Action for Healthy Kids Blog

Give the Gift of Movement and “Move for More” with Peloton

Movement can improve physical and emotional health—and truly change lives. This holiday season, give the gift of movement to the kids who need it most.

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Action for Healthy Kids Announces 2015 Healthy School Hero Award Winners

Action for Healthy Kids announces the 2015 Healthy School Hero Award winners, recognized for their work to improve health, nutrition and physical activity among students nationwide during the 2014-2015 school year.

Action for Healthy Kids® and Walmart Foundation Provide Universal School Breakfast Grants to 385 Schools for the 2015-2016 School Year

Action for Healthy Kids will provide more than $700,000 in grants in the 2015-2016 school year to 385 schools in 22 states through its Universal Breakfast for Healthy Kids program funded by the Walmart Foundation.

Action for Healthy Kids® and CSX Corporation Provide Grants to 292 Schools for 2015-2016 School Year

Action for Healthy Kids® (AFHK) announces the 292 recipients of School Grants for Healthy Kids for the 2015-2016 school year, provided through funding by CSX Corporation.

Action for Healthy Kids® and CSX Announce Every Kid Healthy Grants for 2015-2016 School Year

Action for Healthy Kids® and Walmart Foundation Announce School Breakfast Grants for 2015-2016 School Year

Ultramarathon Man Runs for Team Healthy Kids

Ultramarathon man Dean Karnazes runs in the 2014 Chicago and New York City Marathons in support of Action for Healthy Kids. ESPN.com covers the story.

The Learning Connection Report

The Learning Connection demonstrates that physical activity supports academic achievement, well-nourished kids learn better and that healthier practices in schools can increase school revenue.

Ultra-Marathoner Dean Karnazes to Run with Action for Healthy Kids’ ‘Team Healthy Kids’ in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon

AFHK announced today that Dean Karnazes, known as the Ultra-marathon Man by runners world-wide, has joined its Team Healthy Kids, which will participate in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon this fall.

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