Salud America! and MomsRising invite you to a #FoodFri tweetchat about the connection between sugary drink consumption and Latino childhood obesity at noon CST (1 p.m EDT) Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. #FoodFri is a weekly tweetchat hosted by MomsRising on Twitter every Friday to provide a platform for our food policy partners and the larger food justice community to address food and beverages in schools, food marketing to children and other topics. Be sure to follow @MomsRising and @SaludToday and use the hashtag #FoodFri to participate. DATE: Friday, Nov. 1, 2013
TIME: 1:00 PM EDT (noon CST)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #FoodFri
WHO: @MomsRising, @SaludToday and YOU! For instructions on how to join a #FoodFri tweetchat, go here. For Salud America! research on sugary drinks ...
Want to hang out with former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, Let’s Move Executive Director Sam Kass, and Salud America! Director Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez? Washington Post Live will host a Childhood Obesity Summit on Sept. 20, 2013, featuring these and other exciting leaders in the movement who will offer fresh perspectives on strategies for reversing the epidemic and recent signs of progress. There are a few ways you can take part: Apply here to attend in person in Washington, D.C.
Watch a livestream of the event.
Converse on Twitter using the hashtag #childhoodobesity. Other scheduled speakers include Regina Benjamin, the 18th Surgeon General of the United States; Yael Lehmann, executive director of The Food Trust; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert ...
More Hispanic adults (47%) than white adults (39%) rate childhood obesity as the leading health concern for children in their communities, according to the latest annual poll by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. Overall, childhood obesity is the leading concern of all parents. However, the poll reflects markedly varied perspectives about child health concerns by race/ethnicity: Hispanic adults are more likely than black or white adults to express concerns about bullying and alcohol abuse.
Black adults express greater concerns about teen pregnancy. Hispanics didn't rate teen pregnancy in their Top-10 concerns.
Both blacks and Hispanics express greater concern than whites about school violence. "Such differences of perspective likely ...
Check out these new videos from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that discuss progress in reversing childhood obesity. This video features Genoveva Islas-Hooker, regional director of the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention, about how California and Latino families are addressing the epidemic. This video features Eduardo Sanchez, MD, deputy chief medical officer, American Heart Association, provides his take on what needs to be done to address the childhood obesity epidemic. To learn more, go ...
Schools in southern Florida are implementing more changes to promote healthy eating amongst students. Various schools have started providing a salad bar, changing the vending machine options, and introducing more fruits and vegetables. The USDA's Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act standardized calories per meal and what types of foods must be offered. However many schools in southern Florida are trying to go beyond that to create. They were making these changes before the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which has helped the changes become less objectionable. They have gotten rid of deep fryers in many schools, and began eliminating some high fat foods (like hot dogs, corn dogs, and fried foods). Although they are facing obstacles like the student's acceptance and intake of new food, they ...
Maryvale on the Move works to influence and bring about healthy changes to Maryvale and Canyon Corridor--two predominantly Latino neighborhoods in Phoenix. Residents from the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix met for a series of workshops to provide input as to what improvements needed to be made in their community. Some expressed concern over a lack of lighting and a need for more physical activity and less junk food in their neighborhoods. Residents also made recommendations like installing a roundabout to calm traffic and establishing Farmers' Markets. After meeting with groups of local residents from these neighborhoods, and community organizations, Maryvale on the Move identified four goals. The four goals are: (1) create community gardens; (2) increase availability of ...
The preliminary results of this study highlight the need for obesity prevention among Latino children and reveal the strong potential of a faith-based community as a venue and infrastructure for implementing effective obesity-prevention strategies. Click here for more ...
