CHICAGO – September 22, 2014 – Action for Healthy Kids® (AFHK) announced today that it is partnering with CSX Transportation’s How Tomorrow Moves campaign in 287 schools across 12 states during the 2014-2015 school year. The work will focus on increasing daily physical activity for approximately 143,000 students. Additionally, CSX will host Get in the Action day of service events at select granted schools, where CSX employees will volunteer their time and resources to improve the schools’ physical activity environments.
Multiple studies show that kids who get regular physical activity experience improvements in both their fitness levels and brain function. Yet one in two U.S. students doesn’t receive PE in an average week. The funding from CSX recognizes the importance of physical activity on children’s health and helps to fill a gap in the national resources provided to schools for wellness initiatives.
“The CSX – Action for Healthy Kids connection is a great example of the company’s commitment to positively impact lives beyond our rails,” explained John Kitchens, director-Corporate Citizenship. “Through this effort we now offer opportunities for the kids in our communities to also benefit from wellness education and fitness experiences. We are helping schools develop solutions that raise the standard for physical activity among our youth and contribute to improved health in our communities.”
AFHK’s activities will aim to increase students’ physical activity to 30 minutes per day in school and influence them to be active for an additional 30 minutes per day outside of school; improve student knowledge, attitudes and behaviors around physical activity; and engage CSX employees and parents of students to support physical activity at school and at home.
The CSX-AFHK project will be implemented in schools in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.
About Action for Healthy Kids©
Action for Healthy Kids is the nation’s leading nonprofit and volunteer network fighting childhood obesity and undernourishment by helping schools become healthier places and our kids learn to eat right, be active every day and be ready to learn. In 2013 Action for Healthy Kids reached nearly 12.9 million students in 29,000 schools with the help of 75,000 volunteers and champions. More information is available at www.ActionforHealthyKids.org, on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/act4healthykids) and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Act4HlthyKids).
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer products. For more than 185 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population resides. It also links more than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and small farming towns alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/OfficialCSX) and follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/CSX).
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