Action for Healthy Kids is a national-state initiative dedicated to improving the health and educational performance of children through better nutrition and physical activity in schools. An outgrowth of the 2002 Healthy Schools Summit, AFHK is composed of 51 State Teams and national coordinating and resource group. AFHK fosters sharing and collaboration among diverse stakeholders to encourge and facilitate meaningful change in schools.
CDC VERB Campaign is an awareness campaign launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to encourage positive physical activity among tweens, youth age 9-13. VERB communicates ideas for fun physical activities via television, radio, print, and the Internet as well as out-of-home outlets such as movie theaters, billboards, city buses and in schools. (AAP-supported campaign)
NICHQ Childhood Obesity Action Network is a web-based national network aimed at rapidly sharing knowledge, successful practices and innovation by:
- Mobilizing and inspiring health care providers to accelerate improvements in care and advocate for change
- Partnering with a broad constituency of health professionals, quality improvement leaders, childhood obesity experts and child health advocates.
- Designing and disseminating policy interventions that will enhance the ability of the healthcare system to address the obesity challenge
- Providing tools and technical assistance to improve clinical care
- Focusing on strategies to reduce health disparities and provide culturally effective care for all families
- Committing to evaluating, learning and sharing evidence-informed strategies
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS) serves as a catalyst to promote, encourage and motivate Americans of all ages to become physically active and participate in sports.
Shaping America's Youth works to provide the latest and most comprehensive information on programs and community efforts across the United States directed at increasing physical activity and improving nutrition in our nation’s youth.
We Can! or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition" is a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time. Read more about the program.
Wellness Policy Fact Sheet
The AAP is encouraging pediatricians to get involved with shaping school district local wellness policies. For more information please visit the Wellness Policy
fact sheet.
The Academy has
produced a new print Public Service Announcement on obesity prevention.
Available in English and Spanish, the PSA has already appeared in Parents
and Ser Padres magazines and is scheduled to appear in the January 2005
issue of Prevention magazine. Academy members are encouraged to submit
the ad to magazines, newspapers, newsletters and Web sites and make available
to patients. Ask your local media if they will run the PSA free of charge
as a service to the community. For further information, call AAP Communications
at 847-434-7877.
