ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Providence Center for Child Development preschool students scurried around Providence Alaska Medical Center on Thursday during the 22nd annual Mini Heart Run, a run dedicated to encouraging youth to get active and move.
“Encouraging kids this young to start developing those important heart-healthy habits like structured movement and play time is all something that is going to help them to keep those well-being habits throughout their lives,” Chrissy Colucci, the Alaska executive director of the American Heart Association, said.
According to the Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute in PAMC, introducing heart health and healthy habits at a young age can help develop lifelong healthy habits…