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Transforming School Health Environments

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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.

Creative Spaces to Inspire

Learn how to build a creative classroom or space that inspires children, gets them moving, and helps improve their focus, creativity, and behavior.

Anti-Bribing Strategies for Picky Eaters

Have a picky eater at home? Try these strategies to help them consume a balanced diet.

Our Answer to the Child Health Crisis: Action Heroes

The U.S. is facing a critical moment in shaping how it responds to this child health crisis. Here’s how we’re evolving our approach in order to drive change.

Make Time to Play Today—It Does More Than You Think

There are more benefits to play than just having fun—it’s important for overall health and well-being. Get ideas to introduce more play into the day.

AFHK’s Work Featured in Diversity in Action

Our work engaging parents and schools to rally around child health and equal access to healthy schools was featured in the Summer 2019, STEM-themed issue of Diversity in Action.

How a Former High School Linebacker Ditched Dieting for Running and Lost 184 Pounds

Read the inspiring story in Runner’s World of Ethan Taylor, a 20-year-old who is running the Chicago Marathon for Team Healthy Kids in 2019.

Talk the Talk: School Health Glossary

Learn the school health jargon so you can work with the experts – or be one yourself!

Children Who Are Teased About Their Weight Are Likely to Gain More

In a Healthline article about a recent study on childhood weight gain, our Director of Programs & Field Operations offers advice for changing the outcomes for kids.

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