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Best practices from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in states across the country, from California to West Virginia:

  • California Promotes Better Nutrition Through Child Care
  • Creating a Healthy Environment in Sacramento County, California
  • Promoting Child Care Champions in Colorado
  • Connecticut State Department of Education’s CACFP Nutrition and Physical Activity Project
  • CentroNía: A Best Practice in the District of Columbia
  • Florida’s Child Care Food Program
  • Maryland ABC Child Care Nutrition Guidelines
  • Maryland’s Model Health Program
  • Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity Through Education in New Hampshire
  • Improving the CACFP in New York Through Education and Policy Change
  • North Carolina Improves Nutrition Education
  • Child Care Nutrition Consultation Project in Durham County, North Carolina
  • Ohio’s Children’s Hunger Alliance
  • South Dakota’s Fit from the Start Initiative
  • “Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for a Healthier Lifestyle” for Texas Children
  • West Virginia Child Care Takes a “Leap of Taste”
  • Wisconsin Promotes Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies in Child Care

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