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USDA Proposes Increasing Meal Reimbursement for Schools That Serve Healthy Foodemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed offering higher reimbursement rates to schools that serve healthy foods, Reuters reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Lawmakers Introduce Advertising Control Measures to Curb Childhood Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation seeking to curb childhood obesity, the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Lawmaker Proposes Grant Program to Add BMI Data to Children's Immunization Recordsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
U.S. Rep Christopher Carney (D-Pa.) has introduced legislation that would help states include body mass index (BMI) data in children's immunization records, Amed News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Mississippi State University Launches Healthy Lifestyle Program for Pre-Schoolersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mississippi State University (MSU) has launched a program aimed at educating pre-schoolers about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Limit Food and Beverage Advertising to Childrenemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation that would more strictly regulate the advertising of foods and beverages to children, the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Wisconsin E-Learning Program Seeks to Curb Childhood Overweight, Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Milwaukee-based Children's Hospital and Health System's Children's Health Education Center has partnered with the La Crosse County Health Department to pilot an online gaming program designed to curb childhood overweight and obesity, WKBT reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 18, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Study Suggests Physical Education Class Helps Curb Teen Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A study published recently in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that regular participation in physical education (P.E.) class can help reduce obesity rates among low-income teenagers, United Press International reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Mississippi State University Launches Healthy Living Program for Preschoolersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mississippi State University (MSU) has launched a program aimed at educating preschool students about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Minneapolis School to Participate in Program to Promote Improved School Nutrition, Physical Activityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Northeast Middle School in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Vikings, the National Dairy Council and the Midwest Dairy Council are partnering on a program aimed at addressing childhood obesity through improved school nutrition and opportunities for physical activity, The Farmer reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Florida Board of Education to Consider Eliminating Sugar-Sweetened Beverages from Schoolsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Florida Board of Education officials are considering removing all sugar-laden beverages from school cafeterias and vending machines, the Sun Sentinel reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 16, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

California School District Recruits Students to Create Nutritious Menuemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Students in Chula Vista, Calif., are participating in a program that encourages them to create nutritious meals to be served in the district's elementary schools, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 14, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

New York Senator Introduces Early Child Nutrition Improvement Billemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has introduced legislation aimed at improving the quality of federally funded meals served at day-care centers and Head Start programs and increasing the number of children eligible for such meals, the Daily Messenger reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 13, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Survey Reveals Parents Want Schools to Limit Access to Junk Food, Improve Physical Activityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
New survey results released by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation suggest that a significant majority of parents want schools to limit access to unhealthy food items and promote physical activity, the Vending Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Group Suggests Federal Government Should Lead Pedestrian Safety Effortsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Transportation for America, a group that "advocates safe, sustainable transportation," is calling for the federal government to enhance efforts to improve pedestrian safety throughout the country, the Columbus Dispatch reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 12, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Dairy Group Launches Campaign to Keep Flavored Milk in Schoolsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The National Dairy Council and the Milk Processor Education Program have launched a new campaign aimed at preserving the sale of sugar-sweetened, flavored milks in schools, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 10, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

New White House Chef Advises Policy-makers on Improving Child Nutritionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
In addition to traditional cooking duties, new White House chef Sam Kass is supporting the charge toward child nutrition reform and obesity prevention, the New York Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 7, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Chicago Project Taps Teenagers to Produce Healthy Cafeteria Itemsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Students at 14 Chicago-area high schools are participating in a project that aims to improve the nutritional content of the food items sold in their cafeterias, the Chicago Tribune reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 6, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Louisiana Schools Receive Awards for Nutrition, Fitness Programsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
In an effort to curb soaring childhood obesity rates in the state, the Louisiana Department of Education is rewarding schools that implement programs aimed at improving nutrition and promoting physical activity in schools, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 5, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Soft Drink Manufacturers Lobby against Soda Taxemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Soft drink manufacturers have been spending millions of dollars to lobby against a national excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, including soda, juice drinks and flavored milk, the Huffington Post reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 5, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

U.S. Cities Make Efforts to Increase Availability of Nutritious Foodsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Several U.S. cities are participating in efforts aimed at improving the nutritional content of foods sold in convenience stores, the New York Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 4, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

NIH Awards Funding for Obesity Prevention, Treatment Researchemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $12 million to the Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center to support various obesity prevention and treatment projects, The Medical News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 4, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Minnesota Legislature Awards Funding to Create Healthier Environmentsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Bloomington Public Health in Minnesota has received a $1.6 million appropriation from the state legislature to support efforts to promote healthier environments, the MN Sun reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 3, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Chicago-Area Groups Partner to Launch Childhood Obesity Prevention Effortemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Approximately three dozen hospitals, school districts, charitable agencies, planners and other entities in a Chicago suburb have joined to launch an effort aimed at tackling childhood obesity, the Naperville Sun reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 3, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Study Suggests Letting Children Sleep Late Can Curb Overweight, Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A study published in the November issue of Pediatrics suggests that allowing children to sleep late on weekends and holidays can help curb obesity and overweight, HealthDay reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - November 1, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Data Suggest Children Watch Entire Day's Worth of Television Each Weekemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
New data from television monitoring group Nielsen suggest that each week children spend an average of an entire day watching television, representing an eight-year high for television viewing among children, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 31, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Data Suggests Children Watch Entire Day's Worth of Television Each Weekemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
New data from television monitoring group Nielsen suggests that children spend an average of an entire day each week watching television, representing an eight-year high for television viewing among children, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 30, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

