Teachers and youth groups in Texas now have access to a free mobile app to help them with teaching important nutrition and physical activity concepts. The new Teach Healthier mobile app, which was launched at the TAHPERD Convention in December 2014, was developed by It's Time Texas in partnership with: Snap-Ed, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, and The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus. In just one month over 1,000 individuals have downloaded the app. According to an It's Time Texas blog, coach Katie Harris at the Harmony Science Academy, a school located in Northwest in Houston, uses the app at least 2-3 times a week to teach PE and health to her 5th, 6th and 8th grade students. Wiithout the app Harris would not be able to teach important ...
If you're seeking new ideas for teaching your students about nutrition and physical activity, checkout the It's Time Texas Teach Healthier app. This new app which was developed by It's Time Texas in partnership with Snap-Ed, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, and The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus is available for free. Learn more about the app by watching the video below. https://youtu.be/5C9e7xG1OGU Learn how to download the app and by watching this video tutorial. https://youtu.be/C9H9CKoMZ8o Download the It's Time Texas Teach Healthier app here. Also, stay tuned for the February launch of the It's Time Texas Choose Healthier ...
How did smallish Berkeley, Calif., become the nation’s first city to pass a sugary drink tax in 2014, after many other cities had failed? People power! Local health advocates like Xavier Morales had long supported a tax on sugary drinks, believing the higher price would discourage consumption. Research studies indicate that such a decrease in consumption could potentially reduce obesity and diabetes rates, especially for Latino kids. Because Latino children are heavily targeted by sugary drink and junk food advertisements, this issue was especially important to Berkeley’s 11% Latino community. In the end, it took passionate advocates, a well-organized campaign for a sugary drink tax, and national attention to eventually bring sweet victory for public health advocates in ...
Every child deserves the right to play and be healthy. Yet many times when the school day gets busy, recess is the first thing to go. In light of recent cuts to recess, a group of parents in Orange County, Florida have now gained national attention for standing up for their children's right to recess. According to a news story from Today.com at least twenty-three elementary schools in Orange County have cut back on or even cancelled recess. "They have become machines that produce data as opposed to children,'' Amy Narvaez, a mother of two, told TODAY. A Think Progress blog reports that prior to bringing the matter before the school board parents collected over 1,200 signatures as part of a petition. At the meeting they also cited research on the benefits of having between ...
Martín and Alejandro are new additions to the top-10 most popular boy names chosen by Latino parents in 2014, BabyCenter en Español reports. The top girl and boy baby names remained Sofía and Santiago. For boys, Martín debuted on the top-10 most popular boys’ names, and Alejandro returned to No. 4 after falling out of the top-10. For girls, Emma climbed a few spots and Luciana dropped. Here's the top-10 (see the top-100 girls and boys): Girls: Sofía, Isabella, Valentina, Emma, Camila, Valeria, Victoria, Martina, Ximena, Luciana Boys: Santiago, Mateo, Sebastián, Alejandro, Matías, Diego, Samuel, Nicolás, Daniel, Martín What inspired Latino parents to choose these baby names? Most parents said, according to a survey, they "just liked the name," its ...
Some communities in Kansas City, Missouri, like many urban areas across the U.S., lack easy access to healthy food outlets. For many Latino families, this reality can lead to unhealthy eating habits and cause diet-related disease. Advocates for better healthy food access in Kansas City have formed a task force in hopes of finding solutions to combat these food deserts. Task force members include Truman Medical Center, KC Healthy Kids and Illinois Fresh Foods Fund. The group recently shared an update with City Council members and is hoping the city will contribute funding to the cause. Truman Medical Center plans to build a supermarket near 27th and Troost, but is still searching for a grocer to open up on the land. They plan to break ground on the supermarket by ...
According to a recent study conducted out of UT Southwestern Medical Center as many as 1 out of every 5 parents of Latino children were not informed that their child was overweight due to barriers in patient-physician communication, such as language. “During primary care visits with overweight children in which there is a language barrier, it is incredibly important to provide a trained medical interpreter or bilingual provider, and use a growth chart to communicate that the child is overweight,” said lead investigator, Dr. Christy Turer, in a news release from the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Turner's research team found that out of 26 Latino children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old, 81% were classified as obese and 19% were overweight. Due to language barriers, ...
Despite signs of improvement in national childhood obesity rates, Latino youth as well as minority children of African-American, American Indian, and Asian & Pacific Islander American backgrounds are disproportionately impacted by high obesity rates. Many families still lack access to affordable, nutritious foods and safe opportunities to be active. To learn more about this topic and the changes needed to ensure healthier lives for all kids, tune in to the
Race & Ethnicity Matter--Understanding Childhood Obesity Through The Lens of Health Equity & Justice webinar. The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2015, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET Experts on the panel will include: Maya Rockeymoore, PhD, Director, Leadership for Healthy ...
How can we provide our kids with opportunities to stay fit once the school day ends? One way is by learning how to improve health standards in after school care programs. Find out the latest on out-of-school health from experts at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, the YMCA of the USA, and RTI International during the upcoming webinar: Maximizing Out-of-School Time--Empowering Afterschool Providers to Create Healthier Communities The webinar is scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 at 11:00AM – 12:30PM PST. Some examples of topics to be discussed include: Present childhood obesity statistics as well as recent AfterSchool Alliance data on the number of youth in afterschool programs
The history and development of the National AfterSchool ...
