Calling All KidLinks™*

Learn More About HKC

Healthy Kids Challenge is a nationally recognized program offering a multi-level approach of assistance to schools, programs, and communities to create healthy eating and physical activity opportunities EVERYWHERE kids live, learn, work and play…

We call this AWE-some C.H.A.N.G.E.!

C-Connect H-Health A-And N-Needs G-Get E-Excited!

WHO Can USE Healthy Kids Challenge Ideas and
programs?

All “KidLinks™” -Anyone who has the potential to impact
eating and activity choices for kids, including: teachers,
school board, families, community partners, grocers,
media, community kids programs leaders, coaches, and
kids themselves.

WHAT?
Ideas, assistance, workshops, and written materials fit any need. Choose from simple, fun ideas for healthy eating and physical activity messages to comprehensive school, community, county, or statewide programs.

• Workshops, Trainings, and Presentations- Need to add some pizzazz into the same old healthy eating and physical activity message? Check out our exciting and fun workshops, trainings, and presentations.
• Consulting to Help Guide Solutions for Healthy Change - Enhance an existing program or tailor a new project specific to your special interests. Our HKC staff can design, train, implement, assist with grant writing, whatever the need. For example, receive assistance for tailoring a service-learning program to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity skill building.
• Materials - Written materials range from ideas to detailed “how to” manuals for building health initiatives that last! Simple and easy to use for teachers, extension professionals, community youth organizations or anyone who wants to make a healthy difference for kids of all ages!
• Distance Assistance Program - Guidance for schools and programs to develop a team approach that stimulates and helps improve eating and physical activity habits. HKC calls these KidLink™ teams! Written materials provide fun, interactive teaching ideas. Support through E-mail and telephone contacts guides you to success! The model is designed for implementation with very limited resources, yet with a huge impact potential for healthy change. Sign up today!

KidLink™* teams build a healthy foundation
with HEAR-SEE-DO outcomes

*KidLink™ - anyone with a connection to kids who can make a healthy difference!

     • HEAR     Provide a message to increase awareness or knowledge/skills
     • SEE     Show people HOW to make healthy changes
     • DO     Help people practice and make healthy changes

The model is designed for implementation with very limited resources, yet with a huge impact potential for healthy change.

WHERE?
Everywhere kids and families live, learn, work and play.

HOW?
Learn more on the Web pages indicated or contact Healthy Kids Challenge for additional information.

WHEN?
The time for healthy change is NOW!

Healthy Kids Challenge effectively blends futuristic vision, with today’s immediate needs to help create opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity choices, using volunteerism, empowerment, grass roots efforts in community building, service learning/mentoring, networking, and limited resources with fun and simplicity.

Change actions of collaboration, support, education, reward, repetition of message, and policy change are all a part of the HKC structure for sustainable healthy change that impacts not only the environment, but personal decisions for healthy choices.