Do you have children at Northeast Middle School or Central Middle School? Sign them up for an after school program designed to increase healthy lifestyles!

Kansas City Parks and Recreation, Kansas City Public Schools, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Truman Medical Centers, Children’s Mercy Hospital, and others are working together to deliver a new after school program that encourages healthy lifestyles. Children will participate in a research project to study physical activity and nutrition of middle school youth.

If you would like your child to participate, please visit this site: https://redcap.umkc.edu/surveys/?s=LR989K8N8D, sign up in the office at your child’s school, email us at lightnerj@umkc.edu.

You child will need a sports physical before starting this program. Please visit you physician or go to: https://kccare.org/location/homeroom-health/.

Transportation is provided home after school.

The first 200 families to enroll will receive a $25 gift card, Garmin watch, and other fun stuff!

This program starts February 4th! Sign up now!

This project was supported by Award No. 1 ASTWH190088-01-00 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Minority Health (OMH) and the Office on Women’s Health (OWH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of OASH.