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Dr. Paul Ehrmann, D.O. invited to participate in Governor Granholm's new Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan project.
Healthy Kids Summary: Michigan
Michigan has a comprehensive and coordinated statewide action plan to prevent childhood obesity through policy and environmental changes. The goals of the program are to:
- Complete an environmental scan of existing resources, programs and policies in Michigan for childhood obesity prevention and develop a five-year state action plan.
- Establish a Childhood Obesity Prevention Workgroup with public and private partners.
- Provide mini-grants to three Michigan Cities of Promise school districts to adopt and promote policies in their schools.
- Create statewide awareness of the childhood obesity burden and policy reform plan through a promotional campaign launched by Michigan Surgeon General Kimberlydawn Wisdom.
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Last Updated ( Friday, October 19, 2007 )
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