Maine Physical Activity & Nutrition Program
"Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future" Champion Awarded to Maine's Healthy Weight Awareness Campaign
Accepting the Community Champion’s Award on behalf of Healthy Weight Awareness Campaign Team are David Crawford of the Maine Physical Activity and Nutrition Program(PANP) and Anne-Marie Davee of the Maine Nutrition Network.
Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H., visited Maine, on July 2 & 3rd to award the Maine Healthy Weight Awareness Campaign (HWAC) the "Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future" Champion Award, as part of his nationwide tour to promote the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future initiative.
The Surgeon General's initiative targets prevention of childhood overweight and obesity and the promotion of healthy lifestyles for young people. Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future showcases communities that address childhood overweight and obesity by helping kids stay active, encouraging healthy eating habits, and promoting healthy choices.
Anne-Marie Davee of the Maine Nutrition Network leads a Portion Sizes discussion with some children, while David Crawford of the Maine Physical Activity Program and Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson look on.
"We were honored to receive the Community Champion's Award on behalf of all of our partners for ongoing support of the Healthy Weight Awareness Campaign as we truly believe it is making a difference with the food stamp population in Maine!" said David Crawford of the Maine Physical Activity and Nutrition Program(PANP). Other members of the HWAC Team to receive the award include Anne-Marie Davee of the Maine Nutrition Network, Rebecca Drewette-Card and Mary Ellen Doyle of the PAN Program, and Janet Leiter of the Women, Infants & Childrens Program.
Champion Award
Learn more about the Healthy Weight Awareness Campaign
For additional information on the Surgeon General's Initiative visit the Web site at:
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/
obesityprevention.html