PARENTS / EDUCATORS

We all want our kids to grow up strong and healthy. We want them to enjoy clean, safe, healthy communities. This can be a difficult task to achieve, but we can help our kids build healthy lives by

• Working together to create communities that are clean, safe and comfortable.
• Modeling healthy behaviors – like eating nutritious foods, having an active lifestyle and avoiding unhealthy habits like smoking.
• Providing education, tools and resources to help kids make healthy life choices.
• Giving all the children in our community the support, encouragement, opportunities and love they so desperately need.

To learn more about ways to help our kids build healthy lives, click on the links below.

• Atlantic County Division of Public Health’s Maternal and Child Health Page
• Atlantic County Office of Education
• Kidsource.com – Articles on health, parenting, education and more
• Nutrition Explorations – Information for Parents, Educators and Kids
• AltantiCare's Healthy Schools, Healthy Children - Assists with the implementation of fitness and nutrition policies and make resources available to schools, kids and parents.