A Promise of AA4Y: A Healthy Start
Getting a healthy start is more than merely eating a hearty breakfast each morning. While that's important we must look at health as all encompassing - that growing children need healthy minds and bodies, which comes from healthy habits.
A Healthy Start is one of the five promises embraced by AA4Y and America's Promise. The others: Caring Adults, Safe Places, Effective Education, Opportunities to Help Others.
"This all happens as a result of regular health care and if they need treatment of any kind," said AA4Y Chairman Jim Walther. "Kids need good nutrition, exercise, health education and they also need really good, healthy role models who will help them along the way."
These promises encourage communities to support their youth by providing caring adults, safe places with structured activities, healthy start and lifestyles, effective education, and opportunities for community service, said Walther.
By fulfilling these promises, "The idea is to build the character and competence of our youth.
Coming in April: Effective Education.
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