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Mildred Dalton Manning, the last surviving member of a group of U.S. Army and Navy nurses taken prisoner in the Philippines at the start of ...
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Obesity Prevention in Children: Synergy with Diabetes Initiative
Program to support efforts of schools and communities to increase access to healthy, lower-calorie foods and opportunities for safe, daily physical activity through policy and environmental change in order to prevent obesity among children living in low-income, culturally diverse neighborhoods and communities.
National Program
Carol A. Brownson
Program Director
314-935-3312
Email
RWJF Staff
Recent Grants
- $150,000.00 awarded to Washington University in St. Louis - Technical assistance and direction for the Obesity Prevention in Children program
- $60,000.00 awarded to Campesinos Sin Fronteras - Mobilizing Parents for Healthier Environments project
- $57,249.00 awarded to University Physicians & Surgeons Inc. - Healthy active children through community leadership
- $60,000.00 awarded to Community Health Center Incorporated - Community, school and parent partnership to prevent obesity among elementary school children
- $60,000.00 awarded to Holyoke Health Center Inc. - Policy and environmental efforts to prevent and reduce obesity in low-income elementary school Latino children