Nearly 60 Michigan schools will join a program that helps them work with students to fight childhood obesity and promote healthy eating habits. The program is Building Healthy Communities, which since 2009 has helped more than 83,000 students in 187 schools learn to make healthier choices and be more physically active. Now 58 more schools will join the initiative, which is sponsored by a handful of public and private agencies, including the Michigan Department of Community Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the Michigan Fitness Foundation, the University of Michigan, the United Dairy Industry of Michigan and Wayne State University. The program focuses on helping schools create healthier environments that support nutrition education, access to healthy food and beverages, physical activity and physical education, according to a news release.

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