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BCBSNC Foundation and The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. Launch $3 Million Initiative to Tackle State’s Childhood Obesity Epidemic With North Carolina facing the fifth highest rate of childhood obesity in the country, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield...

Research shows that child care centers significantly affect children’s physical activity levels. Children in centers with supportive environments may spend 80 hours more per week in mild-to-vigorous physical activity compared to children in less supportive environments. In addition, studies...

 “We wanted to provide an environment that would introduce the children to the earth and how things grow, to create a hunger in them to eat healthy and challenge them to exercise and encourage interaction." - Stephanie Grennan, Director of...