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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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- 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: research
Institute of Medicine Weighs in on Early Childhood Obesity Prevention
by Diane Dooley MD The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has had a long history of guiding national health policy in critically important health issues. In 2010, they brought together experts in early childhood obesity to propose policies to prevent early … Continue reading
Posted in food access, play, research
Tagged childhood obesity, environment, Institute of Medicine, sleep
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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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Why focus on breastfeeding?
Breastfeeding has been shown to have a significant protective effect for obesity, yet only 43% of infants are breastfed by 6 months of age. Primary care clinics have recently adopted new growth charts that make it clear that breastfed infants … Continue reading
Posted in breastfeeding, policy, research
Tagged baby friendly hospitals, growth charts, worksite
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