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USDA Waters Downs Nutrition Standards with School Meal Flexibility Rule

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published today a new School Meal Flexibility Rule (Flexibility Rule…

Healthy Celebrations, Healthy Schools, Popular

#GivingTuesday: How You Can Support Healthier Generation

Today is #GivingTuesday! Around the world, communities will come together to support their favorite charities…

Coalition of Organizations Take Pledge to Provide Obesity Prevention, Treatment to Millions of Individuals

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Nov. 15, 2017 - Today healthcare leaders across the nation, including private and public…

Fundraising, Physical Activity

Athletes Conquer Marathons for Children’s Health

It’s been an exciting few weeks for Team Healthier Generation, with more than 20 athletes participating in the…

America's Healthiest Schools, Healthy Schools, Physical Education, Policy

What a Healthy School Means to Me

I’m in school for eight hours a day, five days per week, for about ten months each year — that’s a gigantic…

Healthy Schools, Physical Education

Move Your Mind, Online! 3 Reasons to Enroll in PYFP’s New Online Training Opportunity

Are you incorporating the most up-to-date fitness education and assessment information into your school’s…

From My Family to Yours

Celebrate the hundreds of National Healthy Schools award winners who meet or exceed national standards and best practices in healthy eating and physical activity

Health Education, Nutrition

The Stories Behind the Work: PepsiCo

Q: What motivated PepsiCo to join the industry effort to reduce the consumption of calories and sugar from…

Health Education, Nutrition

The Stories Behind the Work: The Coca-Cola Company

Q: What motivated Coca-Cola to join the industry effort to reduce the consumption of calories and sugar from…

Health Education, Nutrition

The Stories Behind the Work: Dr Pepper Snapple Group

Q: What motivated Dr Pepper Snapple to join the industry effort to reduce consumption of calories and sugar…

Alliance for a Healthier Generation Statement: Reauthorize CHIP

Our organization was founded on the core value that all kids deserve a chance to be healthy. It’s a simple…

Health Education, Nutrition

Fruit, Veggies & Low-Fat Dairy: Tracking McDonald’s Efforts to Serve Healthier Options to Families

Whether it is offering cherry tomatoes in Brazil, carrots in Spain or lower-sugar Go-Gurt Yogurt in the United…

Healthier Generation Store, Healthy Schools, Nutrition, Nutrition Services, Out-of-school time, Smart Food Planner, Smart Snacks

Introducing the Healthier Generation Store with Amazon Business!

We strongly believe that an organization’s budget or zip code should not hamper its ability to serve healthier…

Healthy Schools

Getting Back-to-School Healthy: Easy as 1-2-3

The days are getting shorter and temperatures are starting to dip, which can only mean one thing: It’s back-to…

America's Healthiest Schools, Health Education

Making Health Fun for Kids

My 13-year-old daughter is outside on the trampoline in our backyard. She bounces languidly for a moment, then…

Policy

How YOU Can Advance Student Wellness under the Every Student Succeeds Act

As a wellness champion in your school, no one is better qualified to advocate for health and wellness as your…

Alliance for a Healthier Generation Announces America’s Healthiest Schools

(NEW YORK, NY) August 8, 2017 – Three hundred twenty-three schools were recognized today as America’s…

Health Education, Healthy Eating, Healthy Out-of-School Time, Nutrition, Physical Activity

21st Century Learning Centers: Essential to Creating Healthier Communities

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a proud partner of 21st Century Community Learning Centers across…

Health Education, Healthy Out-of-School Time

Partnership & Quality in Afterschool: the Essential Role of 21st Century

Do mediocre books leave lasting impressions on you? How about a neutral meal at a restaurant? For most, the…

Policy

What’s Happening with the Every Student Succeeds Act?

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was passed on December 10, 2015, provides an exciting opportunity…

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