A Facebook announcement for an event to clean up the future site of the WAYS Reading and Fitness Park. This type of event promotes community discussion and the collaboration of residents who live near the site of the future ...
Read MoreLearn about after school programs, sports, fitness, and swimming at the YMCA of Metro Chicago. ...
Read MoreHard work pays off in a big way for the students at Sunset ...
Read MoreArizona's Coordinated School Health Program website. This site provides information about policies and resources needed to establish a School Health Advisory Council in Arizona. ...
Read MoreDr. Jesus Acosta, principal of Missouri City Middle School, accepts the Healthy at H-E-B challenge and encourages everyone at his school to engage in physical activity. ...
Read MoreIn 2009, the Virginia General Assembly voted to give The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) the duty of preventing and reducing childhood obesity in the state. VFHY created Healthy Communities Action Teams (HCAT), which are groups of at least five members who advocate for healthier lifestyles--all with the ultimate goal of reducing and preventing childhood obesity. ...
Read MoreThe Healthy Eating Active Communities (HEAC) program, founded in 2005, helped engage the Baldwin Park Community in efforts to create a Parks Master Plan for the city. As part of the development process residents were asked to conduct park audits and assessments of street walkability. Youth also participated in the development of the plan by using Photovoice as a tool to track park utilization. The community's findings were presented before local policy makers and soon afterwards city officials worked on creating a joint use agreement between the City of Baldwin Park and the Baldwin Park Unified School District (BPUSD). After joint use agreements were established, the city continued to seek additional joint use opportunities with the BPUSD. ...
Read MoreMayor Anise Parker of Houston announced the launch of the Healthy Houston Initiative at a press conference following a September 12, 2012 city council meeting. ...
Read MoreThis page describes the how Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities has worked to help the communities of the San Joaquin Valley remove barriers contributing to childhood obesity in the Latino population. ...
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