In celebration of its founding by the American Heart Association and Clinton Foundation in 2005, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation will recognize hundreds of the nation’s leading schools, industry leaders, corporate partners and out-of-school time programs at its annual Leaders Summit this weekend in Washington, D.C. Ten years ago the Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association partnered to address one of the most important issues facing the United States, childhood obesity, which can lead to grave health consequences. The result of that partnership, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, is celebrating 10 years of creating healthier environments for more than 20 million children across the country. The Alliance’s 2015 Leaders Summit will spotlight the decade of impact the organization has had on reducing childhood obesity including the 376 schools receiving the Alliance’s National Healthy Schools Awards, including 10 Gold-level schools, the highest number ever in the Alliance’s history.
Award-winning schools in Kentucky include:
Butler Co Middle School, Butler County School District
Daviess Co Middle School, Daviess County Public School District
Highland Elementary School, Daviess County Public School District
Meadow Lands Elementary School, Daviess County Public School District
South Edmonson Elem School, Edmonson County School District
Panther Academy, Elizabethtown Independent School District
Grayson Co Middle School, Grayson County School District
Pride Ave Elementary School, Hopkins County School District
Livingston Co Middle School, Livingston County School District
Rodburn Elementary School, Rowan County School District
Cumberland Trace Elem School, Warren County School District
Jody Richards Elem School, Warren County School District