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Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation
The Institute of Medicine report, which was released at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Weight of the Nation” conference, focuses on five critical goals for preventing obesity: Integrating physical activity into people’s daily lives Making healthy food and beverage options available everywhere Transforming marketing and messages about nutrition and activity Making schools a gateway to healthy weights and Galvanizing employers and health care professionals to support healthy lifestyles From page 362-363 of the Institute of Medicine report “Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention” BOX 9-2 The CATCH School-Based Food,...
Read MoreGrant from Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Foundation to Help 8 JCCs
JCC Association has received a $98,200 grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation (BCBSF Foundation) to help eight Florida Jewish Community Centers combat childhood obesity. Through its Embrace a Healthy Florida childhood obesity initiative, the BCBSF Foundation is addressing the causes of childhood obesity through community engagement in six communities across Florida and through grants to support promising practices and applied research. “National statistics indicate that childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years. This troubling trend is documented in Florida, too,” said Susan B. Towler, vice president, BCBSF Foundation. “We are excited...
Read MoreFree CATCH Downloadable Recipe Cards
The CATCH Kids Club K-5 (CKC) Healthy Habits & Nutrition Manual features 425 pages with lessons organized into 7 themes related to physical activity, nutrition, and screen-time reduction. A variety of teaching strategies are used including: movement activities, individual practice, educational stories and games, goal setting, and hands-on snack preparation. Tell Us Who You Are – We Will Email You A Link to Two CATCH Recipes! Name*FirstLastTitleCity*State*AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of...
Read MoreOASIS Celebrates 30 Years of Discovery in 2012
In the fall of 1982, Marylen Mann brought her dream of offering engaging opportunities for older adults to reality with the founding of OASIS. Launched in four May Company department stores, OASIS sounded the first shots of the aging revolution. Today, OASIS is a powerhouse of more than 35,000 participants, volunteers and partners in 40 U.S. cities who are discovering new ways to learn and be active, healthy and engaged in their communities. In 2011, the first year of the CATCH Healthy Habits program, OASIS exceeded everyone’s expectations. Funded by WellPoint Foundation, CATCH Healthy Habits is now bringing intergenerational physical activity and nutrition education...
Read MoreGrant Aims to Stop Childhood Obesity
More than 100 children were out of breath and with pink cheeks as they ran in and out of parachutes, jumped rope and played with hula hoops. The activities at Woods Creek Elementary School in Crystal Lake were part of the kickoff Friday for the McHenry County Department of Health, which received an $8,200 grant from the American Cancer Society to fight childhood obesity. The grant is one of 18 in Illinois to give organizations the resources to implement the Coordinated Approach to Child Health, or CATCH, program, said Beth Bostrom, health initiative representative of the American Cancer Society. Read the Entire Article...
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