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Organizations & Coalitions Working to
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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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