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Contents

FCPS: Check Out the New Interactive School Menus ..... 1

National Food Policy Conference .................................... 1

Fit Arlington .................................................................... 1

Live Healthy Fairfax ......................................................... 2

City of Alexandria Awarded Medals Recognizing

Achievements in Addressing Childhood Obesity through

Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties ......................... 2

Empowered Wellness: Design Your Own Restaurant! .... 2

Free Webinar Will Focus on Urban Farming Viability ..... 2

Food, Justice and Health Equity: A webinar series ......... 2

Healthy Meetings ............................................................ 2

American Heart Association: Get Kids Moving with the

NFL PLAY 60 App & Live Healthy Test ............................. 3

Voices for Healthy Kids: “Don't Sugarcoat Our Future” . 3

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and

Health Promotion HEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGE

STRATEGIES ..................................................................... 3

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Healthy

Kids Grants ...................................................................... 3

Inova Trauma Center: Reality Check ............................... 3

Screen Free Week ........................................................... 3

VPLC Antihunger Policy Conference: First Lady Dorothy

McAuliffe will deliver our lunchtime address ................. 4

Making it Happen: Overcoming Barriers to Increasing

Physical Activity and Physical Education in Schools........ 4

Loudoun County Pediatric Obesity Coalition & Loudoun

County Prevention/ Intervention Coalition .................... 4

Just Announced! REV YOUR BEV DAY ............................ 4

Mark Your Calendars ....................................................... 4

FCPS: Check Out the New Interactive School Menus Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is introducing new, interactive school menus accessible on the FCPS

website at http://fcps.nutrislice.com/menu/ and the FCPS mobile app.

The website and mobile option provide quick access to menu options and nutritional information, making it easy for parents and students to learn more about the variety of healthy food choices available. The website also features quick links to ingredient and allergen information, as well as resources and services provided by the FCPS Office of Food and Nutrition Services. The official FCPS mobile app is available in the iTunes Store and on Google Play at no cost.

National Food Policy Conference For 37 years, the National Food Policy Conference has been a Washington institution and a unique collaboration between consumer advocates, the food industry and government. The conference is organized by the Consumer Federation of America and is a key national gathering for those interested in agriculture, food and nutrition policy. April 22 -23, 2014 Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC For more information and to register click here>>>

Fit Arlington Bowen McCauley Dance sponsors the Move Me Festival, Saturday, April 26, 2014, 1:00–5:00 p.m. at Kenmore Middle School (200 S. Carlin Springs Rd.) Come for a day of wellness, fitness, and fun for all ages! Zumba®, arts and crafts, improv games, Hula, Bollywood, and folk dances, and other activities perfect for the whole family!

Please save the date Monday, May 12 from 3:00- 5:00 for a Partnerships for Healthier Arlington meeting. The meeting will be held at the Department of Human Services’ Sequoia Building, 2100 Washington Boulevard Lower Level Conference Center Auditorium. There will be a panel presentation on childhood obesity followed by the opportunity for questions and discussion.

June 11th from 3:00-5:30pm there will be a Color Run for about 250 elementary school children from numerous after school programs in Arlington. Volunteers are needed to help lead the warm-up, cheer on runners, distribute/toss the colors, etc. If you wish to donate funds or time to support this event, please contact Kara Grace at Kgrace@arlingtonva.us.

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Live Healthy Fairfax Live Healthy Fairfax is pleased to announce a Safe Routes to School workshop on Monday, May 5, 2014 from 12:15 PM to 3:30 PM at Mount Vernon Woods ES, 4015 Fielding St, Alexandria, VA. This community workshop will address transportation issues around a particular school setting, including the creation of safe environments for all students, whether they walk, cycle, or arrive by bus or car. To register click here>>> We will begin the workshop by observing the Mt. Vernon Woods Elementary School dismissal. We will be gathering at 12:15 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Woods Park, across Fielding Street from the school. (A Live Healthy Fairfax sign will be posted at the meeting location.) Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Parking: You may park on Fielding Street or on the school property. DO NOT park on Sequoia Street.

City of Alexandria Awarded Medals Recognizing Achievements in Addressing Childhood Obesity through Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties The National League of Cities has recognized the City of Alexandria for the recent completion of key health and wellness goals for Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC). LMCTC is a major component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s comprehensive Let’s Move! initiative, dedicated to solving the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. LMCTC calls upon local elected officials to adopt sustainable and holistic policies that improve communities’ access to healthy affordable food and opportunities for physical activity through five goal areas. Alexandria was awarded the following medals: Silver Medal in Goal I: Start Early, Start Smart; Bronze Medal in Goal III: Smart Servings for Students; and Gold Medal in Goal V: Active Kids at Play. Click here for the on-line news.

Empowered Wellness: Design Your Own Restaurant! Brought to you by the partnership of Empowered Wellness and George Mason University's Departments of Nutrition and College of Health and Human Services

Interactive Cooking Lessons Hands-on cooking in an actual restaurant

kitchen!

