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North Carolina Action for Healthy Kids

Welcome to the North Carolina Team

Action for Healthy Kids is the nation’s leading nonprofit and largest volunteer network fighting childhood obesity and undernourishment by partnering with schools to improve nutrition and physical activity to help our kids learn to eat right, be active every day and be ready to learn.

The North Carolina Action for Healthy Kids Team hosted a school wellness advocacy training in early 2009 for parents and regional leaders to help expand their efforts to the grassroots level. The goal of this training was to prepare Team members with materials and awareness on how to engage community individuals and organizations in helping create healthy schools in their area. By forming these regional grassroots team, the NC Team is looking ahead to forge strong local connections all across the state.     

Looking Ahead

Our goals are to: 

• Educate parents on healthy living and how to make changes in their child’s school that impact health. 
• Recruit active volunteers across the state to help create healthy schools for our children.
• Recruit community members to become change agents for health in their school communities.

Get Involved 

There are many opportunities to get involved with Action for Healthy Kids in your state in support of efforts to create healthy schools and kids. From becoming a Team member, to attending Action for Healthy Kids’ events, to signing on as an advocate, to making a financial contribution, consider joining our Team to determine ways to use your skills to create healthy schools and children!

Resources from North Carolina Action for Healthy Kids 

• Foods from Home - A fact sheet about bringing healthy lunches and snacks from home
• Help Your Child Succeed - A tip sheet that offers ideas on how families can be involved in improving wellness in their school
• Help Your Child Succeed- Spanish - A tip sheet that offers ideas on how families can be involved in improving wellness in their school
• Make Eating Enjoyable - A handout with tips on how to make eating more enjoyable, such as allowing adequate time to eat and creating a pleasant eating environment
• North Carolina Healthy Concessions Fact Sheet - This fact sheet outlines how concession sales can provide and promote healthy food and beverage choices.
• North Carolina Healthy Fundraising Fact Sheet - This fact sheet outlines ways to promote healthy behavior among students, parents, and the community through school fundraisers.
• North Carolina Healthy Rewards and Incentives Fact Sheet - This fact sheet suggests alternatives to food rewards and provides guidelines for appropriate and healthy incentives.
• North Carolina Healthy School Celebrations Fact Sheet - This fact sheet offers guidance for celebration planners, following the Child Nutrition Program, on how to provide healthy food and beverage options for school celebrations.
• North Carolina Healthy School Stores Fact Sheet - This fact sheet outlines how school stores can be profitable and nutritiously stocked.
• North Carolina Healthy Vending Fact Sheet - This fact sheet outlines how schools can develop policies to support healthy vending machine options.