http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/news.htm Up-to-date information with Press Releases, Newsletters, and CHAMPION Success Stores en-us Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST Copyright 2009 Virginia Department of Health. http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/Images/champion.JPG http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/news.htm Up-to-date information with Press Releases, Newsletters, and CHAMPION Success Stores. Mon, 22 February 2010 12:19:56 EST Join First Lady Michelle Obama in solving the challenge of childhood obesity through the Let's Move campaign. The Let's Move campaign is a comprehensive, collaborative, and community-oriented campaign which focuses on healthy choices, healthier schools, physical activity, and accessible and affordable healthy foods to combat the ever increasing rates of childhood obesity in America. LetsMove.gov has been designed to provide schools, families and communities with simple tools to help our nation's kids become more active, eat better, and get and stay healthy. http://www.letsmove.gov/ http://www.letsmove.gov/ Mon, 22 February 2010 12:18:13 EST Come check out the new form for the CHAMPION Implementations Grants. The due date for the RFP is Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 3pm. http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/grantinfo.htm http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/grantinfo.htm Wed, 17 June 2009 9:49:35 EST Find out everything you need to know about the CHAMPION Implemantations Mini-Grants. You will also find the specifications for the one year programs and the Addendum which corrects the due date for the RFP to July 15th, 2009, 3pm. http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/grantinfo.htm http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/grantinfo.htm Mon, 18 May 2009 10:39:55 EST Have questions about the CHAMPION program after going over the Plan? We have the answers. Come by our Question and Answer page and ask our experts. http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/obesityfq.htm http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/obesityfq.htm Mon, 11 May 2009 11:19:12 EST Come check out the first press release on the CHAMPION plan. It seeks to reverse a 67 percent increase in the state's adult obesity rate, a decade-long trend that has resulted in most adults in Virginia now being classified as either obese or overweight according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/PressReleases/2009/051109Champion.htm http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/PressReleases/2009/051109Champion.htm Mon, 11 May 2009 10:17:02 EST If you have not already viewed the CHAMPION plan, come check it out. Don't be the only one around the water cooler not to know about what the CHAMPION plan has in store for your community! http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/championplan.htm#top http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/championplan.htm#top Fri, 08 May 2009 09:17:42 EST The CHAMPION Plan will be officially released Monday, May 11. Be one of the first in your community to check it out, only three days until its release! http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/championplan.htm http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/championplan.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:31:00 EST As of 18 Feb 2009, the CHAMPION site has undergone major improvements. These changes thus far have completely renovate the site from a bland two page blurb into a sprolling, fluid web site. This renovation has not only dramatically improved the site visually but functionally as well. It is definitely worth your time to come check it out! http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/index.htm http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/index.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:56:31 EST Plan to attend the Regional Reengagement Conference to learn more about CHAMPION and obesity prevention tools that you can use in your community! http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/rrcform.htm http://www.vahealth.org/WIC/Champion/rrcform.htm