Jamie Oliver, the British Celebrity Chef-turned school food activist, began hosting a worldwide Food Revolution Day a few years ago. He passionately believes that by educating children about food in a fun and engaging way, we can equip them with the basic skills they need to lead healthier, happier lives, for themselves and their future families. In celebration of this year's Food Revolution Day on May 15th, Oliver has launched a petition asking leaders and governments of all G20 countries to make practical food education a compulsory part of every school curriculum. On his website, Oliver argues that with diet-related diseases rising at an alarming rate, it has never been more important to educate children about food, where it comes from and how it affects their bodies. Watch ...
At Patrick Henry Middle School in Houston, TX, also known as "the Pat," school officials know that healthy families are a key to Sponsored by the middle school along with Texas ACE 21st Century, this event will provide information, resources and fun learning activities that will assist parents in guiding their families to practice healthy living. School officials are seeking community resources, vendors, supporters, etc. to provide resources that can help low income parents explore their options in order to adequately provide for their families. At "the Pat," over 72% of students are at-risk and 95% are low income. 88% of students at "the Pat" are Hispanic. To learn how you or your business can contribute, please contact Miss Jay at jricheyo@houstonisd.org or call 713-696-2650 ...
You're invited to register for a webinar at 1-2:30 p.m. ET, April 10, 2015, on the power of storytelling as a public health tool in preventing diabetes and obesity. The webinar, which will take place during National Public Health Week on April 6-12, 2015, will feature a panel of community workers and researchers doing work in vulnerable communities from two cutting-edge projects. Natasha Huey and José Vadi will share the exciting work of The Bigger Picture campaign, which inspires young people to give voice to their stories using spoken word to change the conversation about the disease and the social and environmental factors that have led to its spread. Researchers Jayme Hannay and Rob Dudley, with support from Salud America! (a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program on Latino ...
Although Latinos tend to live longer than other ethnic groups, they also spend a high proportion of their later years with disability, according to a new study, Health Canal reports. In fact, Latinos ages 65 and older spend half their remaining years with serious physical impairments. The study, which followed a cohort of several thousand Mexican Americans for 18 years, evaluated physical performance—balance, standing, walking, grip strength, and the ability to get out of a chair. Respondents with less education and lower financial stability were more likely to experience functional decline than those with higher levels of education and financial stability, and older women who were born in Mexico suffered longer periods of disability, according to Health Canal. This means ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded funds to 17 different universities and colleges working to develop and evaluate programs to prevent childhood obesity. Of the programs that have been selected to receive funding, several will target Latino children, who continue to be a high risk demographic for becoming overweight or obese. Some of the universities which will specifically target Latinos with their programs include the following: California State University: Will work to better understand ways to promote healthier eating behaviors through mindful eating among children & families in the Hispanic community. University of California: Will work to advance the fight against pediatric obesity by focusing on the expansion of both the traditional expanded food ...
The Aetna Foundation has announced the launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities grants program. This year will be an Open RFP called Local Roots: Supporting Community Gardens, Urban Farms and Farmers Markets. Through this RFP Aetna will fund the creation and expansion of community gardens, urban farms and farmers markets in underserved neighborhoods so that fresh fruits and vegetables are locally available, accessible and affordable Beyond the gardens, farms or farmers markets themselves, successful applicants must have programs that also engage local residents in one or more of the following: Nutrition education and/or cooking classes that improve knowledge and skills about the health benefits of fresh produce;
Cultivating and/or distributing produce that ...
Check out this bill tracker that follows bills in the 84th Texas Legislature that are relevant to research taking place at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living and the expertise of their faculty. The bills are sorted into 4 general categories: food policy, obesity and the built environment, school health, and tobacco. Click here to access the bill ...
Using data from the 2012-13 school year, researchers with Bridging the Gap's National Wellness Policy Study collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update a series of briefs and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation highlighting opportunities to support wellness policies through evidence-based strategies. These briefs provide an assessment of policies across school districts nationwide related to seven wellness policy components. They also highlight areas of opportunity for state agencies, school districts, and schools to strengthen wellness policy components. The PowerPoint presentation provides stakeholders with an easy-to-use resource to present the research findings, recommendations, resources, and other information found in the ...
This policy brief, created by Leadership for Healthy Communities which is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, investigates sugary drink consumption in communities of color, focusing on the public health impact and marketing of such products, and policy options to facilitate healthy beverage consumption. It also discusses how decision makers can work to prevent childhood obesity and related illnesses by advancing policies to reduce the marketing and appeal of sugary drinks—and increase the availability of healthy alternatives—in communities of color. Download Sugary Drinks in Communities of Color: Recent Research and Policy Options for Reducing ...
