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Seven National Policymaker Organizations Awarded Grants for Initiatives to Reverse Childhood Obesity |
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Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2010 – 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.
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Top Policy Groups Take Action to Create Healthy Communities, Prevent Childhood Obesity |
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Eleven of the nation’s most prominent policy-maker groups have endorsed a host of comprehensive policy strategies and environmental changes to create healthier communities and help reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. Their support will be announced next week at the second Childhood Obesity Prevention Summit hosted by Leadership for Healthy Communities.
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Leadership for Healthy Communities Urges Officials to Build Healthier Communities with ARRA Funds |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that President Barack Obama recently signed into law can be used to support projects that curtail the childhood obesity epidemic, according to a policy brief that Leadership for Healthy Communities released to the public today.
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Council of State Governments Supports New Fitness Center for Students with RWJF Grant |
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LEWIS COUNTY, Tenn. — Although it's located in a normal-looking classroom, the new Lewis County Fitness Center is about as far from normal as you can get. Instead of desks, the room at Lewis County Middle School is filled with the latest in fitness equipment, including weight machines like you might find at an adult gym, but all of it is child-sized to make exercise fun and easy.
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