The Colorado Health Foundation is taking applications for its Health Living grant areas, which target the ten regions of the state with the highest rates of child obesity. The available avenues of funding:
- Ensure all kids have age-appropriate, daily physical activity and healthy food and beverages in early childhood settings
- Ensure all kids have age-appropriate, daily physical education and physical activity and healthy food and beverages in schools.
- Ensure that communities have activated, quality indoor and outdoor infrastructure that encourages kids to be physically active.
- Ensure affordable, healthy food and beverages are easily available and reduce the availability of unhealthy foods for kids in underserved communities.