GenYouth Partnership To Expand Physical Activity & Nutrition Opportunities For Latino Kids

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The GenYouth Foundation and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, two organizations committed to reversing childhood obesity, will expand their school health and wellness programs thanks to a $1.25 million grant they received from the PepsiCo Foundation.

The announcement was made at the July 2014 GenYouth Foundation Learning Connection Summit & Expo. According to a Market Watch news article, due to the disproportionate prevalence of childhood obesity among Latinos, the GenYouth Foundation will use the $550,000 they received to address the needs of Latino students and their families.

GenYouth will use the funds to create Spanish language healthy lifestyle educational materials and resources (Fuel Up to Play 60 en Español) and to provide schools with mini-grants for sports equipment and breakfast carts.

Public and private partnerships are key to obesity prevention.

In the Market Watch article, GENYOUth Foundation CEO Alexis Glick said: “Schools cannot act alone—they need the combined power of the community, including business partners with shared goals, to equip students, educators and schools with the critical resources they need to create healthy environments.”

The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas will use the $700,000 it received to expand the Healthy Zone School (HZS) program across metropolitan Dallas from the 51 schools it serves to 90 schools.

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