Healthy Kids Dance

The Healthy Kids Challenge is honored to announce a Dance for Health™ campaign partner, as well as the Grand Prize Presenting Partner is CIGNA. CIGNA is a national sponsor of Healthy Kids Challenge. CIGNA has joined with Healthy Kids Challenge to develop and co-brand programs that drive behavioral change amongst elementary age kids and their families in an effort to increase healthy eating choices and physical activity.

CIGNA and Healthy Kids Challenge are working together to fight childhood obesity. We're gathering key KidLinks™ together in a 3-pronged approach to make a difference for America's kids. Schools, healthcare providers, and employers, are all KidLinks™ targeted for leading the way to healthy change.

Through its innovative collaboration with Healthy Kids Challenge, CIGNA has produced the Fit and Fun Families Tool Kit in two editions, one for healthcare providers and another for employers . Both serve as an excellent resource for healthcare or worksite leadership. The Tool Kits offer excellent family tip sheets and kids activity pages to get everyone up and moving and eating more healthy!

Healthcare Providers Click Here
http://stage.cigna.com/our_plans/programs/healthy_kids.html

CIGNA (NYSE: CI) provides employers with benefits, expertise and services that improve the health, well being and productivity of their employees. Serving millions of customers, clients and members in the United States and around the globe, CIGNA's operating subsidiaries offer a full portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits and group life, accident and disability insurance. CIGNA's international operations also offer health care coverage for expatriate employees. For more information, go to http://www.cigna.com .

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Click on "Tips and Tricks" to hear Sabrina Bryan, HKC's national spokesperson, discuss the importance of healthy eating and learn some of her favorite healthy recipes.

Earlier in 2008, Mission teamed up with Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan to get the HKC message out to families on getting active and eating more healthy. Now, HKC introduces its first large-scale national event, “Healthy Kids Dance for Health,” sponsored by Mission Foods, that will promote staying fit using dance.

“Mission aims to increase awareness about the importance of physical activity and nutrition by joining with HKC to support its objective of helping students make a healthy difference in their lives,” said Tom Gray, Senior Brand Director for Mission Foods. “We recognize the value of providing busy moms with a variety of tortilla products that will meet their need of creating delicious and healthy meals for their families.”