Team Building & Project Based Learning Each group works with a different global theme Teams customize menus, table settings and

skits Students keep all projects and exclusive aprons Kids adjust recipes and food styling to match

cuisines Lunch included (dietary restrictions considered)

"Farm to Table" Focus Fun curriculum fuels the Superhuman's mind,

body and imagination! Who?

Kids aged 6-12 are grouped based on age 8:1 Nutrition educated Coach to student ratio

Where and when? 3950 University Drive, Fairfax, VA Week-long camps running 9am-1pm daily Available weeks of July 14-18, July 28- August 1,

and August 11-15

To register and for more information: http://www.empowered-wellness.com/summer-camps

Free Webinar Will Focus on Urban Farming Viability A free April 29 webinar, "Urban Farms: Commercial Farms or Socially Minded Operations?" will provide an analysis of the differences between nonprofit and commercial urban farms, and is based on research conducted by researchers at NYU, Penn State, and NCAT-ATTRA. To Register: https://attra.ncat.org/urban_farms

Food, Justice and Health Equity: A webinar series Wed, May 28, 2014: Transforming Community Food - Stories from the Ground Up Tue, Sep 23, 2014: Culture is health- Sovereignty and Food Systems Wed, Oct 15, 2014: Building Healthy Food Systems, Overcoming Historical Trauma To register click here>>>

Healthy Meetings The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity’s brand new Healthy Meeting Toolkit is a guide to creating a culture of health and wellness in meetings, conferences, and workplaces. It contains tips on how to serve healthier foods, work with hotels to contract for a

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healthier conference, talk to a caterer or chef about serving healthier options, integrate physical activity into meetings, and much more.

American Heart Association: Get Kids Moving with the NFL PLAY 60 App & Live Healthy Test Are your kids getting the recommended one hour of physical activity each day? Have them jump into this super cool and fun endless runner NFL PLAY 60 game brought to you by the NFL and the AHA! Download the NFL PLAY 60 app for either iPhone or Android.

Too much junk food and not enough physical activity equal a recipe for childhood obesity and a host of potential health problems. Test how much you know about your kids' health with these 10 questions.

Voices for Healthy Kids: “Don't Sugarcoat Our Future” Voices for Healthy Kids team has just released their toolkit on sugar-sweetened beverages entitled “Don't Sugarcoat Our Future.” To receive access to the toolkit, click here. This toolkit is a compilation of facts, sample materials, and guidance on how to build, engage, and mobilize a social change movement in your state or community on this critical issue. The toolkit is wrapped together by a unique theme designed to maximize interest and action to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. Together with a collection of parallel toolkits on other proven social change strategies to help kids live more active, healthful lives, we want to help focus and energize advocates around the country. Please share back with them your comments for the next version.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion HEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGE STRATEGIES The Healthy Food and Beverage section of A Practitioner s Guide for Advancing Health Equity provides equity-oriented considerations, key partners, and community examples related to the design and implementation of the following strategies:

Community Food Retail Environment

Healthy Restaurants and Catering Trucks

Healthy Food in School, Afterschool, and Early Care and Education Environments

Food Access through Land Use Planning and Policies

Breastfeeding Practices and Policies To access this section click here>>>

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia: Healthy Kids Grants Healthy Kids grants address the causes of childhood obesity by encouraging healthy lifestyles. Northern Virginia public schools can apply for a grant to increase students' physical activity or promote better nutrition. Grants are made possible by the Chin Family Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund with the Community Foundation.

Applications Available: April 15, 2014

Applications Due: June 2, 2014

Winners Announced: August 15, 2014

To apply click here>>>

Inova Trauma Center: Reality Check Reality Check is a unique program developed by the Inova Trauma Center that promotes safety and education for young drivers and their parents. Each year in our community, approximately 10,000 public high school students take some form of drivers education. In its safe driver injury prevention program, Reality Check targets young drivers to reduce teenage driving under the influence (DUI), distracted, and reckless driving. It also helps their parents learn to be good mentors and driving coaches.

Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 10:30AM-1:00PM

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Physicians Conference Center

3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church VA 22042

Course fee: $35 (includes one teen and up to two parents/guardians)

Fee discounts or waivers are available based on limited income guidelines

To register, call Linda Watkins at 703-776-3259 or email linda.watkins@inova.org

Screen Free Week Screen-Free Week is an annual, international celebration when schools, families, and community groups pledge to spend seven days without entertainment screen media.* Instead of watching TV, surfing the web, or playing video games, they read, play, think, create, get physically active, and spend

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more time with friends and family. For the toolkit click here>>> *Screens are so important to modern life that sorting out what’s

entertainment and what’s work or communication can be difficult. You absolutely don’t have to stop using your computer for work or school—but if screens of any kind are interfering with your family time (including meals), you may want to think carefully about how you’re using them.

