Fit Haven Health And Wellness Organization Receives Wal-Mart Community Grant

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sept. 29, 2014 - PRLog -- September 15th, 2014

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Fit Haven Health And Wellness Organization Receives Wal-Mart Community Grant

Fitness and Nutrition Education Program to Benefit Residents of the Dixwell/Newhallville Neighborhoods

New Haven, CT – The Newhallville/ Dixwell neighborhoods were identified the city of New Haven’s highest risk neighborhoods for both obesity and preventable diseases according to a survey by Yale’s Community Alliance for Research and Engagement  (CARE) Survey. According to this 2012 CARE survey these neighborhoods have a 71%obesity rate, but not for long if Mubarakah Ibrahim, Executive Director of Fit Haven, New Haven’s newest non-profit health and wellness organization, has anything to say about it.  Ibrahim, who is known through out the city as the “Muslim Trainer that was on Oprah” from her 2008 appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, intends to bring down that ratewith exercise programs and nutrition workshops thanks to a Wal-Mart Community Grant.

The $2,500 funds from this grant will contribute towards a program to help teach women how to eat and move to prevent disease and avoid obesity through groups that meets once a week over a 3 month period that includes nutrition education, healthy cooking workshops and exercise sessions. “This area of the city also has a high population of women as head of household and by targeting these women to teach movement, nutrition, and healthy cooking we effect the entire household,”insist Ibrahim.

According to its site Wal-Mart “believes in operating globally and giving back locally – creating impact in the neighborhoods where we live and work.”  “And this grant certainly lives up to that claim” says Ibrahim who founded Fit Haven to effect the lives of low income women as well as those who could afford to pay for health and fitness services.  “We believe that when you understand how movement and whole foods effect everything from the shine of your hair to the possible neuropathy in your toes then women will be proactive in leading healthy lifestyle and taking care of themselves.  We intend to empower women with that knowledge.”

Fit Haven’s goal is to open a full health and wellness center in the Dixwell/Newhallville area where women can have access to a full range of health and fitness resources and programs.  They are running a fundraising campaign in which individuals can donate on their website at http://fithaven.org/give/

About Fit Haven:  Fit Haven Inc. is a 501c3 organization whose goal is to reduce health disparity among women in New Haven through physical fitness, nutrition education, and stress management. Programming cost is based on a sliding scale according to income.  For more information, please contact 203-624-9999.