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"It was great to see so many legislators take time from their busy schedules to learn about the impact HEAL is having in the communities they represent, as well as across the state."
-Terry Johnson, Director
Healthy Eating Active Living New Hampshire
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Rep. Renny Cushing of Hampton, speaking to Susan Turner of Step It Up Seacoast
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CONCORD, NH - Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) NH, one of New Hampshire's leading organizations supporting healthy community initiatives, met with over 50 legislators at the State House on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 to discuss its efforts to reverse rising obesity trends and help control rising health care costs in the state.
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On an annual basis, USDA awards up to $5 million in competitive grants for training, supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, developing partnerships, and implementing farm to school programs.
Grant Applications are available now!
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First Lady Michelle Obama Embarks on National Tour Celebrating Third Anniversary of Let's Move!
 WASHINGTON, DC - On February 27, 2013, First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off a two day nation-wide tour celebrating the third anniversary of Let's Move!, her initiative to ensure that all our children grow up healthy and reach their full potential. The tour showcased progress and announced new ways the country is coming together around the health of our children.
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New Documentary Available: A Place At The Table
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A Place at the Table | Film Trailer | Participant Media
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Available as of March 1st in theaters, on itunes, and on demand.
Fifty million people in the U.S.-one in four children-don't know where their next meal is coming from. This movie examines the issue of hunger in America through the lens of three people struggling with food insecurity.
Ultimately, A Place at the Table shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides - as they have in the past - that making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of us all.
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