VPLC Antihunger Policy Conference: First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe will deliver our lunchtime address Virginia Hunger Solutions, an initiative of the Virginia Poverty Law Center and the Food Research and Action Center, works to fight hunger and improve the nutrition, health and well-being of children and families throughout the Commonwealth who struggle with poverty. Our mission is advanced through public education, advocacy and outreach. The conference is hosted in partnership with the Action for Healthy Kids. For more information and to register click here>>>

REGISTRATION FEE: $50 per person (Lunch included). DATE: Wednesday, April 30th 9am – 5pm REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 25th ADDRESS Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown 555 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-788-0900

Making it Happen: Overcoming Barriers to Increasing Physical Activity and Physical Education in Schools May 13, 2014 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT CLICK HERE TO REGISTER On May 13th, 2013, the IOM released the report Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School, which offered recommendations, strategies, and action steps that individually have potential to increase children's opportunities to engage in health-promoting physical activity in the school environment, including before, during, and after school. However, many barriers exist to achieving the recommended amount of physical activity in the school environment.

In recognition of the 1-year anniversary of the release of the report, this webinar will review the recommendations of the report and ways that schools across the country are working to implement physical activity programs. The webinar will consider barriers to

implementation faced by schools and highlight ways in which district and school-level administrators are working to overcome these obstacles.

The webinar will feature presentations from:

Rochelle Davis, President and CEO, Healthy Schools Campaign

Annie Lionberger, District Wellness Supervisor, Chicago Public Schools

Patty Cote, Principal, Mary Louise Phillips Elementary School, Fort Worth, TX

Participants in the webinar will: Explore innovative approaches school and

district-level administrators have employed to overcome barriers, including commonly faced barriers such as scheduling or funding.

Discuss strategies and approaches that have been used to overcome challenges unique to minority, low income, or underserved communities.

Registration is required to attend the webinar via Webex and space is limited. Please contact Sarah Ziegenhorn at the Institute of Medicine, (202)-334-3913, sziegenhorn@nas.edu with questions.

Loudoun County Pediatric Obesity Coalition & Loudoun County Prevention/ Intervention Coalition Health Fair: Friday, May 2, 3:30-6 P.M. Community Pavilion Fields of Leesburg Apartments 75 Plaza St, Leesburg

Just Announced! REV YOUR BEV DAY May 14, 2014 Rev Your Bev Day is a statewide day of action in Virginia to raise awareness about the health effects of sugar-sweetened beverages. It builds throughout the year and culminates in May. For more formation visit: http://revyourbev.com/about/

Mark Your Calendars YMCA Healthy Kids Day April 26…click here to find an event close to you. Community-based Health Professional Education: A Workshop

May 1-2

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Keck Center (Room 100) • 500 Fifth St. NW,Washington, DC 20001

http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/InnovationHealthProfEducation/2014-MAY-01.aspx

Prince William County Community Expo

May 10, 2014

Saturday, May 10, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Pfitzner Stadium Complex, 7 County Complex Court,Woodbridge, Virginia 22192

GOTR 5Ks Mosaic District on May 17

Taste of Arlington May 18

MCM Kids Run The Marine Corps Marathon Healthy Kids Fun Run

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Pentagon North parking lot

Nearly 3,600 children ages 5-12 will participate inthe one-mile just-for-fun event. All participantsreceive a T-shirt, medal and snacks at the finish line.The Kids Run hosts six separate starting times. Anindividual young runner's designated wave isindicated on the official participant bib as noted bycolor, start time and bib number.

Loudoun County Public Schools: Safe Routes to School Events

Bike Safety Rodeos: Lovettsville ES on May 3rd.Other schools in May (dates currently notavailable): Powtowmack ES & River Bend MS.

Dominion High School is having an expo forelementary schools and middle schools in theircluster on May 17th. This will showcase schooltalents, foods, teams, and organizations who wouldlike to bring awareness to what they do. CristinaWyche is the organizer for the event.

Community Events – Healthy Eating Active Living Exhibit [Inova representing NVHKC]

April 25 Fairfax Co Parks & Rec, 2nd Annual HealthyStrides Health & Fitness Expo, from 4-7:30 at SouthRun Park

April 26 Join Inova HealthPlex-LortonCelebrating their one-year anniversary on Saturday,April 26 from 10 to 2o FREE event with lots to do for the entire family -

food, music, and fun!o 9321 Sanger Street, Lorton

April 30 Virginia Hunger Solutions & SchoolBreakfast Conference, Richmond (see above)

May 3 Lynbrook ES Springfield

May 10 Prince William County Community EXPO

May 10 Loudoun Health for Life Day, Gum Springs

Library, 24600 Millstream Drive, Stone Ridge, 11-3

May 17 GOTR 5K Mosaic District Merrifield 6 to 11

May 18 GOTR 5K Taste of Arlington 6 to 11

If you have events you would like to add to our on-line calendar please send the information to rhonda.richardson@inova.org

@NOVAHealthyKids https://www.facebook.com/pages/95210-for-Health-Northern-Virginia-Healthy-Kids-Coalition-NVHKC/160302604014598?ref=hl

JLNV Kids in the Kitchen Children’s Health Fair

Dunbar Alexandria-Olympic Boys & Girls Club