Improving Children’s Health through Afterschool Programs 
Childhood obesity is ranked as the #1 health concern for children in the U.S. today and has reached epidemic proportions. The Healthy Behaviors Initiative addresses the serious health problems facing students in low-income communities throughout California and most at risk of obesity. Through its work, Healthy Behaviors is demonstrating the important role that afterschool programs can play in improving the lives and health of these children and families by addressing the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States.
Under the Initiative, afterschool programs are being transformed into environments that support and encourage healthy behaviors. Read More.
The Latest News from HBI
Mt. Diablo CARES is hosting its 2010 Teen Garden Corps Graduation Celebration July 29th from 5-8 p.m. at Bay Point Garden. The public is welcome. Read More.
CCS and the After School Technical Assistance Unit of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) announce the selection of six Los Angeles County afterschool programs to establish additional Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers. Read More.
Two HBI Learning Center programs, YMCA of Silicon Valley and Mt. Diablo CARES, are providing healthy meals to low-income children and families this summer. Read More.
HBI Changing Lives, Saving Lives Guide is highlighted in Youth Today feature story. Read More.
Annual Fitness 4 Life triathlon features afterschool students who have trained throughout the year. Read More.
HBI Learning Center programs, Mt. Diablo CARES and Woodcraft Rangers, are included in new Guide to Quality Afterschool Partnerships, Case Studies of Effective ASES and 21st CCLC Partnership Models in California from the League of California Afterschool Providers. Read More.
New Step-by-Step Guide Available
Changing Lives, Saving Lives-A Step-by-Step Guide to Developing Exemplary Practices in Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Food Security in Afterschool Programs is now available. Read More.
Summer Meals
New Summer Meal Case Studies and Tool Boxes are available that feature the YMCA of Silicon Valley (HBI Learning Center Program). Read More.
Growing Healthy Children
Afterschool programs incorporating the Healthy Behaviors Initiative are changing the lives of their children, families, staff and communities. Watch the video.
