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    Milwaukee Food & Fitness Initiative

    Project Overview

    3rd Funding Cycle Development Award
         Project Start Date: 9/1/2007
         Project End Date: 8/30/2008

    Project Goal Statement: The purpose of the Milwaukee Food & Fitness Initiative is to integrate the systems and services of a newly formed coalition of food, fitness, health, academic and community organizations and develop new programs to improve the nutrition and fitness of Milwaukee's urban children and their families.

    Award Amount: $50,000

    Community Partners:
    Primary Community Partner: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
    Additional community partner organization names:

    • Fondy Food Center
    • Growing Power Inc.
    • Lao Family Community, Inc.
    • Milwaukee County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition

    Academic Partners:
    Primary Academic Partner: Joseph Skelton, MD, Department of Pediatrics
    Additional Academic Partner: John Meurer, MD, MBA, Department of Pediatrics

    Project Progress Summary Reports:
         Project Progress Report Summary September 2007 - August 2008
         Project Final Report Summary    

    Affiliated Web Pages:
        Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
        Fondy Food Center
        Growing Power Inc.
        Lao Family Community, Inc.
        Milwaukee County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition

    Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)

    • Articles
      • Featured in agency newsletters
    • Outreach Materials/Events
      • Distributed the Walkability Scan and Fruit and Vegetable Audit Tool