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Way to Grow Program Meets Children's Health Needs to Prepare Them for School

October 1, 1997 | Program Result

Tynisha LaDuke's entry into kindergarten didn't seem like the kind of event that would get an article in the newspaper. A healthy, eager-to-learn five-year-old, she was exactly the kind of student every teacher hopes for.

Young Epidemiology Scholar National Finalist Katrina Diaz, 2006

August 27, 2012 | Story

Katrina Diaz, the daughter of two physicians, had a good idea she was headed toward a medical career. The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition provided an "affirmation," she says. "It let me know that I was on the right track."

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity

National Program

To support and disseminate focused investigator-initiated research and policy analysis to identify effective policy and environmental strategies for reversing the rise in childhood obesity by 2015.

Children's Futures: Improving Health and Development Outcomes for Children in Trenton, N.J.

National Program

To employ a comprehensive set of interventions to improve the health of children in Trenton, New Jersey.

Make Every Day a Healthy Day!: Sesame Workshop Distributes Nutrition and Physical Activity Kit to Child-Care Providers Serving Preschoool Children

August 11, 2010 | Program Result

The Sesame Workshop distributed 14,000 copies of the Healthy Habits for Life Child Care Resource Kit in English and Spanish to home-based child care providers to help them integrate nutrition and physical activity into their daily routines.

New Report Highlights Policy Work of 15 States to Prevent Childhood Obesity

January 1, 2010 | Report

States addressed policies for child-care facilities, schools settings and coordinated government action.

Effects of Serving High-Sugar Cereals on Children's Breakfast Eating Behavior

January 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Low-sugar cereal served with fruit is found quite acceptable by youth as a breakfast choice.

Tooling up for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Child-Care Centers

May 11, 2009 | Program Result

Researchers with the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation in Wisconsin evaluated use of a toolkit designed to help child-care centers prevent overweight among young children by encouraging healthy eating and physical activity.

Healthy Eating Research

April 5, 2013 | Program Result

Healthy Eating Research aims to reduce childhood obesity by funding studies to examine policy and environmental approaches with potential to improve children's diets - especially children in the groups at the highest risk for obesity.

Head Start/Anti-Substance Abuse Program Falters in New Jersey

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

Concerned Parents for Head Start in Paterson, N.J., developed Project Unconditional, a project designed to integrate family and community strengthening components into Head Start to reduce risks for substance abuse.

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