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Organization: |
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Committee for Healthier Children, Beebe Public Schools |
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Location: |
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Beebe |
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Grant Year: |
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2006 |
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Grant Amount: |
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$61,206 |
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Project Description: |
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Beebe & Blue program provides a nine-month after-school program focusing on obesity among pre-K thru 9th grade students. |
Outcomes
- Provided after-school program of physical exercises, healthy eating, nutrition and social skills.
Lives Affected
20 children provided with scholarships to attend program.
Cost Effectiveness
Our programs are costly, yet we have long-term benefits that are difficult to measure. Providing the daily physical exercises and nutritional training necessary to change the eating habits of overweight children and youth is an expensive undertaking.
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