The Marquette school district will be among ten Michigan schools to participate in a healthy eating pilot for before-school, after-school and summer programs.
Excerpt: The Michigan Department of Community Health has selected 10 agencies for a pilot program to help improve physical activity and healthy eating for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.
The aim of $915,000 in grant funding is to help address childhood obesity in Michigan. It's for programs that take place before school, after school and in the summer.
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Source: Detroit Free Press
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