New Hampshire Coalition to fight for Healthy, Active Kids

 

I am very pleased to announce that New Hampshire has received a grant from Voices for Healthy Kids to establish a coalition to bring partners together around policy solutions to the childhood obesity epidemic in the Granite State. These funds will enable the AHA and our partners to build advocacy capacity to develop and execute a multi-year policy agenda to address several policy priorities regarding physical activity and healthy eating. The first policy goal is to prohibit junk food marketing in schools, to support school nutrition leaders and parents in instilling healthy eating habits in children.  The long term goals are to work to improve community environments, to enable more safe and convenient opportunities for physical activity and more access to healthy food and beverage choices for children and families.  A campaign coordinator has been hired to lead the formation of this statewide coalition and other staff will be brought on to serve as a grassroots organizer of community members and groups with experience working with NH’s diverse and underserved communities.

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