Alliance for a Healthier Generation Healthy Schools Program
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation. Its goal is to reduce the nationwide prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015 by fostering and environment that helps all kids pursue healthy and active lives.
The Alliance launched its Healthy Schools Program in February 2006 with funding for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It provides support to thousands of schools in all 50 states as they work to create healthy school environments that promote physical activity and healthy eating for students and staff.
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The SC DHEC Diabetes 101 presentation as designed to create a uniformed diabetes awareness education tool to be used in the community. It is a 1.5 to 2 hour community presentation, designed to target the general adult population, which includes:
Information included in the presentation is based on the American Diabetes Association (ADA) clinical recommendations and the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self- Care Professional Resource. Participants with Type 2 diabetes are encouraged to attend Diabetes Self Management Education (DSME) programs for information and assistance with self-management skills.
For more information contact:
Barbara Wright Downs
SC DHEC/DPCP
1800 St. Julian Place
Columbia SC 29204
803-545-4475