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Sussex Youths Take Lead in Battle Against Obesity
by Ron MacArthur Sussex County is setting the pace in the battle against childhood obesity, and health officials say local children could one day be the healthiest in the nation. The obesity rate is rising in Delaware and across the nation, but the rate has dropped 2.3 percent in Sussex, said John Hollis, director of community relations for Nemours Health and Prevention Services. Sussex Child Health Promotion Coalition is at the core of Nemours’ campaign, uniting 150 agencies, all Sussex County school districts and 225 individuals around a single goal: to reduce the rate of childhood obesity by developing, promoting and implementing programs that...
Read MoreCATCH Referenced in the Leadership for Healthy Communities Action Strategies Toolkit
CATCH has been referenced in the Leadership for Healthy Communities Action Strategies Toolkit. Kathryn Bertram, Communications Director for the Leadership for Healthy Communities describes the goals of the program and toolkit: “Leadership for Healthy Communities, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works to support local and state leaders nationwide in their efforts to promote healthy, active communities and access to affordable, healthy foods. Working in close collaboration with 11 influential policy-maker organizations, Leadership for Healthy Communities developed the toolkit to equip state, municipal, county and school leaders with promising...
Read MoreHigh School Senior Uses CATCH to Educate Community about Healthy Living
Girl Scout Takes on Fight Against Childhood Obesity By Kelli O’Brien, Staff Writer MPNnow.com – Webster, NY When Katie Lohrman started to plan her community project for her Gold Award, she wanted to tackle an issue affecting kids. “I chose childhood obesity because I think it’s a big problem in the country, and I wanted to make a difference in the community,” the 18-year-old Webster Thomas senior said after one of her four sessions last Wednesday at East Irondequoit’s Ivan Green Primary School. Her presentations are modeled after Coordinated Approach To Child Health, a program designed to promote physical activity, healthy food...
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