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Action for Healthy Kids

US-based nonprofit organization

Summary

US-based nonprofit organization

Field	Value
name	Action for Healthy Kids
formation	2002
type	Youth organization
status	Non-profit organization
headquarters	Chicago, IL
location	United States
region_served	All 50 US states
leader_title	CEO
leader_name	Rob Bisceglie
website

Action for Healthy Kids is a United States–based nonprofit organization focused on child heath. The organization was founded in 2002. It focuses on increasing access to healthy foods and physical activity, supporting social emotional learning, and engaging parents, caregivers and community members to transform student health, well-being and learning. Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher is the founding chair of the organization. Through funding opportunities and programmatic support, Action for Healthy Kids provides schools all the information and resources they need to implement successful and sustainable school health programs.

Action for Healthy Kids is the organizational home of Active Schools, a program to prioritize physical education and physical activity in schools.

References

[http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11020 "Action for Healthy Kids"], Charity Navigator. Retrieved 7/7/10.
[https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/afhk-embraces-strategic-change-in-2020/ Action for Healthy Kids Embraces Bold, Strategic Change as New Decade Begins] February 19, 2020, Action for Healthy Kids. Retrieved 4/9/2020.
[http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/about-us/board/david-satcher-bio.html "David Satcher Biography."] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-03-28 Action For Healthy Kids. Retrieved 7/7/10.)

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