

Robert Wood Johnson FoundationGrant Renewal Healthy Schools Program Provides technical support to over 12,000 schools across the country Recognizes successful schools through a national award program “If schools do not deal with children’s health by design, they deal with it by default.”Health is Academic, 1997 Broker voluntary agreements with the beverage, snack and dairy industries to reduce calories and portions of beverages and snack foods sold to kids in schools that has contributed to an 88 percent decrease in total beverage calories shipped to U.S. What We Do Build a coalition of major health insurers, employers and national medical associations to provide more than one million children with access to at least four follow up visits with their primary care provider and at least four follow up visits with a registered dietitian each year as a part of their regular health insurance benefits. Activates more than 2.5 million teens and tweens to commit to eat healthier, move more and serve as leaders with their peers.Engages community centers, afterschool programs, faith-based organizations, parks, recreational facilities and dozens of other organizations who play an essential role in empowering youth to live healthier lives.Supports more than 12,000 schools in all 50 states as they transform their environments into places where students have better access to physical activity and healthier foods before, during and after school.What We Do By engaging and activating leaders who can transform the environments and communities that nurture our children, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation:

Clinton Foundation, the goal of the Alliance is to reduce the nationwide prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015 and to inspire young people to develop lifelong healthy habits. The Alliance is leading the charge against the childhood obesity epidemic by engaging directly with industry leaders, educators, parents, healthcare professionals, and-most importantly-kids.Founded in 2005 by the American Heart Association and William J. As a result, the Alliance works to positively affect the places that can make a difference in a child’s health including homes, schools, doctor’s offices and communities. E N D - Presentation TranscriptĪlliance for a Healthier Generation There is no single cause and no single solution for childhood obesity.
