The Texas Ten Step Star Achiever Training Toolkit is a step-by-step training kit to help Texas birthing facilities and staff implement each of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding to support in a facility-wide paradigm shift toward increased breastfeeding support and exclusivity. "This toolkit includes detailed definitions of each step, rationales and strategies for implementation, and resources for further reading and review. It is recommended that you approach the steps and the goals in the manner best suited to your facility. For instance, it is not necessary to work through the steps sequentially. Instead, create a plan for implementation that is most appropriate and effective in the context of your facility, staff, patients and community." Access the toolkit ...
How do small retail stores enhance sales of healthy foods? A new report by Healthy Eating Research called, Minimum Stocking Levels and Marketing Strategies of healful foods for Small Retail Food Stores, reveals ways retailers can enhance sales of healthy foods in their stores. Marketing tips along with stocking level procedures show retailers how to adopt practices to enhance sales of healthier food items. Recommendations in the report were developed by national experts in food retail, nutrition and obesity prevention. Click here to read the full report. Register for the Webinar on the Minimum Stocking Levels Report today by ...
A study from BioMed Central Public Health simulated and reviewed the impact on health by taxing a twenty percent tax on sugary-sweetened beverages and internalizing the cost of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGEs). The tax scenarios showed consumers would be more likely to purchase more environmentally friendly meats including poultry and pork and more fruits and vegetables. However, unhealthy foods high in sugar and salt, such as cakes also resulted, not completely improving diets. In the four scenarios of models, all taxes would be passed onto consumers. Two of the tax scenarios included a sugar tax and two scenarios left the sugary tax out. Estimations showed that over 2,000 deaths could be averted, as diets would consist of reduced sugar and fat and increased ...
Want to attend the Farm to Cafeteria Conference? Now you can! The National Farm to School Network is now accepting applications for scholarships to the 8th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, which will take place in Madison, Wis., June 2-4, 2016. This event is the top national training and networking event for farm to cafeteria professionals working to improve community health, build economic opportunities for farmers and producers, and ensure long-term sustainability for local food efforts nationwide. To ensure the conference reflects the full diversity of the movement, scholarships are prioritized for farmers, farmer support organizations, youth (through age 22), persons of color, food service professionals, farm to college/hospital practitioners, and early care and ...
A new guide by ChangeLab Solutions can help local jurisdictions design a code enforcement program to help create and maintain health housing. Good quality housing is central to the health of individuals, families, and communities. When housing falls into poor conditions or disrepair due to pest infestation, moisture damage, hazardous chemicals, or inadequate ventilation, its residents tend to have poor health. Unhealthy homes have been linked to 20-30% of all asthma cases, over 20,000 lung cancer deaths, and a host of preventable fatal and nonfatal home injuries. Without proper maintenance, homes can become unhealthy and dangerous. Strong housing codes, well-trained enforcement officers, and municipal cooperation are necessary to protect residents. Property owners and community ...
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is accepting workshop proposals for the 21st Annual International Meeting, October 13-16 in Washington D.C. Workshops are 90 minutes with 20-40 attendees. Workshop formats could include: An interactive and novel approach to common challenges in the clinical practice or a focus on “hot?button” or evolving issues that are newly recognized.
A hands-on opportunity to hone a specific clinical skill, with ample time set aside for practice, interaction and discussion. If you would like to submit a proposal, apply here by Wednesday, April 5, 2016. Learn more about the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. SAVE THE DATE: The 21st Annual International Meeting is on October 13-16 in Washington D.C. Copy and Share on Twitter: Workshop ...
Improving health isn't limited to the doctor's office or to a lab. Quite the opposite, in fact. The zip code you grow up in is a better predictor of your health than your genetics. This is due to social and environmental factors that influence health behaviors. Take street trees, for example. A recent study, Neighborhood Greenspace and Health in a Large Urban Center, found that street trees have numerous economic and health benefits. Exposure to greenspaces can reduce sedentary time, promote physical activity, and reduce blood pressure, which is important for low-income and minority neighborhoods because they often lack aesthetically pleasing active spaces, yet are disproportionately burdened by increased rates of obesity and chronic disease. "We find that having 10 more ...
Daily active recess policies in elementary schools can increase student's participation in physical activity and reduce their risk for developing chronic disease, overweight, and obesity. This implementation guide from DASH-NY, New York State’s Obesity Prevention Policy Center, will walk you through a checklist of steps to implement an active recess policy, common barriers to implementation, and nationwide examples of implementation at the state and district level to implement a policy that will ensure daily active recess in elementary schools. Access the implementation guide here. Copy and Share on Twitter: Implementation guide for daily active #recess policy. http://goo.gl/18hoiZ #SaludAmerica ...
Why grow a garden? Various studies have shown the benefits of growing and maintaining a garden including better mental health, and physical health. Having healthy food access, along with space for physical activity are just to name a few. Having a healthier heart depends on eating right and having daily physical activity. The American Heart Association (AHA) encourages, at least, two to three segments of moderate to vigorous exercise in segments of 30 or 15 minutes a day. Doing gardening activities like digging, raking, weeding, watering, planting and sowing are considered healthy for the heart, as researchers found that these activities were considered moderate-to-high-intensity physical activity, according to a recent article. Stress-fighting benefits were also shown ...
