Many
organizations
are advocating for and promoting child health and healthy school environments.
A sample of these groups is listed
below.
Coalitions & Community-based Organizations
| A-B | C | D-N | O-R | S-Z |
A-B:
Access
to Healthy Foods Coalition (Washington State)
Action
for Healthy Kids (AFHK), Washington
State Team (Washington
AFHK)
Active
Living Network
Alliance
for a Healthier Generation
American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American
Alliance of Health Physical Education Recreation and
Dance (AAHPERD)
American
Leadership Forum (ALF), Tacoma/Pierce
County Chapter
American
Cancer Society (ACS), School
Health
American
Dietetic Association (ADA)
American
Heart Association (AHA)
American
Public Health Association (APHA)
Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association
of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Association
of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors (ASTPHND)
Association of Washington School Principals
Bright
Futures
C:
California
Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program (CANFIT)
California
Center for Public Health Advocacy
Center
for Food and Justice, Urban and Environmental Policy Institute (California)
Center
for Health and Health Care in Schools
Center
for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
Center
for Weight and Health (UC Berkeley)
Children's
Alliance (Seattle)
Children’s
Obesity Action Team (Children's Hospital,
Seattle)
Chronic
Disease Directors
Citizen's
Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools
Commercial
Alert
Comprehensive
Health Education Foundation (CHEF)
Council
of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
D-N:
Food Research Action Center
The Food Trust
Healthy
Kids Learn Better
Healthy
Schools - Healthy Kids
National
Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA)
National
Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National
Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
National
Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
National
Education Association (NEA)
National
Middle School Association
National Parent Teacher Association
National
School Boards Association (NSBA)
O-R:
Parents
Action for Children
Partnership
for a Walkable America
The
Prevention Institute
Produce
for Better Health
The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
S-Z:
School Nurse Organization of Washington (SNOW)
School Nutrition Association (SNA)
Society
for Nutrition Education (SNE)
Society
of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER)
Strategic
Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments
University
of Washington Center for Public Health
Nutrition (CPHN)
Walk
to School
Washington
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (WAHPERD)
Washington Association of School Administrators
Washington Education Association
Washington
School Nutrition Association
Washington
State Parent-Teacher Association (WSPTA)
Washington
State Public Health Association (WSPHA)
Washington
State School Director's Association (WSSDA)
Washington
State University Cooperative Extension
The Whole Child
Government
Agencies
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -- Healthy
Youth
National
Institutes of Heath (NIH) -- We Can! Ways to Enhance
Children's Activity and Nutrition
President's
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
US
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
US
Department of Education
US
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- Smart Growth and Schools
US
General Accounting Office (GAO)
US
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
Washington
State Board of Health (BOH)
Washington
State Department of Health (DOH)
Washington
State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Industry
Partners
National
Cattlemen's Beef Association
National
Dairy Council
Shaping
America's Youth (SAY) Initiative (Public-private
partnership; corporate sponsors: Campbell Soup Company; McNeil
Nutritionals; NIKE)
Stonyfield
Farm
Washington
Dairy Council
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