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RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
February 25, 2011
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The Active Living Resource Center focuses on helping communities at highest risk of inactivity and childhood obesity promote physical activity.
October 31, 2008
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The University of Illinois established a National Blueprint Office to help implement the National Blueprint for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older, released in 2001 and funded by RWJF.
April 11, 2012
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The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.
October 1, 2005
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From May 2001 through September 2004, the public relations firm Porter Novelli developed a toolkit, Promoting Active Living Communities: A Guide to Marketing and Communications, for community organizing groups, elected and appointed officials and others to use to promote physical activity and environments favorable to physical activity.
November 4, 2011
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South Jersey Healthcare implemented Success Through Exercise, Physical Fitness and Sharing Information for Kids, a 12-week course that helps overweight children and their parents in low-income and minority communities combat obesity.
March 15, 2011
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The Waaniniigaanzijig Youth Council planned and conducted three annual events as part of Celebrating Fitness.
March 15, 2011
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Healthy Heroes is the Celebrate Native Health project designed by the Anadarko UNITY Youth Council and launched it in 2006.
March 15, 2011
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The Yavapai-Apache Youth Council built a walking trail near tribal headquarters in Camp Verde, Ariz.
March 15, 2011
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The United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) and members of nine Indian youth councils designed and implemented Celebrate Fitness!, a youth-led program of activities aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among Native Americans.
January 27, 2009
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Students ages 11 to 13 participated in a variety of experiential healthy eating activities, including a weekly salad bar in the school cafeteria, Food & Fun after-school workshops and special projects.
