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Health Professionals

Welcome to HealthBarn USA!

Your patients’ health is your number-one priority. As health professionals ourselves, we realize that your time and resources are limited. With unprecedented rates of overweight, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and eating disorders in children, we must work together to provide families with practical tools to overcome the pressures of today’s fast-food, fast-paced culture.

Fresh approach to teaching food, nutrition, health and agriculture to children ages 3-15 and their families. Our innovative curricula focuses on some of the major contributors to one’s health: physical activity, nutrition behavior and self-esteem. The programs, including The Seedlings, ages 3-5, The Sprouts, ages 5-7, and Young Harvesters, ages 8-15, are an invaluable adjunct to the visits you have with patients and supports you in your efforts to provide the best healthcare possible.

Changing a family’s behavior does not happen overnight. The HealthBarn USA year-round programs are structured in 10-week and 12-week format, to support and facilitate health behavior change. We provide children with positive messages and skills regarding health and nutrition in a fun and engaging environment. The Young Harvester program is a two-hour, trained health professional-led sessions designed to enable and motivate children to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Another critical component of the program is parental involvement. In weekly workshops, parents gain the skills necessary to support healthy living at home. 

Check out the latest media coverage that brings to life the one-of-kind HealthBarn USA experience:

Stacey Antine, MS, RD and founder of HealthBarn USA was honored on The Rachael Ray Show on March 14, 2008 as part of Ray's Incredible People & Healthy Eating series sponsored by The American Egg Board, click here  to watch HealthBarn USA kids and team in action! Antine joins an all-star team of people recognized for their important contributions to helping communities lead healthier lives at the grass roots level.   

Learn more about our programs from the latest media buzz:

  • CBS-TV, New York, Family First with Cindy Hsu:  HealthBarn USA was featured in the Family First segment, click here  to watch the Seedlings, ages 3-5 and their parents in action!  Also, check out the Website article featuring an interview with the founder, Stacey Antine, MS, RD that includes healthy home tips and yummy recipes.
  • CNN, House Calls with Dr. Sanjay Gupta:  HealthBarn USA was featured in the FIT Nation segment, click here  to watch the HealthBarn USA team, Young Harvesters and their parents in action! 
  • Women's Health magazine, July/August 2006 issue:  In Focus:  Action Figures fighting for a Good Cause: Nutrition features Stacey Antine, our founder!  Learn more about HealthBarn USA and why she started it..., "I wanted kids to get excited about an apple the way they do about soda," says Stacey.  And we do! Click here to read more.  
  • Rachael Ray Links to HealthBarn USA!  Rachael Ray's Yum-O! Organization included HealthBarn USA on her Website in Get Inspired...How Cool is That?  We are listed with other inspiring programs and companies that are doing great things for children, families and the community. Click here  to check out the link.  

Tools to use.  The first HealthBarn USA program takes place on the spectacular 30-acre ABMA’s Farm & Market in Wyckoff, New Jersey and offers the ultimate "farm-to-fork" experience for children to participate in growing and harvesting their own fruits and vegetables and preparing recipes with fresh, seasonal food. We give children the tools and the room to draw their own connections about the food they eat, their bodies, and nature.  

Trusted team.  As trained specialists with masters’ of science in nutrition and registered dietitian credentials, along with a nationally recognized advisory board, you can trust that your families will be treated with the highest level of professionalism and skill. As well, our services may be reimbursed by insurance plans. We would welcome the opportunity to partner with you in caring for your patients throughout the length of the program. We look forward to seeing you at the farm!

In honoring our commitment to environmental conservation as part of a healthy-lifestyle, HealthBarn USA is proud to become a member Company of The Conservation Alliance, www.conservationalliance.com, joining more than 135 companies that have contributed over $5 million to conservation organizations to protect more than 34 million acres to wildlands; stop or remove 26 dams; and preserve access to thousands of miles of rivers and several climbing areas.  We believe that working together with like-minded people and organizations will effect positive change in our local communities and for the planet!

If you are interested in hosting a HealthBarn USA Lunch & Learn (catered by Whole Foods Market), please click here to contact us.

Hope to see you at the barn soon! 
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