President Clinton launches the Alliance Healthcare Initiative with insurers, employers, and national medical associations to combat childhood obesity, on February 19, 2009, in Harlem, New York City.
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Every year after Easter Sunday, children and their parents flock to the White House lawns to take part in the traditional hunt for eggs.
This year, First Lady Michelle Obama is using the tradition to boost awareness about childhood obesity.
According to US health authorities, 15 per cent of children between 6-11 are overweight [...]
Commercial made promoting a health intervention program to address childhood obesity
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Overweight and obese youth are frequently teased, tormented, and victimized because of their weight. Weight-based teasing and stigma (also called ‘weight bias’) can have a detrimental impact on both emotional well-being and physical health. The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University (http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/) has released this new video to increase youth awareness [...]
Overweight and obese youth are frequently teased, tormented, and victimized because of their weight. Weight-based teasing and stigma (also called ‘weight bias’) can have a detrimental impact on both emotional well-being and physical health. The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University (http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/) has released this new video to help parents and [...]
Dr. Russell Pate, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences & Professor at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, testified before the Committee on Education and Labor at a hearing concerning childhood obesity and physical health and education on July 24, 2008.
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A half hour documentary, produced by WHRO, examines the epidemic of childhood obesity. Childhood health professionals paint a grim picture for the future of overweight children unless we begin to make systemic changes that support more healthy choices. Local, state and national childhood health experts, including William H. Dietz, Jr., MD, PhD, [...]