Healthy schools program launched.The Healthy School Project, an $8 million initiative to fight childhood obesity childhood obesity Public health Overweight in a child, an average BMI of ≥ 85% for age and sex; ≥ 95% for age and sex is very obese. See Body-mass index, Obesity. Cf Adult obesity. by promoting healthier food and more exercise for school children will start next fall. Former President Clinton and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the Johnson & Johnson medical products company. say that 285 schools in 13 states have been chosen as pilots to get help in improving nutrition in school cafeterias and vending machines vending machine, coin-operated, automatic device for selling goods. Many vending machines are capable of making change, and some of the more sophisticated ones accept paper money or credit cards. , increasing physical activity and providing health lessons and promoting staff wellness. |
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