Steps To Healthier Girls Program

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Steps To Healthier Girls Program: OWH in collaboration with GSUSA is planning to provide grant support for a Steps to Healthier Girls Program. The purpose is to improve the health of diverse girls ages 11 years to 17 years through educational and experiential activities related to physical activity/fitness, good nutrition and healthy lifestyles consistent with the Steps to a HealthierUS initiative of the DHHS and the Memorandum of Understanding between DHHS and GSUSA. This project is based on the premise that motivating girls and adolescents to learn about and participate in activities that address these three subject areas can have a significant effect on increasing the quality and years of healthy life and on eliminating health disparities.This notice announces a sole source cooperative agreement award that is expected to be made, subject to conditions (see Federal Register Notice dated July 6, 2005, Volume 70, Number 128), to the GSUSA for a joint project to be known as ``Steps to Healthier Girls.'' The primary purpose of Steps to Healthier Girls is to educate, motivate, and empower 75-100 diverse girls, ages 11-17, in each of eight (8) targeted communities (one in each of 8 participating regions of the DHHS, OWH) to engage in activities that promote good health in the areas of physical activity/fitness, good nutrition, and healthy lifestyles.