Childhood Obesity costs up to $19,000 per child
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five children and one in three adults are obese. In the LA Times article "Medical cost of childhood...
Updates in Category "Healthcare"
March is National Nutrition Month!
The Food Day campaign has released a ranking of 73 veggies to get onto your healthy meal plates as a part of a celebration for National Nutrition Month. Eating just two or three servings a meal can...
Do Your Keiki's Snacks Pass USDA Guidelines? Find out with the Smart Snacks Product Calculator!
The Alliance for Healthier Generation hosts the Smart Snacks Product Calculator, a free and easy to use application that determines if a snack, side dish, or entree meets the USDA Smart Snacks...
Time to Act: Investing in the Health of Our Children and Communities
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) have released new recommendations from the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America here. In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)...
PILI 'Ohana Program
PILI 'Ohana is a community-academic partnership promoting healthy lifestyles. PILI 'Ohana is happy to offer Partners in Car (PIC), a diabetes self-management program. If you have been...
Hey Kids, Let's Get Cooking
Cross-posted from letsmove.gov. First Lady Michelle Obama is once again challenging America’s most creative junior chefs to put their talents to good use and whip up some delicious...
Obesity Prevention Campaign Thursday 2/14, 2:30pm, at the Capitol Auditorium
The Obesity Prevention Campaign will be launched this thursday 2/14, 2:30 p.m. at the Capitol Auditorium (Chamber Level). Everyone is invited to join in on this event! There will be plenty of room,...
Continuing Medical Education JABSOM Department of Pediatrics
Hāna Ulu Pono Project to Help Fight Heart Disease in Hāna
In a recent article on Mauinow.com, Wendy Osher reports on the current health initiative underway in Hāna. The health initiative is called the Hāna Ulu Pono Project and it is funded by a...
Which Group of Asian-American Children Is at Highest Risk for Obesity?
New Rochelle, NY, November 29, 2012—Asian-American children have been at low risk for being overweight or obese compared to other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., but that may be changing. Yet...
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