KID HEALTHY

Kid Healthy works to improve health, wellness and nutrition by engaging school children and families from the most underserved communities of Southern California through culturally appropriate health and wellness programs that measurably increase nutrition and fitness levels. Launched in 2003, our first effort became one of the largest obesity prevention campaigns in California. The Steps to Healthy Living campaign engaged over 95,000 students, parents, and teachers in 4 counties. Its 10 year successful integration into the school environment allowed Kid Healthy to focus on the development of its two newer outreach programs. In 2009, Kid Healthy initiated Padres en Accion, an innovative parent-led structured recess program. Kid Healthy created a hands-on training course that empowers parents to engage in school wellness policy, advocacy, and directly increase the level of physical activity through the structured recess component with a regular presence of parent volunteers...