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Growing Up Healthy

A healthy community offers children early learning opportunities, safe and affordable housing, and a clean environment in which to grow up.
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Teacher and child

The Family and Child Education Program at Fond du Lac involves child and adult learners.

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Recognition for excellence

The Bureau of Indian Education has recognized the FACE program for excellence for several years.

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Learning Ojibway

The children learn both English and Ojibway

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Ojibway school

A short bus ride takes the kids to the Ojibway school for gym and lunch.

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Gym time

Physical acitvity is important for motor skill development and overall health.

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Lunch

Children are joined by an adult family member for lunch.

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Brush, brush

Practicing personal hygiene is a routine part of the day.

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Shared project

Each day includes a shared activity with the child and his or her adult family member.

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Carlton County

Carlton County Children and Family Services Collaborative, including Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, eight school districts, public health and human services, regional mental health, law enforcement and others, work together to address countywide needs.

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Jumpstart for Kindergarten

The Jumpstart for Kindergarten Program in the Cloquet School District provides individualized educational plans to help children be prepared to enter kindergarten.

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Learning to sign

Sign language is incorporated into daily learning.

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High quality early learning

High quality early learning leads to better health and success for a lifetime.

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Return on investment

Every $1 invested in early learning produces a $16 return. High quality early learning leads to better school performance, better social skills, lower juvenile crime and smoking rates, and higher earning potential as adults.

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Growing Up Healthy engages community health, early childhood development, housing and environmental organizations and other community partners to nurture the healthy growth and development of children birth to five years and their families.

OVERVIEW

Where We're Working

Figures below indicate Growing Up Healthy funding to date in 2011. A sampling of the projects supported through this program are featured on the adjacent map.

Funding in 2011
$930,000

FEATURED

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, based in Minneapolis, works locally and globally to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

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RELATED CONTENT

Final Evaluation of the Growing Up Healthy Phase I Growing Up Healthy Interim Progress Report 2012 Phase II Growing Up Healthy: Kids and Communities brochure

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