Resources tagged with wellness. You can see all of the tags on the KPIRC website on the tag cloud page.
"$500 Million Pledged to Fight Childhood Obesity"
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation plans to spend more than $500 million over the next five years to reverse the increase in childhood obesity. It is one of the largest public health initiatives ever tried by a private philanthropy. The foundation estimates that roughly 25 million children 17 and under are obese or overweight, nearly a third of the 74 million in that age group, according to Census Bureau data and a 2006 study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Many of those children are poor and live in neighborhoods where outdoor play is unsafe and access to fresh fruits and vegetables is limited. The foundation plans to invest in programs to improve access to healthy food, encourage the development of safe play spaces, increase research to enhance understanding of obesity and prod governments into adopting policies to address the problem, among other things. Filed under Parents and tagged with health wellness on October 26, 2008 # |
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Bright Futures Family Tip Sheets
Divided into the four developmental stages of childhood, these easy-to-read sheets are designed to help families promote the health and well-being of their children with information on topics such as social development, child care, safety, eating and physical activity. Filed under Parents and tagged with health wellness on October 26, 2008 # |
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Bright Futures for Middle Childhood
From the ages of 5 through 10, your child begins to move from the close and familiar world of family to the larger world of school and friends. At the beginning of this period, your child will make the big jump into kindergarten. By the end, she’ll be looking forward to junior high school. Filed under Parents and tagged with wellness health on October 26, 2008 # |
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Action for Healthy Kids
AFHK periodically publishes special reports about children’s health and ways to take action to foster health-promoting schools. AFHK reports cover topics such as sound nutrition and increased physical activity, as well as their impact on students’ readiness to learn. Filed under Parents and tagged with health wellness on October 26, 2008 # |
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Learning To Give
Learning To Give focuses on the critical questions: How do we, who care about our communities and our culture, pass on to the next generation the ideas and values we cherish related to giving and serving—philanthropy? How do our children learn to be giving and responsible citizens? Filed under Parents and tagged with health wellness on October 26, 2008 # |
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Alcohol Industry Targets Teen Girls with "Alcopop" Ads
The American Medical Association (AMA) is alerting physicians, parents, and policymakers about the alcohol industry's promotion of "girlie drinks" -- also known as "alcopops" -- to girls ages 12-20. The AMA report, released on December 16, is based on two nationwide polls funded in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. "We're alarmed and concerned with these findings," says J. Edward Hill, president-elect of the AMA. "The percentage of girls who drink is on the rise faster than boys, and the average age of their first drink is now 13." The article describes alcopops as sweet flavored malt beverages that attract less experienced drinkers. Filed under Parents and tagged with health wellness on October 26, 2008 # |
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