Save the Date: April 25-26, 2016
Mark your calendars for the 12th national Reduce Tobacco Use conference!

Join us at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va., to learn the latest strategies for addressing youth tobacco use.

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Helping Virginia Schools be #TobaccoFree247

VFHY has created a a one-stop shop for resources to help Virginia schools become 100% tobacco-free.

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Breakfast Survey Report Available
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VFHY and Y Street surveyed 1,500+ kids across Virginia to learn what they think of school breakfasts. Find out what they had to say.

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See VFHY in action!

Did you know that tobacco use and obesity are the two leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States?

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Empowering Kids to Make Healthy Choices
We get results!

VFHY is responsible for statewide efforts to reduce and prevent youth tobacco use and childhood obesity.

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Welcome

Established in 1999 by the Virginia General Assembly, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) promotes healthy living habits and reduces and prevents youth tobacco use and childhood obesity statewide. VFHY receives no taxpayer funds. Since we began working with youth in 2001, we have helped cut the youth smoking rate in Virginia more than in half! Our initiatives include:

See Our Impact

Virginia Youth Health Survey

Success Stories

VFHY Grantee:
Project GROWS
Location:
Waynesboro, Va.
Project GROWS
Now in its fourth year, Project GROWS has grown quite a bit itself since it was first established...

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About VFHYOverview

Established in 1999 by the Virginia General Assembly, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) empowers Virginia’s youth to make healthy choices by promoting active, nutritious and tobacco-free living.

Grantee OverviewOverview

The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth issues grants for programs and initiatives to reduce and prevent youth tobacco use and childhood obesity throughout the Commonwealth each year. Members of Regional Advisory Boards consisting of community representatives...

Tobacco OverviewOverview

Established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1999, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) leads a statewide effort...

Overview

Obesity is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled. The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth works to reduce and prevent childhood obesity by funding and training community-based coalitions.

TrainingOverview

The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth has provided quality regional trainings to prevention professionals throughout the state of Virginia since 2005.