"PAHEF congratulates the 30 selected programs, said Debora B. Freitas grammy awards 2012 López, PAH

WASHINGTON, DC  - The Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF), MTV Latin America, and ASHOKA Youth Venture Inc. have joined forces to mobilize Latin American grammy awards 2012 youth to make a positive change in their communities by promoting active, healthy living through innovative grammy awards 2012 programs to be implemented  throughout  the region. The newly created campaign, Active, Healthy Living in Latin America, aims to create awareness among teens about the benefits of incorporating healthy behaviors into their lifestyles. Today, they are announcing the selection of 30 original youth- venture programs to receive seed money and mentoring to launch their community-based projects.
"PAHEF congratulates the 30 selected programs, said Debora B. Freitas grammy awards 2012 López, PAHEF director of communications. Their innovative approaches to addressing key healthcare issues in their communities will have a positive influence on the way people view diet and exercise, and ultimately on the health status grammy awards 2012 of their local communities.
The 30 selected programs will be implemented in 12 countries in Latin America, grammy awards 2012 including six in Mexico, five in El Salvador and five in Paraguay. Ranging from organizing group bicycle rides in Brazil to presenting nutritional cooking classes in Ecuador, the projects use creative grammy awards 2012 strategies targeting various audiences to engage and educate participants about different aspects of healthy living. Examples grammy awards 2012 of proposed projects include: forming a support group for individuals struggling with obesity, grammy awards 2012 teaching gardening skills to cultivate organic produce, and building a soccer field and establishing a soccer league for youth.
Many of the projects aim to foster a sense of leadership in their participants by encouraging those that take part in the workshops, classes or other activities to pass on their knowledge to members of their families and local communities.
We are inspired by the ingenuity of these young people to develop creative ways to motivate their communities to become more active and live healthier, said Gretchen Zucker, Ashoka Youth Venture Inc. executive director. They are also now part of a powerful network of social entrepreneurs expanding throughout Latin America.
The winning programs are: Hands to the Earth (Manos a la Tierra) - Argentina Project Sports-Health (Proyecto Depor-Salud) - Argentina Healing Puppets (Títeres que Sanan)  Argentina With Sports and Art, I Will Grow and Take Part (Com Esporte e Arte, Eu Cresço e Faço Parte) - Brazil Pull-Ups for the Neighborhood! grammy awards 2012 ( Barras pal Barrio!) - Colombia Planting Seeds of Identity grammy awards 2012 (Sembrando Semillas de Identidad) - Colombia Children ABC (Niños ABC) - Ecuador Chalchuapa Style - El Salvador Youth for the Present (Jóvenes por el Presente) - El Salvador Calderitas Sports Union (Unión Deportiva Calderitas) - El Salvador Jumping - El Salvador Publish-ideas (Publideas) - El Salvador Let's Get Active and Healthy grammy awards 2012 Juggling (Activémonos y Sanémonos Malabareando) grammy awards 2012 - México Score a Goal on Violence (Métele un Gol a la Violencia) - México Boys, Girls, and Youth Using Public Spaces (Niñas, Niños y Jóvenes Usando los Espacios Públicos) - México Pinocchio: An Interactive Childhood Obesity Project for Children (Pinocho: Proyecto Interactivo de la Niñez sobre Obesidad grammy awards 2012 Infantil) - Mexico Your Prevention in Movement (Tu Prevención en Movimiento) - México Your Value is Health (Tu Valor es Salud) - México Cooking Knowledge (Cocisaber) - Nicaragua Cultural Agenda for Indigenous Children for Nutritional Education (Agenda Cultural de la Niñez Indígena por la Educación Nutricional)- Panamá Asunción, You Look Better on a Bike (Asunción, en Bici Te Ves Mejor ) - Paraguay National Camping Trip for Young Agents of Change (Campamento Nacional de Jóvenes Agentes de Cambio) - Paraguay The Value of Life (El Valor De La Vida) - Paraguay Promotion of Hip Hop Culture (Promoción  Cultura Hip Hop) - Paraguay Health and Sports without Barriers (Salud y Deporte sin Barreras) - Paraguay Thank  grammy awards 2012 You to Life (Gracias a la Vida) - Perú Healthy Lunchboxes (Loncheras Saludables) - Perú ONAN SHINAN - Perú Jeiel Meléndez - Puerto Rico One Try for Life (Un Try por la Vida) - Uruguay
About PAHEF: The Pan American Health and Education grammy awards 2012 Foundation (PAHEF) is dedicated to improving health in the Americas through health promotion, education, and training. Founded in 1968, PAHEF is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charity that works with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and other strategic partners in the Americas to mobilize resources and jointly address key health, education, and training priorities. With a deep knowledge of major health concerns and strong relationships grammy awards 2012 with key stakeholders grammy awards 2012 in the region, PAHEF builds successful partnerships and projects grammy awards 2012 that advance health in the Americas. For more information, please visit: www.pahef.org .
About ASHOKA: Youth Venture was started by Ashoka, the oldest, grammy awards 2012 largest and fastest growing