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WebThe Voices for Healthy Kids Action Center is building a movement to promote healthy lifestyles for our children in order to ensure they grow up at a healthy weight. Whether it’s …

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New Report: Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice …

WebEarly experiences and life circumstances shape prenatal and early childhood development, with powerful impacts on the developing brain and body that shape health outcomes …

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Efforts Continue to Understand Societal Impact on Health

WebLea en español. It’s still too early to know precisely how these things impact heart disease, stroke and other major health problems. But, as work continues to fully understand these …

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Strong Wellness Policies Support Health Before, During and After …

WebThe American Heart Association, Inc. (the "Association") is proud to bring you the Voices for Healthy Kids Action Center website, designed to offer you the ability to …

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New Resource: 500 Cities Data for Better Health

WebThe 500 Cities: Local data for better health, is a new data tool released by the CDC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). It breaks down BRFSS data to census track levels, and will help advocates find locations where setting priorities for health equity prioritization and implementation can truly be impactful.

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Policy into Practice: Q&A With One of America’s Healthiest Schools

WebIn September, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation published the 2018 list of America’s Healthiest Schools, featuring 461 schools from 26 states and the District of …

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Neighborhood Life Expectancy Estimates Are a Powerful New Tool …

WebResearchers for the United States Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP) calculated the life expectancy estimates based on the number and age of …

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Alliance for a Healthier Generation has Announced the 2018 list of

WebAmerica’s Healthiest Schools earned the distinction by successfully meeting a rigorous set of criteria for serving healthier meals and snacks, getting students moving more, offering …

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Why does the Cost of Child Care Matter for Children’s Health

WebThe immediate benefits of healthy child care are obvious. Children eat nutritious food, breathe air that is free of pollution, play on safe, clean equipment and forge the nurturing …

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Minnesota: Building Coalitions to Improve Public Health

WebOne way to encourage children and youth to be more physically active, and thereby helping to reduce obesity rates, is to make sure they can exercise safely, particularly in low …

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Survey Reveals Students Believe in Importance of Health Classes

WebSHAPE America and myCollegeOptions recent survey revealed that 92% of high school students who have taken a physical education class believe it is important to their future …

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How Can We Make Each Day Healthier for All Children

WebAt Voices for Healthy Kids, we constantly monitor these changes and adjust our approaches accordingly. As our name notes, we began our work with a focus on helping improve the health of all children by increasing access to healthy foods and beverages, eliminating unhealthy food marketing, and increasing safe spaces for physical activity.

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DC Greens: Overcoming Food Insecurity in the Nation’s Capital

WebAugust 2, 2018. Share: Facebook Twitter. One of the core tenants for DC Greens, a grantee of Voices for Healthy Kids, is addressing food policy head on by shifting the power to the …

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Hiding Under a Health Halo: An Interview with Harold Goldstein

WebThe American Heart Association, Inc. (the "Association") is proud to bring you the Voices for Healthy Kids Action Center website, designed to offer you the ability to …

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Voices for Healthy Kids Grant Opportunities Now Available

WebVoices for Healthy Kids will advance coordinated state, local, and tribal public policy issue advocacy campaigns focused on healthy eating and active living, and will utilize the …

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EmPOWERED to Serve Is Offering Scholarships for Students …

WebWhat is the EmPOWERED to Serve Scholar opportunity? College freshman, sophomores and juniors are invited to apply now through January 20 for 10 available $10,000 scholarships.

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Gimme 5: Sally Wong

WebName: Sally S. Wong, PhD, RD, CDN, FAHA Title: Associate Science & Medicine Advisor Organization: American Heart Association. How did you end up here …

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