improve asthma care within the high schools.
This school-based model allows WHAT staff to provide clinical treatment on site for students experiencing asthma episodes. The result is greater collaboration between students and their medical provider, fewer emergency calls, reduced absenteeism and improved safety.
Click here for information about recent peer-reviewed research on the effectiveness of asthma symptom control in school-based settings.
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Health Education and Outreach
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Steve Johnson of Wilmington Health Access for Teens (WHAT) submitted this picture of a youth in Pitt, a partner county, adding her pledge to quit or never start smoking at her school's Kick Butts Day, facilitated by Question Why.
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Great work Question Why!!!
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| WHAT is a special place for the teens we serve. Not only do we provide medical services, but promoting healthy behaviors like how to eat right or quit smoking, and coping skills for dealing with life's twists and turns are also an important element of the integrated care we provide. WHAT seeks to treat the whole teen, mind, body and spirit. We are thankful for the opportunity to serve teens and possibly make a real difference in their lives. |
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