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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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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
Monument Corridor receives $1 million grant
It’s official! Monument Community Partnership (MCP) and Healthy and Active Before 5 have received a $1 million, 3-year grant to promote healthy eating and active living in Concord’s Monument Corridor thanks to Kaiser Permanente through its fund established at the … Continue reading
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Delivering Change that Matters
As residents of Contra Costa County ourselves, Brown·Miller Communications, Inc. is pleased to be working with Healthy and Active Before 5 and First 5 Contra Costa to develop a multi-year social marketing campaign to reduce childhood obesity in our own … Continue reading
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