Data shows effective ways to fight childhood obesity
Fresh produce markets, changes in food service for schools, added physical activity all can help decrease childhood obesity, according to new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report.
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Obesity report highlights threat to our community
“F as in Fat” report predicts dramatic increases in obesity across the United States over the next 20 years, especially in Alabama, but the Health Action Partnership is making progress in fighting this trend.
Health professionals take great step on leadership ladder
Our next generation of health professionals has graduated to a new level of experience and inspiration, thanks to a leadership program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with local collaboration from your Community Foundation. Twenty men and women completed the national Ladder to Leadership program at the end of August and now move ahead…
Seeds of Life just one way kids learn about healthy foods
What’s been happening since the Health Action Partnership won a $360,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant in January? This summer, you can see the “growth” at the Seeds of Life Garden planted at the Northeast YMCA. Jerri Haslem reports that the the tomato plants are outgrowing their cages, as if they were part of the…
National funder joins local work to get kids healthy
We know what we want for our community, and that includes a place where children can grow up healthy and strong. With a recent grant of $360,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest health foundation, our local efforts to create that brighter future just got a big boost. The grant, to be…