Organizations Filed Purposes:
AR CHAMPIONS FOR HEALTH IS FOCUSED ON ENDING CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN ARKANSAS. THIS EPIDEMIC IS INCREASING HEART DISEASE, TYPE 2 DIABETES, CANCER, AND OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES IN OUR CHILDREN. AR CFH'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER KIDS TO OWN THEIR HEALTH.
AHF BECAME ARKANSAS CHAMPIONS FOR HEALTH (CFH) ON NOVEMBER 19, 2018. THEIR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER KIDS TO OWN THEIR HEALTH. IN ARKANSAS, A CHILDHOOD OBESITY EPIDEMIC IS OCCURRING WITH 39.4% OF K-12 CHILDREN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE. OBESITY IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE RISE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND MANY OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES IMPACTING CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS. CFH PHASED OUT OF ITS PREVIOUS PROGRAMS TO FOCUS ON ENDING CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN AR. ITS INITIAL PILOT PROGRAM WAS WITH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR.
AR CFH PARTNERED WITH THE MORRILTON,AR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL,AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF 500+ STUDENTS. DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR,CFH INFUSED HEALTH,FITNESS,AND NUTRITION STRATEGIES INTO THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE A FOCUS ON WELLNESS. THE 50+ STAFF WAS HEALTH-COACHED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR,AND THE STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM MONTHLY NUTRITION EDUCATION AND CHALLENGES. OTHER STRATEGIES INCLUDED ADDING WATER STATIONS IN THE CAFETERIA,3 TOWER GARDENS IN THE SCIENCE LAB TO GROW FRESH PRODUCE,LUNCH AND LEARNS FOR THE TEACHERS,COOKING MATTERS CLASS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS,AND THE USE OF FITNESSGRAM TO ASSESS THE STUDENT'S FITNESS LEVELS AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. CFH'S GOAL WAS TO DETERMINE IF A REPLICABLE MODEL COULD BE DEVELOPED FOR ALL K-12 SCHOOLS IN AR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Vickie Wingfield | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Sue Owens | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Beth Crowder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Goodson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Lamb | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rodney Thomason | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Henry Hays | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marie-Bernard Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Hargrove Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Drew Jackson | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Pulliam | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Murphy Md | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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