Awards & Recognition

Recognition Awards
Recognition Awards recognize COI partners that have made exceptional contributions to increasing healthy options for children and families through nutrition, physical activity, and the environment.

Domain Partner Highlights
The Initiative monthly newsletter includes a standing feature on one partner and their given efforts within a particular domain to increase the impact of the Initiative and create a healthy future.

Quick Facts

If today’s current trend continues, it is anticipated that 1 in 3 children born in the US after the year 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes (American Diabetes Association, 2009).
In 2006 alone, overweight; obesity; and physical inactivity cost California $41 billion in healthcare and productivity loss
Walking and biking have decreased more than 40% during the past 3 decades, partly because of unsafe routes and poor walking conditions (Active Living Research, 2009).

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Physical Activity and Nutrition Database

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