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2002 North Carolina Child Health Report Card*

NC Prevention Partners has released their Year 2002 NC Prevention Report Card. NC received an F in both nutrition and physical activity and a D in tobacco use. Read more about it.

Soft Drinks and School-Age Children*

Grant Opportunity - The North Carolina State Trails Program announces $1.1 Million
available in the 2003 Recreation Trails Program. Application Deadline is January 31, 2003.

Maximum Grant Awarded - $50,000
Average Grant Award - $30,000
Match Requirement – RTP grant funds up to 80% of project costs – grant recipient
responsible for remaining 20%

Information and applications are available for downloading at:
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/trails/grant.html or you can request a MS Word file copy of the application package by emailing Darrell.McBane or call the State Trails Program office at 919-846-9991.

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