Do you know how much sugar you (and your kids) drink?

¿Que Cantidad de Azúcar Consume Usted? Click here for this material en espanol. We often do not think about how much sugar we get from what we drink. Sugary drinks don’t fill us up as quickly as food does, so it’s easy to take in more than we need.  5 Alternatives to Sugary Drinks 1. Water—Add lemon…

Girl drinking water

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National recognition for innovation and achievement

2016 Year in Review – part four in a series of four Jump IN’s mission is to promote policies and practices that create healthy environments where families and children have real opportunities to make healthy choices and engage in healthy behaviors. Research shows that if healthy nutrition and physical activity policies can be implemented in…

Ron Gifford speaking at the National Academy of Sciences

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Healthy Community: increasing public awareness and engagement to decrease child obesity

2016 Year in Review – part three in a series of four Jump IN’s mission is to promote policies and practices that create healthy environments where families and children have real opportunities to make healthy choices and engage in healthy behaviors. Research shows that if healthy nutrition and physical activity policies can be implemented in…

Pediatrician with dad and daughter

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Healthy Neighborhoods: addressing systemic issues that contribute to childhood obesity

2016 Year in Review – part two in a series of four Jump IN’s mission is to promote policies and practices that create healthy environments where families and children have real opportunities to make healthy choices and engage in healthy behaviors. Research shows that if healthy nutrition and physical activity policies can be implemented in the…

Maps show inequity on the far east side

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