In a Florida school district that didn’t provide health classes in high schools, a health educator, Risa Berrin, and her sister, Valerie Berrin, worked together to raise the bar on health education with their Health Information Project (HIP). HIP is a peer-to-peer program that allows students to teach each other about health problems, prevention, and how to access to local health resources toward reducing obesity and other issues.
The Need for Health Education in Schools
Awareness: Risa Berrin was a health reporter for her college newspaper when she first started seeing how teens were unaware or misinformed about health and prevention. She became part of the solution, starting a career as a certified human growth and reproductive health educator. While teaching law classes at ...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health partnered with AltaMed Services and Superior Grocers to help Maywood residents (97.4% Latino) shop for healthy foods. AltaMed provides health care services to underserved populations in Southern California. Obesity rates in Maywood, CA are 30% for adults and almost 28% for children, and the Medicare population with diabetes is 31.99% compared to 26.64% in California. Parents may struggle to navigate supermarkets due to flashy packaging and clever marketing by the food industry, which spends $2 billion annually on kids alone. Additional challenges are due to ambiguous health claims, confusing nutrition labels and cost. 28.3% of Maywood residents live under the federal poverty level compared to 15.9% in California. Superior ...
Some kids are a particularly attractive target for food marketers because of their increasing population size, spending power, and media exposure. Who’s targeting these kids? Do they see more healthy or junk food ads? Use #SaludTues to tweet with us on Aug. 11, 2015, as we unveil the results of a new study that explores the targeting of unhealthy foods and drinks to some kids, and which companies are doing the most targeting: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “The Crisis of Junk Food Marketing to Kids"
TIME/DATE: 1-2p ET (Noon-1 p CT), Tuesday, August 11, 2015
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity (@UConnRuddCenter); the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network ...
Did you know Parkinson’s disease affects many people? Let’s break the ice and talk about the disease and its misconceptions and how we can bring more awareness to the community. Join the discussion this coming Tuesday August 04 at 1 p.m. ET along with the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Parkinson’s Action Network. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Parkinson's Disease: How to Raise Awareness."
DATE: Tuesday, August 04, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: Michael J. Fox Foundation (@MichaleJFoxOrg), Parkinson's Action Network (@PANtweets) Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter/X and share your stories and resources. #SaludTues is a Tweetchat on ...
Resilience is the key to overcoming adverse childhood experiences. Often, public programs and policies demand an element of individual motivation and grit in order to overcome adverse experiences, which sends the message that disadvantaged kids are to blame if they don’t. As a motivational anecdote, the concept of grit can be encouraging; however, early childhood development research suggests that overcoming adverse experiences requires relationships, not grit. A recent report from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, “which seeks to unite the science of early childhood development with the policies we devise to support" children, explores policy implications of supporting relationships to build resilience. To learn more about public policy and ...
A new infographic shows what a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola does to your body within the first hour of drinking it, the Huffington Post reports. The infographic comes from the website the Renegade Pharmacist, led by Niraj Naik. He writes on the site: "Coke is not just high in high fructose corn syrup, but it is also packed with refined salts and caffeine. Regular consumption of these ingredients in the high quantities you find in Coke and other processed foods and drinks, can lead to higher blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and obesity." However a small amount now and then wont do any major harm. The key is moderation!" See the full infographic ...
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. ...
Regular physical activity is a vital component of every child’s life, yet many children lack access to safe spaces to be physically active. Opening existing school facilities will reduce challenges and support the addition of physical activity options locally. Join #SaludTues on July 28, 2015 to tweet about how community members and schools can increase access to safe spaces for children to be physically active outside of regular school hours by using existing school resources. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Open Outdoor School Facilities in Neighborhoods”
DATE: Tuesday, July 28, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: @SafeRoutesPNW, @ChangeLabWorks, @HealthierGen, and ...
Many communities often lack access to safe parks and green spaces. This Complete Parks Playbook by ChangeLab Solutions can help decision makers in communities assess and improve their park system. Decision makers cannot determine park access by park existence alone, but they must take into account numerous factors: how people travel to parks; how parks are designed; what types of activities and amenities are provided; how, by whom and when parks are used; what types of plants and trees are planted in parks; how parks are maintained; and how parks are funded. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the following 7 elements when determining the status of a park system: Connect: creating safe routes to parks
Locate: ensuring access to park
Grow: planting and maintaining ...
