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A Tale of Two Schools

Meet H. Ealthy Elementary and Ty Pical Elementary. What does it look like to attend these schools?

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Meet Our Team: Cassie Boyd

Meet the humans behind AFHK. This month it’s Cassie Boyd, Program Evaluator.

Action for Healthy Kids® Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants and Programmatic Support to more than 600 Schools for the 2019-2020 School Year

Action for Healthy Kids has awarded 605 schools across the U.S. grant funding and programmatic support valued at $987,500 to improve the health and well-being of their students and school communities during the 2019-2020 school year.

Shopping with the Seasons

Learn how shopping with the seasons can help your wallet, health, and the environment.

The Benefits of Eating Meals as a Family

Eating meals together as a family is beneficial for more than just bonding. See how else it can impact your children’s lives.

Cómo Podemos Trabajar para Priorizar la Educación Física en las Escuelas de Nuestra Nación

Nuestros niños merecen una Educación Física de calidad. Los puntajes de las pruebas y los desafíos del presupuesto hacen que esto sea difícil para las escuelas, pero esto es lo que podemos hacer juntos para priorizar la Educación Física.

How We Can Work to Prioritize Physical Education in Our Nation’s Schools

Our kids deserve a quality physical education. Test scores and budget challenges make this hard for schools, but here’s what we can do together to prioritize PE.

Healing Through Physical Activity: Our Journey to End Overdose

AFHK Board Member Jean Ragalie-Carr shares how physical activity has been an important part of her family’s healing journey after losing a son to an overdose.

Meet Our Team: Eva Sippola

Meet the humans behind AFHK. This month it’s Eva Sippola, Chief Development Officer.

How Health is Tied to Learning

Get your school to prioritize students’ health by demonstrating the connection between healthy eating, physical activity, and other wellness behaviors and learning outcomes.

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