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Public Health – Idaho North Central District (PH-INCD) is committed to providing educational information on the importance of regular physical activity and proper nutrition for children, teenagers and adults.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future continues the work of Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC), part of Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to prevent childhood obesity. Healthy Kids, Healthy Future encourages and supports child care and early education providers to make positive changes in their programs in order to work toward a healthier future for children.
For more information and to sign up for the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Child Care program, go to: www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org.
Public Health – Idaho North Central District supports schools in improving student wellness by providing technical assistance and educational information on the importance of regular physical activity and proper nutrition.
In addition, Public Health contributes as a member of the School Wellness Council for selected school districts participating in the State Department of Education School Health Activities project.
Let’s Move! Cities, Towns, and Counties (LMCTC) is part of a National Let’s Move! Initiative that works toward solving childhood obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. LMCTC encourages and supports local elected officials to adopt long-term, sustainable, and holistic approaches to address the problem of childhood obesity. LMCTC is voluntary and Local elected officials who sign up as an LMCTC site are willing to commit to five goals:
The five goals were created with the role of local elected officials in mind and leverage existing federal initiatives. The goals are achievable, measurable, and designed to promote sustainable strategies intended to improve the health of communities. In addition, LMCTC sites have the opportunity to earn national recognition at the gold, silver and bronze levels as they proceed in accomplishing the five goals and building healthier environments for children to thrive.