childhood obesity

How To Help Your Kids Choose The Best Extra-Curricular Activities

Help your kids learn and prepare for the future through after-school activities.

2013/01/16

Agencies Get Grants To Address Obesity In Kids

The Michigan Department of Community Health has selected 10 agencies for a pilot program to help improve physical activity and healthy eating for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/05

Blues Donate $600k For Healthy Living Programs In 20 Michigan Elementary Schools

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is awarding $600,000 to support healthy eating and physical activity programs in 20 elementary schools during the 2012-2013 school year.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/26

Report: Nearly 60% Of Michiganders Obese By 2030

A new report says nearly 60 percent of Michigan residents could be obese by 2030 and health care costs could soar if the state doesn’t start shedding pounds.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/18

Poll: Kids’ Lack Of Exercise Tops List Of Concerns

A new University of Michigan poll on children’s health finds that “couch-potato kids” are a top concern of adults in the U.S.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/20

Do School Obesity Programs Cause Eating Disorders?

A new report from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital shows that school obesity programs may promote worrisome eating behaviors in kids.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/24

U-M Study: Kids In Lower-Income Households More Likely To Be Obese

Childhood obesity and the unhealthy behaviors that contribute to weight gain are more likely among children from lower-income households, according to a study by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/12/03

UM Study: Childhood Obesity Linked To Health Habits, Not Heredity

The study found that obese children tend to have the same habits, such as eating school lunch and spending a great deal of time being sedentary.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/01/31

UM Gets Two Public Health Grants

The University of Michigan Thursday announced a three-year, $1.4 million federal grant to establish the UM School of Public Health Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center, and a $2.25 million dollar federal grant to expand its preventive medicine residency to help combat an estimated 35,000 shortfall of primary care physicians expected within 10 years.

2010/11/18

Education Minute 10/07

In today’s Education Minute, WWJ Newsradio’s Pat Vitale reports on your kid’s visit to the doctor is becoming more in depth with childhood obesity rising. The Education Minute is a joint production with Eastern Michigan University […]

2010/10/07

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