Calendar

Upcoming Events       

  • Aug. 1 to Sept. 30 - The Great Race for Clean Air, sponsored by Commute.org, is a friendly competition between employers to encourage employees to use commute alternatives to solo driving such as ridesharing, carpooling, vanpooling, biking, walking or riding transit. These commute alternatives provide significant CO2 greenhouse gas emissions savings over solo driving. All employees who log their commute online are entered into weekly random drawings. At the end of the Great Race, employers with the highest CO2 savings (that is, the average CO2 saved per employee in your organization) and employers with the highest employee participation are the winners. Winners will be declared in each county and Bay Area-wide. Register here.   
  • Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Oct. 21 - Keeping Kids Moving: How Equitable Transportation Policy Can Reverse Childhood Obesity webinar series, offered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. To learn more and to register, visit http://www.reversechildhoodobesity.org/webinars.
  • Sept. 13, 4:30-6 p.m. - The next Get Healthy San Mateo County Task Force meeting and launch of the 2010-2015 Strategies for Improving Food and Physical Activity Environments in San Mateo County document. Join us on September 13 at Redwood Shores Library, located at 399 Marine World Pkwy. in Redwood City to learn more about the Task Force's commitment to building healthy communities. Supervisor Rose Jacobs-Gibson will be present to launch and introduce the new strategies. 
  • Sept. 17 - Plant It, Grow It, Eat It: Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education - Make the connection from seed to table in this fun and delicious one-day workshop at Life Lab's amazing Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA. Explore ways to teach nutrition through gardening, harvesting and meal preparation in Life Lab's Garden Kitchen. You'll learn effective ways to encourage kids grades 2-8 to eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle. Participants will sample the bounty of the farm and harvest to prepare nutritious snacks. You'll receive an activity booklet with gardening and nutrition lessons, recipes, and garden kitchen design resources. 1 unit of graduate education credit available. For more information or to register, visit www.lifelab.org or call (831)459-2001. Registration deadline: Sept. 3 
  • Sept. 17, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.- Bay Friendly Landscape Conference and Marketplace, held at Saint Mary's Event Center in San Francisco, will offer practical tools and solutions to creating landscapes that conserve natural resources, prevent pollution, and cut greenhouse gas emissions while working in the San Francisco Bay watershed. For more information, and to register, visit http://www.bayfriendlycoalition.org/2010Conference.shtml.
  • Sept. 21 – The Art and Science of Evaluation: Sound Methods for Assessing Policy and Environmental Change webinar. How do we know if our change strategies are working? Evaluation is a critical component of any effort that seeks long-term sustainable change. In this webinar, panelists will discuss key questions for measuring success in community environments.
  • Sept. 24 and 25, San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance’s Fourth-annual Growing Greener School Grounds Conference. This year's conference will bring together more than 300 K-12 teachers and community members from the Bay Area and beyond to learn more about creating and sustaining vibrant outdoor learning environments. For more information and to register, visit http://sfgreenschools.org/conference/
  • Sept. 25, 8 a.m. - Ravenswood Family Health Center Benefit Ride, Help raise funds for Ravenswood Family Health Center by cycling or taking a neighborhood walk through Atherton. For more information and to register, view the event postcard.
  • Sept. 30- Oct. 1 - The Growing Classroom: An Introduction to Garden Based Learning is a two-day workshop, located at Life Lab's amazing Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA, is ideal for those interested in supplementing their existing science program with garden-based learning. Using The Growing Classroom activity guide for grades 2-6, you'll experience hands-on activities, learn basic science concepts and gardening techniques, and develop management strategies for a school gardening program. Find out how to teach the standards while you guide students through the natural cycles of the garden. You'll receive Life Lab's 480 page book, The Growing Classroom, as well as many other ideas and resources. $300. 2 units of graduate education credit available. For more information or to register, visit www.lifelab.org or call (831)459-2001. Registration deadline: Sept. 16. 
  • Oct. 1 - Children First: Promoting Ecological Health for the Whole Child, a one-day symposium at UCSF. Pediatric Integrative Medicine embraces a holistic, whole-child approach, specifically examining the context – the ecology – in which optimal health and wellness is promoted. This groundbreaking one-day symposium will highlight a range of interacting factors that influence child health and development, including nutrition, education, socio-economic status, exposures to toxic chemicals, and access to preventive health care.
  • Oct. 6 - International Walk to School Day Save the Date! Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson is encouraging schools throughout San Mateo County to participate in International Walk to School Day on October 6. Contact your school district if you are interested in participating. View event flyer.
  • Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Active Public Spaces Convening, hosted by San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom.  Join health officials, city staff and elected officials, school leadership and community-based organizations to learn innovative ways of increasing the use of public spaces for social connection and physical activity and to hear about local work in this area. This year's keynote speaker will be Dan Burden.  Dan is an internationally recognized authority on livable and sustainable communities, traffic calming, bicycle and pedestrian mobility and Smart Growth. Additional workshops will include (invited); Safe Routes to School (including funding opportunities); Healthy Aging and Senior Mobility; HEAL Cities Campaign; Parks to Pavements; and Streetsfilms. The event will free, with lunch included, and will be held at San Mateo Main Library, located at 55 Third Street in San Mateo. Space is limited. RSVP to Gina Quiney at gquiney@co.sanmateo.ca.us or 650-363-4460. View event flyer.
  • Oct. 14-16 CalSAC's Spotlight on Afterschool Conference features workshops, speakers and performances, networking opportunities and community-building ideas for after-school professionals. To register, visit https://sites.activatedirect.com/calsac.org/genericPurchase/?1=1&id=yooqtquzbwpdds&_c=yzh52it4dvxtaw&sslRet=calsac.org. Early-bird Registration deadline: Friday, July 16 Registration deadline: Sept. 24
  • Oct. 23 - Sowing the Seeds of Wonder: Gardening in Early Childhood Education - Spend a day looking at the garden through the eyes of a preschool student at Life Lab's amazing Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA. Sample many activities designed to encourage young children to learn about their world using all their senses. Learn how to implement garden activities in a preschool or daycare setting. We'll also discuss basic gardening skills, appropriate garden design, safe plants for preschool gardens, and garden art projects and songs. You'll receive Sowing the Seeds of Wonder, a 120-page activity guide with activities and songs for teaching preschool-aged children in a garden setting throughout the year. 
    $150. 1 unit of graduate education credit available. For more information or to register, visit www.lifelab.org or call (831)459-2001. Registration deadline: Oct. 8

Community Organization Calendars

Kidscal is a calendar of children’s health events sponsored by nonprofits in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

The African American Community Health Advisory Committee’s calendar of events

EPA Community Guide that features upcoming events, announcements, and resources in East Palo Alto.   

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford sponsors childhood obesity research seminars.

Sustainable San Mateo County’s events calendar can be viewed here.

The workshops listed below cover backyard composting, worm composting and organic gardening techniques unless otherwise specified. RecycleWorks also offers lectures, exhibits and special events — find out what's coming up!

Healthy Silicon Valley is an obesity prevention collaborative in Santa Clara County. Made up of over 100 organizations and individuals, the collaborative seeks to increase nutrition and physical activity opportunities by positively changing the built environment.  Click here to view their calendar of events. 

Interested in attending an event listed on the Bay Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Collaborative (BANPAC) calendar?

Does your organization, nonprofit, or school district have events that promote healthy eating and active living?  Are you based in San Mateo County or in the Bay Area?  If so, we’d be happy to post a website link to your calendar. Please email us at info@gethealthysmc.org.