| Who
we are…
Healthy
Kids Challenge is
| HKC…Reaching
out to Make a Difference
One teacher reports this
year her students gave her all healthy gifts
such as fruit instead of candy!
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- A
501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Kansas, but
working across the U.S.
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Led by 5 registered, licensed dietitians with a career
focus on wellness and prevention
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One of the first of its kind to pioneer the path for
developing a simple process for creating sustainable
healthy environments for schools, youth programs,
worksites, and beyond
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Award winning since it’s beginning in 1998.
Our
mission is to
“Use every day ways to guide schools, communities,
and programs in creating solutions to help kids and
families Connect Health
And Needs, Get
Excited (C.H.A.N.G.E).”
Award
Winning
Healthy Kids Challenge has received the honored American
Dietetic Association Anita Owen Award for Most Innovative
Educational Program and the Advertising Council -Community
Action Network (CAN) Community Action Networks Service
Award Honoring the Media & Corporate Communities
for Outstanding Solutions to Social Problems.
Nationally
Sought Advisors
HKC Director, Vickie L. James, R.D., L.D., and Assistant
Director, Claudia L. Hohnbaum, M.A., R.D., L.D., have
served in numerous capacities nationally as reviewers,
advisors, content editors, and presenters for those
setting current policy for this field of practice. This
includes:
- Centers
for Disease Control and Health Promotion development
of HECAT (Health Education And Curriculum Assessment
Tool)
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Institute of Medicine Symposium, Progress in Preventing
Childhood Obesity Focus on Schools
- Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation
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Kansas Health Foundation
- Sunflower
Foundation
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American Dietetic Association Pediatric Weight Management
Certification Training
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American Dietetic Association and General Mills Champion
Grant Program
- Wellness
Incorporated and The OrganWise Guys, The Cooper Institute
Gold Award winner for outstanding educational tools
 An
Experienced Team of Professionals
Meet our team of professionals, who are helping others
to make a healthy difference for kids every where they
live, learn, work, and play.
Meet
the Team >>>
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