August 12, 2014 @ 7:18 PM

The Michigan Department of Community Health has joined the Building Healthy Communities program, expanding the opportunity to more schools and children.  A second application period has been opened for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. We invite you to encourage schools to apply for this program.  To expand the opportunity to more schools and children, all public, charter and nonprofit private elementary and middle schools in Michigan are encouraged to apply for the program by August 20, 2014.

Building Healthy Communities is an evidence-based, comprehensive initiative that fights childhood obesity by surrounding children and families with healthy eating and physical activity.  Its wide-ranging approach includes:

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