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Our Funding
Healthy Hometown is made possible by grant funds.
Louisville Awarded $7.9 Million Grant to Prevent Obesity
Louisville’s efforts to make the city healthier — which have ranged from implementing a smoking ban to adding bike lanes to streets — are being recognized by the federal government, which awarded a $7.9 million grant to help the city achieve its health goals.
Many Healthy Hometown partners will be involved in the 23 funded projects, which will, among other things, make healthier, local foods available in schools, build community infrastructure to encourage biking and walking, and make fresh produce more readily available by implementing “Healthy in a Hurry” stores in underserved neighborhoods.
For more information on how the grant is being utilized click here.
To learn more about Communities Putting Prevention to Work, visit www.hhs.gov/recovery and www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/recovery.
Updated Monday, March 22, 2010.
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded multi-year grant to Louisville as part of a landmark national program to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. Healthy Hometown is a leading site and is working to improve access to affordable healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity for children and families.
Click here to watch a video demonstrating the challenges that Louisville faces to keep our kids healthy.
Click here to learn more about Healthy Kids, Healthy Communties program.
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