Mission
Our goal is to prevent obesity in kids age 0-5, by building partnerships and environments for healthy eating and active play.
Healthy and Active Before 5 (HAB45) is a collaborative project in Contra Costa County.
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- Pogo Park brings new life to Elm Playlot in Richmond | Healthy and Active Before 5 on Pledge the Practice. Pass the Policy!
- Take young children outside to play! | Healthy and Active Before 5 on Action Plan
- Parents fight to keep kids healthy.. AWESOME! | Love, Health and Advocacy on Parents Groups take action with the help of First 5 Contra Costa
- Children need to drink water. | Healthy and Active Before 5 on Pledge the Practice. Pass the Policy!
- Children need to drink water. | Healthy and Active Before 5 on Policy Library
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Category Archives: partners
Pogo Park brings new life to Elm Playlot in Richmond
“A children’s park gives an onlooker the impression of complete and absolute happiness prevailing in the atmosphere and environment.” – – The importance of a Children’s Park (via Preserve Articles) HAB45 Leadership Council member, Toody Maher (Pogo Park) is sprucing … Continue reading
Posted in partners, play, success
Tagged parks, play, Pogo Park, Richmond Iron Triangle
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Healthy Marketing with Parents’ Help.
Healthy and Active Before 5 and First 5 Contra Costa are working on a 3 year social marketing campaign to reduce the consumption of sugary sweetened beverages and promote drinking tap water. There is no single cause of childhood obesity. … Continue reading
Posted in breastfeeding, partners, play, research, tools
Tagged brown miller, First 5 Contra Costa, parents
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Children need to drink water.
Yes, we have some strong opinions. Kids should be offered water when they are thirsty. Young children should not be given soda, punch and colorful “drinks.” Children shouldn’t have more than 4-6 ounces of 100% fruit juice a day — … Continue reading
HAB45 Leadership Council Gets Active!
(This story was originally posted in First 5 Contra Costa’s Newsletter, August 2011.) In photo from left to right: Kitty Lenhart – Child Care Council, Jan Schiling – Weigh of Life, Jennifer Balogh – Healthy and Active Before 5, Sandra … Continue reading
