Welcome to the Heart Links website! is a community nutrition
project created to reduce the risk of obesity and cardiovascular
disease by identifying, evaluating, promoting, and increasing
opportunities for community members to engage in healthy
behaviors. Critical to this mission is helping our youngest
citizens, children, develop healthier eating and physical
activity habits. The Heart Links staff works with faculty,
staff, administrators, students and parents to create school
food environments that empower children to maximize learning
potential and health. was created to provide technical
assistance to those looking to improve the school food
environment - including parents, teachers, administrators,
health care professionals and students. We have included
information for all 4 steps of our strategy- awareness
campaigns, educational programs, advocacy (check out our special
youth advocacy section!) and policy implementation. Resources
include helpful websites, powerpoint presentations, lesson
plans, printe