Walking is known for it's healthy benefits. The American Heart Association has stated that walking helps reduce cancer and disease while increasing mental health and helping prevent obesity. Latino students need more activity in their day to help prevent cardiovascular disease and obesity. Allowing students to walk while learning is a healthy alternative to the average school day of sitting 90 percent of the time. A teacher from North Carolina (NC), Laura Fenn, was tired from a rough day at school. Wanting more for her students and herself, she put on her sneakers and put on a podcast then headed out for a walk after school. Realizing the health benefits she was getting, while at the same time listening and learning to one of her favorite podcasts, she decided to write a grant the ...
Cashews in replace of gum, granola bars instead of Snickers, and more healthy options will be waiting to greet you at the end of the line starting October 1st. Making a healthier choice is easier when the environment around you blooms with healthier foods. With the obesity of Americans rising, and consumers wanting more healthy options, Target is allowing the healthy choice to be the easy choice at check out lines by replacing high-sugar junk foods with low-sugar alternatives. As you know, most check out lanes include gum, soda, candy and high-sugar or high-sodium choices, making it hard on hungry shoppers with high stress and little time to shop. In fact, studies show that shoppers are more likely to buy impulse buys at the end of the line due to stress. The healthier check out ...
Many people have heard the phrase, "You need to drink more water." But what if you heard a talking water fountain say that to you? Drink UP, is a collaboration that is working with the Partnership for a Healthier America to encourage everyone to drink more water. Using talking water fountains, and sharing videos online about how everyone should "drink up", they hope to encourage more people to simply drink more water. Bilingual videos are also shared to encourage Latino families to "Bebe Con Ganas". Latino's are more likely to drink more sugary beverages than their peers. Encouraging Latino kids to drink more water is a healthy step towards a healthier life. Watch the talking water fountain ...
Inspiring every child to get outdoors and be active, is the new initiative, "Every Kid in a Park" program. This program is an Administration-wide effort in partnership with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Offering kids free passes, the program's efforts are on removing barriers for youth from underserved communities to get to their parks, public lands and waters. Latino kids are likely to benefit from this program and as many Latino Kids have little access to active spaces, studies show. Access to more active and green spaces may assist in building a culture of health and help in lowering the high rates of obesity in Latino ...
The Pirates will be testing out their new 'Bike to Ballgame' on September 15th, 2105, offering areas for 200 bikes and a first-ever free bike valet service within the stadium. After noticing all the work Bike Pittsburg was doing in promoting a healthy biking culture in the city. A member the Pittsburg Pirates staff wanted to encourage the community to bike to the ballgame. But how would they promote a healthy culture of biking to ballgame goers? By providing the stadium with bike lanes, areas to park your bike for the game, and even a free bike-valet service. The Pirates are wanting to be in support of all BikePGH is doing, not only by allowing areas to be designated for free bike use, but also by promoting the free biking valet this September 15th by offering a free round ...
Physical activity is a necessity with many cities dealing with high obesity rates, but how can physical activity be promoted within neighborhoods? Street connectivity and walkability are two built environment factors that may assist in physical activity within neighborhoods. Educational tools that analyze a support for walkability are helpful in understanding ways to change the built environment to help the community increase physical activity daily and in helping combat obesity. A recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used a 15-item environment audit tool, called MAPS-Mini to evaluate neighborhood design and physical activity in four age groups. MAPS stands for, Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS), it works to measure street design, ...
Miami, a highly Latino populated city (65.6% Latino) is also struggling with obesity for the many immigrant families that live in low-income areas. In fact according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 67.4% of the adult population of the county is overweight or obese. For 23 years, a pediatric mobile health clinic supported by Children's Health fund and Miami Miller School of Medicine has been providing comprehensive medical care to low-income children. The University of Miami Pediatric Mobile clinic is now acknowledging the obesity issues in the low-income migrant population. The mobile clinic will now be providing and testing a new telehealth obesity prevention program. Using technology such as text messaging, health education apps, electronic fitness ...
How does a busy Latina mom keep her kids healthy and have time for nutritious meals, if she doesn't have a full kitchen to prepare meals? A cookbook for families who only have microwaves is a great resource to help provide easy to make healthy family dinners. The Microwave Chef cookbook, includes recipes from renowned chefs like Rachel Ray, and helps users learn how to make any meal from pancakes to a meatloaf, all only using a microwave. Click here to download The Microwave ...
A new bill in New York City (NYC) is being proposed for a ban against sugary beverages 16 oz or larger for minors. The ban primarily geared for kids, however, would also allow the state Department of health to phrase warning labels on foods and beverages that contain about 40 grams of sugar for all consumers.
Assemblyman Matthew Titone is trying to bring support to the legislation. The local community has recently promoted informational and educational campaigns against sweet drinks, including teens helping to promote #ourvoiceNYC sponsored by the city's health department.
Continued efforts are needed to help Latino kids in urban areas like NYC (28.6% Latino), to discover the truth about what they are consuming. Recent studies show sugary beverages and junk foods are marketed to ...
