Johnson & Johnson is taking a stand against childhood obesity.
As part of the Gateway to a Healthy CommunityTM Initiative, Johnson & Johnson is launching the Healthier Kids program, bringing Activity Works to 100 schools and 1,000 classrooms across Newark, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Houston.
Johnson & Johnson recognizes that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and seeks to contribute to the solution by supporting efforts to increase physical activity in our nation's schools.
In 2012, the inaugural year of the Healthier Kids program, over 25,000 students will be directly impacted and there are plans to expand the program in subsequent years to reach as many as 3 million people in 3 years.
Making a long-term difference in the lives of children has always been at the core of Johnson & Johnson's business and philanthropic legacy. Understanding that schools offer an ideal location to educate children, Johnson & Johnson's efforts seek to increase physical activity in elementary age children and achieve meaningful results in the battle to end the nation's childhood obesity epidemic.