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    <title>About HEAL</title>
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What is HEAL?        

HEAL is a collaborative effort of philanthropic organizations, state agencies, and community partnerships concerned about the rising obesity epidemic and its consequences.

HEAL aims to foster implementation of healthy eating and active living interventions through a statewide infrastructure at the local community level across five sectors - schools, worksites, health care settings, food outlets, and cities/towns. The focus is on interventions that affect policy and environmental changes that result in a demonstrable impact on health and quality of life of New Hampshire residents.

The HEAL Vision
HEAL  envisions a New Hampshire where all residents improve health and quality of life through healthy eating and active living.

HEAL Is Led By
Foundation for Healthy Communities, a non-profit organization with a mission to improve health and health care delivery in New Hampshire.

Funding and support for HEAL are generously provided by:
HNHfoundation
Anthem Blue Cross &amp; Blue Shield Foundation
Endowment for Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation
NH Charitable Foundation
NH Department of Health and Human Services</summary>
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        <name>Karen Balnis</name>
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<h1>What is HEAL?</h1>        

<p>HEAL is a collaborative effort of philanthropic organizations, state agencies, and community partnerships concerned about the rising obesity epidemic and its consequences.</p>

<p>HEAL aims to foster implementation of healthy eating and active living interventions through a statewide infrastructure at the local community level across five sectors - schools, worksites, health care settings, food outlets, and cities/towns. The focus is on interventions that affect policy and environmental changes that result in a demonstrable impact on health and quality of life of New Hampshire residents.</p>

<h1>The HEAL Vision</h1>
<p>HEAL  envisions a New Hampshire where all residents improve health and quality of life through healthy eating and active living.</p>

<h1>HEAL Is Led By</h1>
<p><a href="http://www.healthynh.com/">Foundation for Healthy Communities</a>, a non-profit organization with a mission to improve health and health care delivery in New Hampshire.</p>

<h1>Funding and support for HEAL are generously provided by:</h1>
<p style="padding-top:10px;"><a href="http://www.hnhfoundation.org"><strong>HNH</strong><em>foundation</em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.anthem.com/">Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Foundation</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.endowmentforhealth.org/">Endowment for Health</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.harvardpilgrim.org/portal/page?_pageid=213,84006&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL">Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nhcf.org/">NH Charitable Foundation</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/">NH Department of Health and Human Services</a></p>]]>
        
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