Kidz for Life is actively involved in health education advocacy for youth and communities at large. Our team sits on both local and national coalitions and boards in support of improvement of our nation’s childhood obesity epidemic and children’s health in general.

• Action for Healthy Kids
• South Phoenix Healthy Kids Partnership
• President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, After School Alliance
• WiL Power Challenge childhood obesity program
• AZPHA School Health Section

We are currently working with the state of Arizona on several advocacy efforts for policy change around childhood obesity. Such efforts are on things such as sweetened beverage tax, mandated physical activity and health education and changes in the school lunch program.