Walkability assessment illustrates need for sidewalks and stop signs
Officials offer report on county health status <http://www.thesnaponline.com/local/local_story_121084437.html> Stanly News & Press – Albemarle,NC,USA Childhood obesity is also a concern as 66.7 percent of children age 12-18 are at-risk or overweight, according to data released by the North Carolina … Senators want to expel junk food from US schools <http://in.reuters.com/article/health/idINTRE53T82520090430> Reuters India – Mumbai,India … [...]
Acting surgeon general takes on childhood obesity The State – Columbia,SC,USA Galson has chosen childhood obesity as one of his priorities, and he is rewarding Eat Smart, Move More’s efforts on that front. … See all stories on this topic Mass. town takes steps to trim fat (really), health care costs USA Today – USA [...]
Children at high risk of obesity who live near parks and recreation areas are apt to participate in walking activities more often, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism.
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MYFOXNY.COM – Mayor Joanne Cocchiola of Nutley, N.J., has introduced a township-wide weight loss program called the Mayor’s Weight Loss Challenge, in collaboration with Mountainside Hospital. The program is structured as a competition between the Township (employees and residents) and Nutley Board of Education (staff and faculty of the BOE and all schools). The 12-week [...]
New Jersey will invest $6 million in local pedestrian safety improvements
Educators and youth leaders have always provided NGA with meaningful and inspiring anecdotal accounts of how gardening boosts kids’ interest in school and learning, improves their attitudes about eating healthful foods and caring for the environment, helps them develop social skills and self-esteem, and gives them a feeling of community spirit. NGA now captures quantitative [...]
By CHRISTOPHER B. LEINBERGER WALK SCORE, a new Web site popular with urbanists and environmentalists (www.walkscore.com), rates places for their walkability – the ease of meeting daily needs on foot. The popularity of the site is an indicator that how the American Dream plays out on the ground has been fundamentally changing over the last 10 [...]
It’s no secret that children are facing more health problems than ever before. Childhood obesity is causing increases in diabetes rates as well as higher blood pressure. A health issue that is just coming to light in the wake of the other problems is increasing cholesterol levels in children. The best way to address it [...]
