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LHC ANNOUNCES SEVEN NEW GRANTEES
Seven organizations representing policy-makers from across the country have received a total of nearly $2 million in grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to help communities increase children’s access to affordable healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity. The grants were awarded through Leadership for Healthy Communities, an RWJF national program that assists state and local leaders in their efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
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In its March 2010 issue, Health Affairs focuses on the state of the childhood obesity epidemic and explores solutions to ...
The County Health Rankings, a first-of-its-kind collection of 50 reports – one per state —demonstrate that the health of a ...
Developed by 11 policy-maker associations participating in the Leadership for Healthy Communities program, this toolkit provides targeted strategies, stakeholders, policy ...
The February 2010 e-Newsletter for Leadership for Healthy Communities subscribers.
Target Audiences: Policy-makers, Policy influencers, School administrators, Health providers, Private sector ...
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First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at the Winter Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors on January 20 in Washington, D.C., announcing the launch of her childhood obesity initiative ...
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- The First Lady Kicks Off Campaign Against Childhood Obesity
- Leadership for Healthy Communities Director Maya Rockeymoore Addresses Childhood Obesity
- RWJF and University of Wisconsin Institute Release First County Health Rankings for All 50 States
- More Than $119 Million Awarded to States and Territories for Prevention and Wellness