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CHIP - A Healthy Living Program Print E-mail

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE PROGRAM© (CHIP)
COMMUNITY OF ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN

A nonprofit, no-cost, community based healthy living program for children and their families.

I fervently hope that all stakeholders consider adopting our CHIP project model initiative so that we can begin to set a forward trajectory toward a healthier tomorrow for our children, families, community and society.

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Children's Health Initiative Program (CHIP) is to design, develop, implement, maintain and replicate, a community-based, grass-roots, no-cost elementary school-based healthy living program for children and their families.

 

As a family physician for the past quarter century, I have always taken an interest in preventative health in both children and adults. I have been particularly active in my local school district and I have seen first hand the adversity that occurs in children and their families as a result of poor lifestyle and health choices. So in 2003, I made it my calling to set a course to make a difference in my community to combat the disturbing trend of childhood obesity. To reach the most children, I felt a coordinated strategic long range action plan needed to be developed and implemented within my school district. It had to be easy to start, easy to maintain and had to be cost effective.

From that premise, the Children

 
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