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HealthStart meets the urgent need for child health education. The statistics on childhood obesity in Central Texas are not new. Almost 1 in 3 children under the age of 18 in Central Texas are overweight or obese. but obesity is not the only threat to our children’s health.
Children need a beneficial environment – socially, emotionally, and physically – to be healthy. This means helping children understand their responsibility for their own well being and their role in building a healthy community. HealthStart is the only Texas nonprofit dedicated to this proposition.
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HealthStart’s programs give kids the “why”
of healthy habits so they have a foundation for good health decisions.
Our programs build healthy communities by providing the blueprints for
well being through good food and fitness choices and the tools for
taking care of one another and the environment
Our CHEWs program (Children’s Health Education
Workshop) is fun and flexible for various settings such as schools,
libraries, health clinics, and after school settings. These workshops
are grounded in our HEY! Curriculum and begin with a captivating story
followed by an interactive activity, ending with a healthy snack
creation.
Want to learn more?
To learn about CHEWS contact us at info@healthstartfoundation.org or 512-782-4355
To learn about CHEWS contact us at info@healthstartfoundation.org or 512-782-4355