Florida Introduces Physical Activity And Nutrition To Youth

The senior nutrition program offers nutritious meals and valuable nutrition education to eligible seniors aged 60 and above in broward county. Funded by the area agency on aging broward county through the older americans act, this program supports vulnerable seniors by providing a welcoming space for them to enjoy healthy meals and participate in group nutrition education sessions. Serving 500 seniors daily throughout the year, the program plays a crucial role in enhancing the well-being of our senior community.

Nutrition education: flipany's team of health and wellness professionals delivered life-changing evidence based nutrition education to over 40,000 low-income florida residents at over 600 locations. Flipany's teams of chef instructors and nutrition educators deliver highly interactive, hands-on healthy food experiences to low-income seniors, pre-school teachers, parents, and kids of all ages. The link between a high quality of life and a high quality diet is indisputable, and low-income neighborhoods have the least access to fresh produce and other whole foods. Flipany's nutrition education programs are important tools in the effort to give everyone a chance to live a healthy life.

Physical activity: in 2024 flipany delivered evidence based physical activity programs to over 130 sites in broward, palm beach, and miami-dade counties. Through innovative partnerships with local agencies and national programs, flipany brings high quality fitness activities to low-income communities at no cost to participants. Flipany's youth soccer programs are supported in part by the u.s. Soccer foundation. Youth can earn-a-bike thorugh a hands-on course of bike mechanics and can learn to ride south florida's biking trails at flipany's mountain bike camp.