National nonprofit founded in 2005 by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, working to improve children's health through schools, youth organisations and communities nationwide.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Inc. is a national nonprofit founded in 2005 by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation. Its purpose is to combat childhood obesity and improve children's health by transforming schools, youth-serving organisations, businesses and communities into healthier environments. The organisation works across the United States and reports having reached more than 31 million children over two decades.
The work spans public health and education, with technical domains that include digital tools and platforms, evidence-based programme design, public health interventions, the integration of health and education, and health-equity research and advocacy. Two flagship initiatives illustrate the mix of delivery and recognition: the Action Center, a digital platform offering resources that help schools and organisations put healthier practices into effect, and America's Healthiest Schools, an awards programme honouring schools that implement practices supporting physical activity, nutritious food, social-emotional health and tobacco-free environments. Thousands of schools and out-of-school time sites have been helped through this work.
The organisation describes itself as mission-driven, with a stated commitment to health equity: it names poverty, educational disenfranchisement and racial discrimination as drivers of health outcomes, and aims for sustainable, community-led change regardless of background or zip code. Its approach is collaborative and evidence-based, working through partnerships with schools, businesses and communities, and its mission is framed as ensuring that "every mind, every body, and every young person is healthy and ready to succeed".
Industry focus covers public health, education, K-12 schools, youth-serving organisations, out-of-school time programmes, community development, and nonprofit and philanthropy work. Headquarters, staffing numbers and funding details are not disclosed.
