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Upcoming Happenings Health Observations:  October Health Literacy Month National Breast Cancer Awareness Month World Mental Health Day (Oct 10) World Food Day (Oct 16) National Health Education Week (Oct 21 – 25) November National Native American Heritage Month American Diabetes Month Lung Cancer Awareness Great American Smokeout (Nov 21) National Family Week (Nov 25–29) National Family Health History Day (Nov 28) Social Media Examples: Looking for fresh social media content related to nutrition, physical activity, and obesity? Here are some tweets you can share with your partners or tailor for your followers: Did you know that regular physical activity can immediately improve your sleep and reduce your feelings of anxiety? #GetActive and learn more: https://bit.ly/1Oafuy3 #ActivePeople Parents can help prevent childhood obesity by helping their kids develop healthy eating habits and being active. Learn what you can do to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in your home. https://bit.ly/2cCYCk0

Wins from the Field: Ideas From CDC-Funded Grantees Montana Cities and Counties Working to Build Health Into Community Design (Funded by CDC’s State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity, and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health cooperative agreement, DP13-1305). Communities across Montana are learning how to improve access to physical activity through the Building Active Communities Initiative, a project of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. The initiative provides community leaders and city planners with training and technical assistance to create healthier built environments. As part of this effort, 9 communities have committed to designing streets, sidewalks, bike lanes, parks, and trails that will help people be more physically active. Afterschool Programs in Boston, Massachusetts, Expand Opportunities for Obesity Prevention (Funded, in part, by CDC’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health cooperative agreement—REACH program).  More than 10,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students attend healthier afterschool programs in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Public Health Commission partnered with Harvard Prevention Research Center and the YMCA Greater Boston to put into action the Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative. More than 120 afterschool programs learned how to create environments that promote healthy eating and physical activity.