The Healthy Food Access Portal highlights policy efforts improve fresh food access in underserved communities across the country and relevant resources to serve the community members and policymakers working to improve access to healthy food retail. Check out all the news and resources ...
Read MoreChangeLab Solutions developed the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Playbook to provide 10 strategies for communities and states to consider if they want to reduce sugary drink consumption in their community. The strategies are organized in a sequence that many communities have followed before. Click here to download ...
Read MoreHave some free time? Want to hear about ways minority communities are working with local officials to create lasting, healthy policy changes? Check out the webinar, "Multicultural Community Engagement: Putting Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies to Work in Diverse Communities" hosted by Leadership for Healthy Communities. Presenters shared examples of successful policy initiatives to engage and empower diverse communities and discuss the implications of these efforts in the fight against childhood obesity. Presenters included: Ruben Brambila, M.P.H., project manager, Healthy RC Kids, City of Rancho Cucamonga, California Dr. Jasmine Opusunju, program coordinator, CAN DO Houston Pedro Arista, STRIVE/REACH program manager, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health ...
Read MoreYoung Leaders, an initiative of Active Life, is an elective course now available to 11-12th grade high school students who are interested in learning about ways to improve the health of their community. Through this program students will learn the value of public health, and the role that policy and advocacy play in creating a healthier living environment. This program will help high school students develop important leadership skills and give them the opportunity to be change agents. Through the Young Leaders program High school students have an opportunity to learn about living a healthy lifestyle and promoting healthy changes in their community. In 2012, the Texas Education Agency approved the Young Leaders elective as an innovative public health ...
Read MoreA new website, notmykids.net, offers healthier recipes, tips on how to eat healthier, and ideas about how to help families be more physically active, to promote healthy lifestyle changes and prevent obesity. The site is produced by the California Department of Public Health’s Network for a Healthy ...
Read MoreHave you ever wondered how you can bring a walking trail to your community? This action guide or toolkit developed by the Partnership for Prevention and the CDC explains the steps to getting a trail in one's community. Learn about identifying resources and promoting your plan to bring a walking trail to your community. By bringing a walking trail to your community, you can provide local residents with a safe and calming environment to help boost levels of physical activity and prevent ...
Read MoreThe Youth Activism Project, a youth-driven leadership development program, believes that "kids should be seen and heard!" Because 26% of the U.S. population is under the age of 18, the Youth Activism Project is working to empower youth across the world to be change agents for their community. Since 1992 they have worked to: Promote youth civic engagement Provide free advice via email and their toll-free hotline Train adults on how to work with young people Convince community, educational and government leader to engage young people in meaningful roles Share best practices and strategies for lasting change Serve as a network for like-minded individuals Check out their youth strategies page to learn more about the first steps in change, ways to find funding, and more about 100 ...
Read MoreThe Get Fit & Flourish Enhanced Physical Activity Manual was developed in 2013 by the Illinois Public Health Institute with support from the American Cancer Society. This manual is intended to serve as a resource for programs to increase the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity offered during P.E. time or after-school settings. The handbook contains lessons and handouts geared towards getting kids to ...
Read MoreESPN takes a look at the demographics--age, race/ethnicity, and household income--of youth participating in organized sports. The article notes that while there are close to 39.82 million children ages 8-17 in the US, that only 28.7 million play some form of organized sports. The author also points out that while organized youth sports may produce close to $5 billion in revenues, that limited data exists on the total number of kids that participate in team sports. Some interesting findings from the article include: Kids who play sports usually start at a young age (between ages 6-9) Hispanic children begin sports at a mean age of 8.2 years (later than Caucasian and African American children) Household income greatly determines how early a child starts playing sports Children ...
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