Statement on Junk Food

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools has a statement about US Senator, Tom Harkin, proposing to require child nutrition promotion and a school lunch protection act. See Link
http://www.healthinschools.org/ejournal/2007/worth01.htm#2

posted by Julie Hart @ 1:36 PM 0 comments

Childhood Fitness

Family Meals May Help Children Avoid Becoming Overweight

A new University of Missouri-Columbia study has found that eating more meals as a family and watching less television are effective in keeping children from becoming overweight. "Other research has shown that children who eat meals with their families eat more healthy foods than children who don't eat as many meals with their families," said Sara Gable, associate professor of human development and family studies in the MU College of Human Environmental Studies. "I suspect there are other benefits of family meal times that protect children from developing some of the habits that could lead to weight problems." The article appears in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Read the full article at:
http://munews.missouri.edu/
NewsBureauSingleNews.cfm?newsid=12966

Help students stay healthy and fit with the resources at:
http://www.channing-bete.com/education/
student-health.html?src=em

posted by Beth Limbrick @ 2:32 PM 1 comments

Obesity Prevention

New Report Card Rates States' Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Researchers at the University of Baltimore have created a report card to assess states' efforts to curb the problem of obesity among children. The report card considers eight different types of legislation, including nutrition standards for schools, physical education, obesity education in the curriculum, and health-insurance coverage for treatment of obesity. Children's rates of overweight and obesity have skyrocketed in recent years, increasing the risk of serious health problems, including diabetes and heart disease.

Read the full article at:
http://www.ubalt.edu/experts/obesity/

Help students stay healthy and fit with the resources at:
http://www.channing-bete.com/education/
student-health.html?src=em

posted by Beth Limbrick @ 1:57 PM 0 comments

Health Advisory

Thanks for the invite! When will the next meeting take place?

Terri Tedford

posted by Terri Tedford @ 10:08 AM 1 comments

A couple of kid health items in the news

I ran across these two articles in the last couple of days that may interest you.

A Canadian study found ibuprofen the best pain reliever for kids, particularly for those who have broken bones, bruises or sprains.

A Michigan study adds to the evidence that childhood obesity in girls leads to both health and behavioral problems.

I'm also sending this out as a test of the e-mail notification system. Hope you receive notification about this posting.

Labels: obesity, pain relief

posted by Randy Frye @ 12:35 PM 0 comments