Nation Park Trust (NPT)-a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the preservation and protection of our nation's critical parks and public lands and the engagement of our youth, especially those who are under-served with nature-is hosting their 6th annual 'Kids to Parks Day' on Saturday, May 21, 2016. The U.S. Senate passed a resolution in support of Kids to Parks Day introduced by Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii. NPT is working with numerous cities and towns included those affiliated with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Cities and Towns program, which is designed to encourage mayors and elected officials to adopt policies and ...
A new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the American Cancer Society shows that greater levels of leisure-time physical activity are associated with a lower risk of developing 13 different types of cancer. Leisure-time physical activity is separate from physical activity done at work or at home. It is activity done at one's own discretion, like hiking, swimming, Zumba, or yoga. This new study pooled data on 1.44 million people, ages 19 to 98, over 11 years, from the United States and Europe, and was able to examine a broad range of cancers, including rare malignancies. The most noteworthy finding from this study is that associations are broadly generalization to different populations, including people who ...
According to recent news, Dr. Linda Ko is working to implement healthier food and physical activity environments for 900 Latino children in over eight elementary schools in the Lower Yakima Valley, in Washington, where thirty-four percent of the youth are obese. The new large-scale trial, called "Together we STRIDE"-an acronym standing for "Strategizing Together Relevant Interventions for Diet and Exercise"- will work to reduce the children's body-mass index (BMI) by teaching families and children to cook and eat healthy meals together at home and in school, and will also include physical activity components like community block party's that offer free physical activity classes like Zumba and yoga in or around local parks. A Community Advisory Board has helped lead the groundwork ...
Active Living Research translated their popular Safe Routes to School Programs (SRTS) Work infographic into Spanish. This infographic features evidence on the success of programs to improve safety and increase the number of children walking and biking to and from school through educational efforts, encouragement programs, and road improvements at or near schools. Findings presented in this infographic come from a related ALR research review. Learn more about how Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programs Work here. Copy and Share: Los Programas De Rutas Escolares Seguras Si Funcionan http://salud.to/225D7Ka #SRTS @SaludToday ...
Update May 2016: City Council President suggests an alternative lower priced soda tax A new 1-cent tax per ounce or lower on soda was recently suggested by City Council President Darrell Clarke at City Hall that would cut funding for Mayor Kenney's original soda tax proposal to help bring universal pre-k to Philadelphia. The funding from the tax would be decreased from an estimated $60 million a year to pay for 6,500 new pre-k spots down to $19 million a year at 2,000 new pre-k spots, according to a recent news article. More discussions are set on how to fund the initial pre-k plan and the exact pricing for the soda tax. To see the history of this change, click here. Share on Twitter: City Council President suggests a lower $ soda tax ...
In Contra Costa County, half of CalFresh recipients are children. CalFresh is a federally funded program, formerly called Food Stamps that helps families and children put nutritious foods on their tables daily and helps to prevent household hunger and reduce the greater risks for obesity, diabetes, and other diseases. May is “CalFresh Awareness Month,” where organizations and groups like the First 2 Contra Costa through the Family Economic Security Partnership work to increase CalFresh use and awareness of CalFresh benefits to the community. The coalition is led by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County and includes the Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), the Multi-Faith Action Coalition, the Ensuring Opportunity Campaign, and other ...
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The week of May 8th-14th is National Women’s Health Week! The purpose of celebrating Women’s Health Week is to encourage all the women in our lives—abuelitas, tias, sisters y primas—to take steps to live healthier. How are you staying healthy? More information ...
Acetaminophen, the main ingredient in painkillers such as Tylenol, has been linked to less empathy for others, according to a new study by researchers from Ohio State, USA Today reports. During the study, researchers measured empathy of 194 college students and concluded that those students who had taken acetaminophen felt less empathy for others than students who took the placebo. "These findings suggest other people's pain doesn't seem as big of a deal to you when you've taken acetaminophen," said Dominik Mischkowski, a co-author of the study and researcher at the National Institutes of Health, in a statement. Researchers warn that taking acetaminophen “could have implications for our interpersonal lives.” “Empathy is important. If you are having an argument with ...
