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From GOOD…

The White House and GOOD are officially joining forces to ask: What kind of healthy kid app would you like to see developed?

As part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move campaign, which hopes to eradicate childhood obesity within a generation, today Michelle Obama announced the Apps for Healthy Kids competition run the USDA. The contest will help to encourage innovative design and development, with up to $40,000 in cash prizes.

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Apps for Healthy Kids challenges software developers, game designers, students, and other innovators to develop fun and engaging tools and games that drive children, especially “tweens” (ages 9-12)–directly or through their parents–to eat better and be more physically active. More…

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