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Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan

Welcome to the Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Website. Here, you can view and download materials pertaining to Governor Granholm's project Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan. This initiative has assembled executive-level decision-makers from government, public and private sectors, school districts, health care and non-profit organizations to create a multi-year strategic policy plan to reduce childhood obesity in Michigan. 

ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT IN CHILDREN:
View a list of our partners and learn how your organization can lend your support.

 -   HKHM Resolution Supporters 

 -   Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Resolution and Commitment Form 

 -    Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Fact Sheet                        

 -   Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan: Policy Summary, July 2008  

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Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan: Issue Briefs 

HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY MICHIGAN PRESS EVENT:
Learn more about the event that launched our efforts to educate policy makers and the public on our year-one policy priorities.

 -   Press Release: 2.25.09 

 -   Photos from the 2-25-09 Event  

 -   Powerpoint Presentation 2.25.09 
           Powerpoint Part 1  
          
Powerpoint Part 2           
          
Powerpoint Part 3  

PROJECT BACKGROUND:
Click on the links below to find out how Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan was started and what we hope to accomplish.

 -    A Statewide Scan of Childhood Obesity Prevention Efforts:     
      Executive Summary

 -   Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Fact Sheet     

 -   Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan: Policy Summary, July 2008  

  -   Childhood Obesity Workgroup
 
SCHOOL DISTRICT GRANTS:
Click below to learn more about the Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan School District Policy Grants

 -   Healthy Kids Healthy Michigan School Districts Fact Sheet  

NEWS:
HealthyKids, Healthy Michigan is making headlines!
Medicaid clarifies policy on childhood obesity billing and reimbursement

Questions? Contact Shannon Carney Oleksyk at carneys@michigan.gov or (517)335-9373.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan is not Healthy Kids Insurance / Medicaid / MIChild, please call: 1-888-988-6300 if assistance is needed. 



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