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Topic: Childhood Obesity News - Mt. Ararat lauded for healthy practices - Brunswick Times Record

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According to Booth, the school would like to offer more healthy foods at the snack bar at football games and develop wellness portfolios for students to track their fitness goals and progress. The awards are given by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and the William J. Since 2006, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has committed $28 million to the Healthy Schools Program, which will provide direct help to 8,000 schools by 2010 and reach tens of thousands more through an online support program. Today, the Healthy Schools Program provides in-person support to 1,364 schools, up from 230 schools in 2007, and online guidance to more than 1,500 schools, up from 900 schools at the end of last year. Read Childhood Obesity

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