Can a rap song or graffiti art help kids eat healthier? Dr. Kevin Strong wanted to give it a shot and compete with the unhealthy marketing that kids are bombarded with daily. So founded the “Dunk the Junk” movement to work in schools and through social media to tailor health messages to kids in a fun way to counter junk food advertising. He uses rap, hip-hop dance, basketball, and graffiti art to change what kids think is cool to eat. “I love basketball and I would see a million junk food ads every time I watched,” Strong told Style101 Magazine. “I was just really saddened by the all children that are coming in [to my clinic] real young, devastated by junk food exposure.”
The Need for Counter Marketing
In his many years as a community pediatrician in Maine, Dr. ...
Looking for a easy way to cook with the kids and commit to eating dinner at home? Check out the Chop Chop Cooking Club! Starting to cook at home can be a fun and enjoyable way for kids to learn about healthy food and bring the family to the table. Chop Chop helps kids be more active in the kitchen with a new recipe every month. Offering ways to bring healthier foods home, the organization is sharing free recipes and asking families to pledge to cook dinner at home at least once a month. They also ask that participants finish six challenges and put a picture up to receive virtual badges and win prizes like a Le Creuset Stainless Steel Frying Pan or a Kitchen Aid blender. To learn more and sign up for the challenge, visit ...
To inform and educate the San Antonio community on just how much sugar is in the beverages people consume daily, health officials and community leaders partnered to launch the bilingual Sugar-Packed marketing campaign. After San Antonio’s previous attempts to tackle sugary drink consumption fizzled out, Nelson Wolff, judge of Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, and his partners reignited a campaign against sugar with hopes to change the way residents look at sugar in beverages and its effect on health. The campaign includes print and online materials, including a sugar calculator tool, educational brochures, and posters.
The Issue of Sugary Drinks and Health
Awareness: In 1997, Bexar County’s Health Collaborative formed as a coalition of health agencies that aim to ...
Summer brings fun, sun, and—too often—poor health for kids. Emerging evidence shows children gain more weight during summer months than they do during the school year, and fitness gains children achieve during the school year are erased over the summer. How can families stay healthy over the summer? Let’s use #SaludTues on July 7, 2015, to tweet recipes, tips, and other resources that can make sure all peole eat healthy and stay active while we celebrate summer vacation: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How Families Can Eat Healthy This Summer”
DATE: Tuesday, July 7, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: ChopChop Magazine, a bilingual publication that teaches kids to cook and eat ...
Looking for the next best place to eat or buy the freshest local veggies? Eat Well Guide app can help you do just that. A movement to know were your food comes from and eat sustainable products is becoming increasingly popular. Technology may help build the bridge for consumers with looking for healthier options. Created by GRACE Communication Foundation, the app allows users to find local farmers market or the closest restaurants with sustainable products. Leslie Hatfield, GRACE’s communications director in a recent article stated: “We want to show people that there are places that are better than McDonalds.” On their website, Eat Well Guide state that it help's people "eat local, even when your not" a local. Access to healthy options through free or easily applicable ...
Did you know kids gain more weight during their summer vacation than they do the entire school year? That’s why Salud America! and San Antonio celebrity Chef Johnny Hernandez are partnering to launch #SaludSummer, a social media recipe-sharing campaign to promote healthy—and fun—eating for families during the summer. Starting on July 1, the campaign will use #SaludSummer to share one new kid-friendly recipe a week on social media by Chef Johnny, who puts his passion for Latino flavors, including fresh fruit cups, licuados (smoothies), and tortas into practice at his restaurants in San Antonio and Las Vegas. People also can share photos of their own healthy foods on social media using #SaludSummer and be entered into a random drawing for a grand prize—a Jawbone fitness ...
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Jefferson Dental Clinics Crispy veggies and sweet fruits make great-tasting, healthy treats. But did you know, they can also give you a healthier smile and fight gum disease? Nearly 67% of Mexican Americans suffer gum (periodontal) disease, a high rate. Periodontal disease forms pockets around the teeth, where bacteria and buildup accumulate, and if untreated can lead to bone and tissue erosion in the jaw. In severe cases, sufferers may experience tooth loss. What should you eat for proper oral health? Oral health experts from Jefferson Dental Clinics, in honor of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month in June, recommend incorporating these five essential vitamin- and mineral-rich foods to support oral health: Snack on spinach for iron ...
When kids choose to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less soda and chips, they set a good example for friends and family. But what if they can’t maintain their healthy lifestyle at school? Read what happens when youth leaders work with their San Antonio, Texas, school board to get healthy, vegan and vegetarian-approved lunch items into their cafeteria, not only to satisfy their desire to eat healthy but to empower other students to make healthier choices.
The Issue of Healthy Food Options at School
Awareness/Learn: For Sandra Garcia, it took planting a garden to realize just how powerful healthy food can be for a community. “When SWU [Southwest Workers’ Union] started the Roots of Change Garden in 2007, I realized how beautiful it was to grow your own ...
En Texas, el 18 por ciento de la población viven en hogares que no siempre tienen los medios económicos para poder comprar comida. Con esto en mente el departamento de agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha financiado una línea telefónica para que los residentes de Texas tengan un acceso más fácil a recursos gubernamentales y privados. Llamando a la línea creada por USDA, las personas que llamen podrán tener acceso a proveedores de comida en casos de emergencia, programas de asistencia nutricional y otros servicios. Durante los meses de verano la línea de llamadas también provee información de lugares donde jóvenes menores de 18 años y niños pueden recibir comida gratis. “El programa de nutrición de USDA provee una ayuda invaluable, ...
