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Where are the best parks?
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, toddlers and preschool aged children need at least 60 minutes of unstructured, active play every day. Unstructured play (or child-initiated,...
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10 Things That Make a Great Park: Part I
Playground located at Nicholl Park in Richmond, CA At HAB45 we know that outdoor play is healthy for young children and we promote active play however we can. But we also know that when it comes to...
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10 Things That Make a Great Park: Part II
Lucas Park, Richmond, CA In Part I of “10 Things That Make a Great Park” HAB45 presented our vision for equitable parks and 5 key characteristics that make a great park for young children and their...
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What We’re Reading – 1/13/2016
photo credits: flickr/mo1229 Quality of Public Open Spaces and Recreational Walking In a paper published by the American Journal of Public Health, researchers claim that building one high-quality local...
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De Anza Park has a New Play Structure!
This beautiful new playground is the result of hard work and dedication by the East County Regional Group (ECRG), the First 5 Contra Costa Children & Families Commission, and Healthy & Active...
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September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Approximately one-third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for life-threatening and costly health problems like type 2 diabetes, high blood...
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What We’re Reading – 10/12/16
Corporate Advertising in our National Parks Earlier this year, the National Park Service (NPS) proposed a new policy that would open parks to corporate advertising and allow the sale of naming rights...
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Our Public Policy Agenda
Healthy & Active Before 5 (HAB45) works with its partners to advocate for policies that support young children and families in Contra Costa. The HAB45 Executive Committee has collaboratively...
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Healthy & Active Before 5 is proud to share some highlights of our work in 2018! HAB45 continued to make healthy choices the default choices in community settings with the Pledge the Practice, Pass...
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