For Immediate Release
NCAAHPERD is pleased to unveil a statewide preventative initiative to address childhood obesity and disease.
Raleigh, NC - The North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, a membership organization networking and supporting professionals in the field, is uniquely situated to support our state’s most comprehensive preventative health effort to reach children and early adolescents. We are excited to spread the good news about our most ambitious project to date: The In-School Prevention of Obesity and Disease Initiative.
About the In-School Prevention of Obesity and Disease Initiative: http://www.ispod.info
In the fall of 2006, NCAAHPERD applied for and received a $400,000 grant from the Health and Wellness Trust Fund to address health disparities in eight targeted NC counties. It was our wish to become more pro-active in the battle against obesity and its associated diseases, particularly with school-age children. Based on our tremendous success with these six counties, we began exploring possibilities to expand the program statewide. We are pleased to announce our partnership with The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust in this effort. The Trust has committed over three million dollars to the implementation of this project over the next four years.
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61st Annual Convention
