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Cudahy Health Department awarded $45,000 to launch EatPlayGrow child health curriculum
Summary
The Cudahy Health Department received a $45,000 grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program at UW–Madison to implement the EatPlayGrow train‑the‑trainer curriculum over 18 months, including health literacy assessments and educational materials for children and parents.
The City of Cudahy Health Department reported receiving a $45,000 grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health to implement the EatPlayGrow curriculum.
Health Officer Katie Lepak told the board the grant will support an 18‑month train‑the‑trainer approach intended to improve nutrition and physical-activity education for children and parents. The program will include creative, non‑traditional lesson plans, health literacy assessments, and distribution of educational materials. The minutes also note department plans to engage community partners to stage an oral health day in July as part of broader program activities.
The board recorded the grant award in its minutes but did not record additional funding conditions or a detailed budget breakdown at the meeting.
