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Every Body Is a Summer Body: How Caregivers Can Encourage Self-Esteem and Body Acceptance in Young People

Summer can be a great opportunity to connect with ourselves and our loved ones. Whether you’re looking forward…

Healthier Generation Partners with Del Monte Foods to Help Families Ease into Healthy Back-to-School Routine

Today, Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation) announced its campaign, “Easing Back into Routines with Del Monte Foods,” which provides guidance and inspiration for parents and caregivers to create affordable, nourishing, and appealing snacks and meals during the busy back-to-school season.

Healthy Schools, Physical Activity, Physical Education

Back to School Tips for Increasing Students’ Physical Activity (and Academic Success)!

Physical activity is vital to children’s overall well-being, academic performance, and cognitive health…

McDonald’s Advances Global Happy Meal® Nutrition through Goals Set with Healthier Generation

McDonald’s and Healthier Generation's progress against their 2018 Happy Meal nutrition and marketing goals is detailed today in a report released by public policy economic consulting firm Keybridge, LLC.

Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools

Ask a Health Professional: Whole Child Health Forum Boost Families’ Education and Confidence in Vaccines

Healthier Generation continues to partner with Robeson and Bertie Counties in North Carolina to increase…

Celebrations, Employee Wellness

Get Outdoors with Healthier Generation

Since the first Great Outdoors Month in June 2019, communities across the country have celebrated the whole…

Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools

Centering Youth Voice: Reflections from a Youth-Led Tobacco Control Workshop

The theme of my September recap from the fall 2022 Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids Youth Advocacy Tour was…

Health Education, Healthy Communities

Building Coalitions: How Public Health Advocate D'Jillisser Kelly is Raising Awareness to Reduce Tobacco Use and Vaping

For decades, the tobacco industry has used menthol as a tool to disguise the harsh effects of cigarette smoke…

en español, Success Story, Family Engagement

Conozcan las estrategias del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Fresno para incorporar a las familias multigeneracionales

español | English Los hogares multigeneracionales están aumentando en todo los Estados Unidos, lo que…

Success Story, Celebrations, Family Engagement, Healthy Communities

Learn Fresno Unified School District’s Strategies for Engaging Multigenerational Families

English | español Multigenerational households are on the rise throughout the United States, meaning more…

Healthier Generation Names Dr. Kyle R. MacDonald as Organization’s First Chief Science & Program Officer

Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), one of the nation’s preeminent children’s health organizations, today announced the appointment of its first Chief Science & Program Officer, Kyle R. MacDonald, MD, MPH, CPH.

New Research Reveals Opportunities for Action Around Vaccine Delay

Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), one of the nation’s preeminent children’s health organizations, today shared national market research on delays in recommended childhood vaccinations.

Health Education, Healthy Communities, Healthy Schools, Nutrition

Cultivating Food and Nutrition Security: Meet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Kamaria Mason

Food and nutrition security are essential to maintaining schools and communities that foster whole child…

Family Engagement, Healthy at Home

6 Ways to Build a Network of Support for Your Child at School

English | español Getting involved in your school community is a great way to help your child succeed. Family…

Family Engagement, Healthy at Home

6 maneras de crear una red de apoyo para sus niños en las escuelas

español | English Integrarse a la comunidad escolar es una excelente manera de ayudar a sus niños a tener…

en español, Success Story, Family Engagement, Healthy Communities, Healthy at Home

El crecimiento de las colaboraciones escolares y comunitarias en las zonas rurales de Carolina del Norte

español | English Según un amplio análisis realizado por la National Healthy Schools Collaborative en el 2021…

Success Story, Family Engagement, Healthy Communities, Healthy at Home

Growing School & Community Partnerships in Rural North Carolina

In collaboration with South Elementary, the Weatherly Heights Community Garden offers nature-based enrichment that supports the health of children, families, and the greater community.