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Topics: Healthy Snacks & Beverages, Obesity When school starts, the lives of educators – and their families – naturally ramp up to a new level of activity.  You’re on the go from early morning unt...

Topics: Healthy Snacks & Beverages As you begin preparing for the upcoming academic year, check out our toolkits filled with tips for advocating healthy foods at your school. Learn how to present ...

Topics: Federal Policy, Healthy Snacks & Beverages School stores, snack bars and vending machines across the country will soon be required to swap donuts, chocolate bars and sugary drinks for frui...

Topics: Obesity From “walking” school buses to farm-to-school programs, Iowa school districts are launching a wide range of healthy eating and physical activity initiatives to tackle childhood obesity...

Topics: Obesity, Healthy Snacks & Beverages Playing video games. Watching cartoons. Eating fast food. We all know these sedentary and junky activities are linked to childhood obesity, but new rese...

Topics: Federal Policy, School Breakfast & Lunch This blog post is cross-posted from our partner, NEA Health Information Network. Today is the deadline for states to publish which schools are elig...

Topics: Obesity In honor of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, we wanted to share today’s outlook on children and obesity. If childhood obesity rates continue to climb, the current generation...

Topics: Obesity Families, schools and communities are dedicating their time and energy to set kids on the right track toward healthier lives – from starting gardens, to selling fruit instead of cookie...