Our Mission

ACT For Health is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing national health goals for children and adolescents established in Healthy People 2010. Through its web-based activities and implementation projects, ACT for Health fosters partnerships and provides information, resources, evidence-based tools and research findings to families, policy makers, local community organizations and others interested in promoting healthy development for children and adolescents.

Our Goals

• To support the achievement of Healthy People 2010 Objectives by producing comprehensive print and electronic resources and educational materials
• Specifically to work to improve health outcomes for children and adolescents using evidence-based tools and research
• To foster the development of partnerships within communities to address priority health goals.
• To promote partnerships between providers and communities to provide medical services both domestically and internationally.
• To foster the establishment of Healthy People 2010 agendas internationally.
• To advocate nationally and internationally for the promotion of the health of children, youth and young adults.

actforhealth@yahoo.com

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Page last updated: 07/14/2006

ACT for Health, Adolescent and Child Targets for Health Foundation, Inc., is an educational and charitable non-profit, non-governmental organization, tax-exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.