In the past 20 years, the incidence of overweight has doubled in children and tripled in adolescents.

At the Summit in Washington, D.C., Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher asked America to address this burgeoning crisis—and Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) was formed to answer.

A public-private partnership of more than 50 national organizations and government agencies representing education, health, fitness and nutrition, AFHK addresses the epidemic of overweight, sedentary, and undernourished youth by focusing on changes in schools.

Thousands of volunteer administrators, educators, health professionals, parents, and others take action at the state, district, and school level through AFHK State Teams in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Through this network, AFHK works to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in schools. Because healthy children learn better.

What We Do

AFHK has three major thrusts:

• Improving children's eating habits by increasing access to nutritious foods and beverages throughout the school campus and by integrating nutrition education into the curriculum.

• Increasing children's physical activity by adding or maintaining physical education courses and recess, and promoting after-school and co-curricular programs.

• Educating administrators, teachers, children and parents about how nutrition and physical activity impact academic achievement.

FLORIDA ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS PARTNERSHIP (FLAFHKP)

We are the Florida Action for Healthy Kids Partnership, the state affiliate for the national Action for Healthy Kids initiative. The only nonprofit organization formed specifically to address the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary youth by focusing on changes at school. We work in Florida to improve children's nutrition and increase physical activity, which will in turn improve their readiness to learn.

We have a membership of over 75 dedicated professionals from the fields of health, education and business – all working together to make Florida’s school environment healthier and more active. Our nutrition and physical activity subcommittees are hard at work planning how we are going to proceed with our goals related to vending, universal breakfast, physical activity and PE.

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Florida Action for Healthy Kids Partnership (FLAFHKP) is to assure all schools in Florida provide a positive environment where children learn and participate in healthy lifestyle behaviors, including good nutrition and regular physical activity.

Florida Action for Healthy Kids Partnership has committed to the following goals:

The Nutrition Goal - Ensure that all foods and beverages available on school campuses and at school events contribute toward eating patterns that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The Physical Activity Goal- Provide all children, from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, with quality daily physical activity and education that helps develop the knowledge,attitudes, skills, behaviors and confidence needed to be physically active for life.

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