... new local efforts.
Action for
Healthy Kids, www.actionforhealthykids.org.
This national nonprofit organization is devoted ...
Three years ago the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) issued a call to action in response to the rapidly escalating problem of
childhood obesity in the United States. It challenged all stakeholders—the
federal government, industry and media, state and local governments, healthcare
professionals, community and nonprofit organizations, schools and families—to
take significa...
... contact the Action for Healthy Kids Web site at www.actionforhealthykids.org.
For a look at other ways to get involved, ...
Studies like the one reported above underscore why fitness professionals need to get involved in combating childhood obesity through grassroots community efforts designed to get kids moving and eating properly. One way you can make a difference is through Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK), a new nationwide initiative designed to improve the health of children through better nutrition and physical activity programs in schools.
This step-by-step guide can be your blueprint for implementing a new government mandate to improve the diets and exercise habits of students in your district!
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Additional Resources
Action for Healthy Kids, www.actionforhealthykids.org
Alliance for a Healthier ...
In the fight against
childhood obesity, the school environment has received a good deal of attention
because of its potential to influence a large number of school-aged children
and their families. This school year, a new federal mandate went into effect that
requires school districts throughout...
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