Take action today so tomorrow kids learn
Take action today so tomorrow kids grow
Take action today so tomorrow kids succeed
Our Mission
All kids deserve to be healthy, active, and ready to learn
We work to create healthier home and school environments where every child has access to safe places to play, nutritious food to eat, and healthy experiences to help them thrive.
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The U.S. is ranked LAST out of 21 industrialized nations in child health and safety.
7 hrs
Children get an average of 7+ hours of screen time daily.
1 in 5
1 in 5 children ages 3-17 have a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder.
Who We Are
Health is a human right.
We empower schools, families, and communities to take actions that help children lead healthier lives.
Start making change in your school
Kids spend more than 1,200 hours each year in school, making schools an ideal place to teach and model healthy eating and physical activity. In your school, you can:
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Start Game On
Schools face many similar challenges, but every school—and child—is different. With our flexible, free online guide, schools learn how to create healthier learning environments for students, staff, and communities.
With Game On, you can:
Build your school health team
Assess your school's health
Find healthy eating activities
Get kids moving
and more!
Become an advocate
With our resources, you can:
Take the healthy school quiz
Make the case for school health
Shape up your school environment
Improve health at home
and more!
Stories
See how schools, parents, and community members are taking action today for a healthier tomorrow.
Planting the Seeds for Healthy Kids at Eucalyptus Elementary
“I love that the school takes the time to grow so much and teach the kids the importance of gardening and healthy eating, and I love to see the kids harvest the fruits and veggies that were in the garden. My daughter saves the seeds from her fruits and asks me to plant them at her grandma’s house.”
–Joyce Liwanag, Parent, Eucalyptus Elementary School, Hawthorne, CA
Give today
When you support Action for Healthy Kids, you’re standing with the largest national network of school health champions to create healthier schools.
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James Neill Elem. in TX has been putting their Parents for Healthy Kids grant, sponsored by @aldiusa, to great use! They've hosted a Literacy Night with #tastetests and mystery produce bags, a Get Dirty event to prepare the new gardens, and a family-friendly #WalktoSchool event. Parent engagement is a huge part of creating #healthyschools, and James Neill Elem is doing it right!
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Help kids be like Ethan, whose inspirational health journey led to him completing the Chicago Marathon this year. He did it "for the kids." Will you? Donate today at donate.actionforhealthykids.org/joyofmovement.
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We "heart" happy, #healthykids. It's why we work so hard to make sure they're given the building blocks to thrive, including plenty of #physicalactivity, good #nutrition, social emotional skills, and more. This season, we're celebrating the #joyofmovement. If you've ever felt better physically or emotionally from the activities you do, you understand the impact of movement. Give that gift to a child by donating at the link in our profile.
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We love this real talk from @kids.eat.in.color to get kids to eat healthy foods!
Movement takes many forms, but they all have something in common: They make us healthier and happier. Every child deserves the joy of movement, so donate for #GivingTuesday2019 to increase access to physical activity in 2020. Donate.actionforhealthykids.org/joyofmovement .
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We probably won't be winning any costume contests, but happy Halloween from the AFHK crew!
