Charleston Area Medical Center Health Education and Research Institute (CAMC Institute) was the lead agency for the HKHC grant. The partnership focused on increasing access to fresh and affordable foods and increasing physical activity opportunities within Charleston’s East End and West Side neighborhoods. The partnership’s reach expanded throughout Kanawha County and the surrounding nine counties in later years of HKHC funding.
The partnership and capacity building strategies of the partnership also included:
KEYS Youth Council: KEYS 4 HealthyKids collaborated with the local YMCA to form the KEYS Youth Council in 2010. The council focused on childhood obesity prevention and advocacy and was comprised of middle school students from Kanawha County.
Community Action Toolkit: The partnership created a KEYS 4 HealthyKids Toolkit to guide participating communities and organizations’ efforts in implementing policy and environmental change. KEYS offered technical assistance and developed a Peer Learning Network to provide ongoing support.
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