News
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11/03/2008
We invite you to visit the new Healthy Weight Initiative page on our website. Learn about exciting healthy weight programs and projects supported by the John Rex Endowment. View photos and read the latest news about the evolving resources for children in Wake County. We will update this page regularly to share good news with you. Check out the Healthy Weight Initiative page
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11/02/2008
Bryce Dunn, a graduate of the Wake County 4-H Youth Leadership Institute funded by the John Rex Endowment, was featured in national news while volunteering at the Wake County Board of Elections. Community-based civic engagement activities are an integral part of the six-week leadership institute training. [read the story]
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11/01/2008
Elementary students participate in the Walking School Bus with the Holly Springs Police Department. Pedestrian access to school has been enhanced by trails built with financial support from the John Rex Endowment through a Healthy Weight Initiative grant.
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10/25/2008
New Children's Diabetes Center Creates Cohesive Care
A New Place Just for Kids... That's what all the fuss was about on August 14 during the Open House Celebration at the new location for WakeMed Children's Diabetes & Endocrinology Center. Now, families have one centralized place to turn to when facing the fact that a child has diabetes or pre-diabetes. -
10/24/2008
The Endowment invites proposals for projects that improve access to health care for children and youth. Submitted proposals should target one of the following outcomes: 1) improving the system of primary physical and/or mental health care for children and youth; 2) reducing disparities in access to physical and/or mental health care for children and youth; or 3) improving the information technology (IT) capacity of agencies providing physical and mental health services to underserved children and youth. A letter of intent must be emailed to Kate Shirah (kate@rexendowment.org) by 5 p.m. Thursday, November 6.
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10/23/2008
With support from the John Rex Endowment and several other partners, The Parks and Recreation Partnership for a Healthier Wake created a guide to trails and greenways maintained by the county and its municipalities. Maps and trail information are organized by community and feature a "Don't Miss!" trail for each town. Copies are also being distributed in the community, and you can download a PDF from our website [10mb].
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10/22/2008
Penny Road Elementary PE Staff Wins System-Wide Award, Academy Runs Summer Leadership Program in Eastern Wake, Fuquay-Varina GIS Mappers Attend International Conference and 5 New Projects announced
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10/21/2008
Award-Winning ENERGIZE! Program Turns Kids into Champions
Through ENERGIZE!, a 12-week, family-based program for children ages 6 to 18 with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes, kids learn how to build lifelong, healthy attitudes about food and fitness. For kids like Ashle and Alex, who weren't actively involved in athletics at the time of pre-diabetes diagnosis, the program has strong record of success.
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10/02/2008
New Children's Diabetes Center Creates Cohesive Care
A New Place Just for Kids... That's what all the fuss was about on August 14 during the Open House Celebration at the new location for WakeMed Children's Diabetes & Endocrinology Center. Now, families have one centralized place to turn to when facing the fact that a child has diabetes or pre-diabetes. -
09/02/2008
A Call to Action: Working Together to Solve North Carolina's Obesity Crisis.
October 7-8, 2008, Greensboro, N.C.
Featured speakers include Dr. Leah Devlin, state health director and director of the North Carolina Division of Public Health; Dr. John Ratey, author of Spark; Dr. Richard Jackson, director of Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan; Dee Merriam, community planner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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