North Carolina School System Receives Funding for Physical Education Programsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Carol M. White Physical Education Program has awarded $1.4 million to the Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina, the Salisbury Post reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 29, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Children's Museums to Launch Childhood Obesity Prevention Programmingemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Children's museums in New York City and New Orleans are planning to launch programs aimed at addressing childhood obesity in high-need neighborhoods, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 28, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Report Suggests New York City Menu Labeling Law is Effective at Promoting Health Changesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released data suggesting that a citywide menu-labeling law has helped residents make healthier food choices, Reuters reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 28, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Report Shows Least Nutritious Cereals Are Heavily Marketed to Childrenemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new study by researchers at Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity suggests that the least healthy cereals are most aggressively marketed to children, Time magazine reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 28, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Tennessee Schools Making Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Tennessee is using data collected under a mandatory student body mass index (BMI) screening requirement to evaluate current programs for addressing childhood obesity and better target future interventions, the Daily News Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 27, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

West Virginia Makes Efforts to Improve Nutrition Standards for Day Care Centersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
West Virginia school officials are poised to launch a program aimed at strengthening nutrition standards for the state's day care facilities, the Charlestown Daily Mail reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 27, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Tennessee Schools Making Efforts to Prevent Childhood Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Tennessee is using student body mass index (BMI) data to evaluate current efforts to address childhood obesity and better target future interventions, the Daily News Journal reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 26, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

North Carolina-Based University Receives Funding to Develop Program to Address Childhood Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Hickory, N.C.-based Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) has received a $3 million endowment to create an academic program specifically for the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity, the Hickory Daily Record reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 25, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

FDA Launches Investigation into Food Packaging Nutrition Claimsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will launch an investigation into whether the nutrition claims posted on food packaging violate federal food labeling laws, Reuters reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 23, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

North Carolina University Receives Funding to Develop Institute to Address Childhood Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU) in Hickory, N.C., has received a $3 million gift from Gungor and Diana Solmaz of Denver, N.C., to establish an endowment for the Solmaz Institute for Obesity, which will provide post-graduate training and hands-on experience in dietetics, counseling and fitness, the Hickory Daily Record reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 23, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

HealthierUS School Challenge to Expand to Middle, High Schoolsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Obama Administration has announced plans to expand the HealthierUS School Challenge to include middle and high schools, the McPherson Sentinel reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 23, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

IOM Issues Recommendations to Improve Nutrition of Federal School Meal Programemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new report from the National Institutes of Health's Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for U.S. schools to limit the calories in meals served in schools, as well as offer more fruits and vegetables and whole grain food items, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 22, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

West Virginia Launches Campaign to Improve School Nutritionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The West Virginia Department of Education's Office of Child Nutrition has launched a statewide campaign aimed at improving the nutritional value of the foods served in schools, WHSV reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 22, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Minnesota City Residents Gain Longevity As a Result of Diet, Exercise Changesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 10-month-old effort to improve the dietary, exercise and lifestyle habits among residents of Albert Lea, Minn., has resulted in participating individuals gaining an average of 3.1 years of longevity, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 21, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

IOM Issues Recommendations to Improve Nutritional Quality of Federal School Meal Programemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calls for updating federal standards to limit the calories in meals served in U.S. schools, as well as offer more fruits and vegetables, and whole grain food items, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 21, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Oregon Launches Statewide Campaign to Counter Junk Food Advertisingemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Nutrition Council of Oregon—a coalition of nutrition professionals representing public health, academic settings, nutrition and food programs, and nonprofit organizations—has launched a statewide campaign aimed at countering junk food advertising, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 20, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Pennsylvania Insurer, Departments of Health, Education Provide Funding for Childhood Obesity Prevention Effortsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania has partnered with the state departments of health and education to provide schools with funding to support efforts to reduce childhood obesity, the Pocono Record reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 19, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Study Finds Convenience Stores a Significant Source of Calories for Philadelphia School Childrenemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A study of Philadelphia schoolchildren published in Pediatrics finds that children who shop at convenience stores before or after school purchased an average of 360 calories worth of foods and beverages during each visit, MedPage Today reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 17, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Study Finds Convenience Stores a Significant Source of Calories for Philadelphia Schoolchildrenemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A study of Philadelphia schoolchildren published in the November issue of Pediatrics finds that children who shop at convenience stores before or after school purchased an average of 360 calories worth of food and beverage during each visit, MedPage Today reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 16, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

First Lady Calls for Small Changes to Reduce Childhood Obesityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
In a recent address to employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), First Lady Michelle Obama urged parents to make small changes in their children's diet to improve health and reduce the risk of obesity, Chicago Breaking News reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 16, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Study Suggests Neighborhood Can Impact Diabetes Riskemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A study published in a recent issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that living in a neighborhood with ample access to fresh fruit and vegetables and opportunities for exercise can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, MedPage Today reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 16, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

USDA Kicks Off National School Lunch Weekemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
As part of National School Lunch Week, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently traveled to select schools nationwide that have made efforts to improve school nutrition and promote healthy lifestyles under the Healthier US School Challenge, the Associated Press reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

New Florida Nonprofit Promotes Vegetable Gardensemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Florida’s Vero Beach is home to a new nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching children and their families about vegetable gardens and how they can be used to promote wellness, the TC Palm reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

New Florida Non-Profit Promotes Vegetable Gardensemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Florida's Vero Beach is home to a new non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children and their families about vegetable gardens and how they can be used to promote wellness, the TC Palm reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 15, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news