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Elementary schools in pilot to fight childhood obesity - Tampabay.com(Childhood Obesity News)

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As part of the program, the Pinellas County Health Department received a $300,000 grant that will be used to help Largo’s first- through third-graders battle obesity and become more aware of the value of healthy living. The two-year grant is funded by Children in Balance, an initiative of the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University in Boston that researches nutrition and physical activity for children. For example, there will be signs posted throughout the Largo schools stressing the importance of choosing the correct types of foods. But in support of the grant, it will include a la carte offerings with a labeled rating system and monthly nutrition education at the 10 Largo elementary schools. Read Childhood Obesity

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