Posts Tagged "Obesity"
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 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...
Read MoreEl Paso County Serves as a Model for Obesity Prevention
Researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus found that obesity prevention efforts in the El Paso region were the most effective in Texas in decreasing the prevalence of childhood obesity. Deanna Hoelscher, Ph.D., director of the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, examined regional changes of child obesity from 2000-2002 to 2004-2005, after the implementation of several statewide policies and programs in Texas. The study found a 13 percent decrease in the prevalence of obesity among El Paso 4th graders. “Data from the El Paso region...
Read MoreCATCH and Coordinated School Health
Coordinated School Health is a process which brings a school and community together to teach children to be healthy for a lifetime. Effective coordinated school programs reinforce positive healthy behaviors throughout the day and makes clear that good health and learning go hand in hand. What makes CATCH a coordinated school health program? CATCH builds an alliance of children, parents, teachers, and school staff to teach skills and behaviors associated with maintaining healthy lifestyles. CATCH coordinates four component areas, including classroom curricula, food service modifications, physical education changes, and family enforcement, targeting both...
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