Anti-hunger advocates say the Healthy Kids Iowa program, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ summer nutrition program created to replace Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, was burdensome and ineffective at ...

RIGHT NOW, FAMILIES IN NEED CAN SIGN UP FOR THE NEW SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM, HEALTHY KIDS IOWA. IT’S AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE USDA SUMMER EBT PROGRAM CALLED SUN BUCKS. EACH ELIGIBLE CHILD WILL RECEIVE UP TO ...

Eligible Iowa households can receive a monthly allotment to spend on certain food items at the grocery store throughout the ...

MiSalud launches a free telehealth program offering bilingual guidance on children's health, aiming to close care gaps for ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT) — Birmingham City Schools will be partnering with “Healthy Kids” to facilitate after-school care ...

Iowa announced on Monday that it will return to a federal summer food assistance program. The announcement came on the same day a new report showed Iowa's program in 2025 fell well short of reaching ...

Iowa will return to the federal Summer EBT program this year after opting out last year in favor of a state-run alternative.

Regarding "Did Healthy Kids get a healthy start?" (July 15): Like many others, I was involved in advocating for the creation of the Healthy Kids program. After the legislation passed, I attended ...

Iowa has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to align its Healthy SNAP guidelines with the SUN Bucks ...

It is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States causing an estimated 300,000 deaths per year. Obesity threatens the health of today's children to such an extent that they may ...

‘Tis the season. Back to school for our young people. And if there is one thing that most residents can agree on, it is that we want all children in Lewis and Clark County, regardless of socioeconomic ...

The word "pandemic” became just another layman’s term when the COVID-19 virus dawned upon the world and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic in 2020. What is interesting is that the ...