VFHY will provide more than two million dollars in funding between 2020 and 2023 through its Healthy Communities Action Teams (HCAT) grants across Virginia.

The Obesity Program is a weight-loss and health education program that brings together a comprehensive team of physicians, researchers and healthcare professionals for children and teens committed to preventing and treating childhood obesity.

Children’s National Hospital is one of only a few dedicated pediatric teams in the nation that offers a continuum of care and support for families. We aim to empower children and teens, from ages 18 months to 18 years old, to improve their quality of life and to achieve health gains that will follow them into adulthood.

Improving your child’s health is our priority because children who are at an unhealthy weight are at greater risk for serious health problems, including type 2 diabetes, depression, heart disease, and disabilities, and they are more likely to become adults who are above their healthy weight range.

“We look at every component of a child’s life and involve the entire family for success. This is a lifelong endeavor,” says Evan Nadler, M.D., co-director of the Obesity Program. “And it’s not about the weight, it’s about being healthier.”

Our classroom-based prevention programs reach about 50,000 children statewide in public schools

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If you have any questions about funding, please reach out directly to your Regional Grants Administrator.