Health News
- How To Help Your Child Lose Weight? Lose Weight Yourself
If parents want to help their children lose weight, they should lose weight themselves, a new study shows. "Parents are the most significant people in a child's environment, serving as the first and most important teachers," said Kerri N. Boutelle,...
- Program Serving Young, Blind Children Hit Hard By State Budget Cuts
A program that helps educate blind preschoolers throughout Kentucky has had its state funding drastically cut. Louisville-based Visually Impaired Preschool Services, also known as VIPS, will only receive $10,000 from the state this year, compared...
- Five Ways To Fight Childhood Obesity
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom Last week?s Weight of the Nation meeting in Washington, DC, put a lot of emphasis on fighting childhood obesity ? what I like to call ?family obesity.? You may not know that UPMC program, the Pittsburgh Healthy Kids Project,...
- Using Technology To Connect In New Ways In Illinois
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 85% of all Americans 18 years and older own a cell phone; of these users, nearly a quarter (72%) of them ?text?. A July 2011 report shows that nearly one-third of all adults are...
- Lifebridge Employees Open Hearts And Homes
This is the time of year where we think a lot about helping those in need. For some LifeBridge Health employees, that means welcoming a child into their home. In July, David Grant, a physical therapist in the Sinai Rehabilitation Center, and his wife...
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KET program to feature citizens who work in three programs to improve the health of Kentucky children
The next episode of KET's "Health Three60" series will be a program that features citizens who have made a difference in the health of Kentucky children. "Champions for Children's Health" premieres Monday, Oct. 21 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. It is available online at www.ket.org.
Featured will be guest from HANDS (Health Access Nurturing Development Services), a home-visitation program for new and expectant parents; Better Bites, of Lexington, whose goal is to transform the snacking culture to reduce childhood obesity; and Doctors and Lawyers for Kids, a Louisville group that helps families with legal issues, such as housing, custody and immigration, that may impact children?s health.
HANDS is a well-regarded, statewide program that works toward healthy pregnancies and births, healthy child growth and development, safe homes and self-sufficient families. Referred participants begin the process with a home visit that determines the needs and concerns a family might have about pregnancy or a baby's first year. Families then receive information and learn about resources available in the community to help them and based on the needs of the family, some will receive continued home visits. This program is available not only to first-time Kentucky moms and/or dads, but also to expectant parents. The premise of the program is that early family intervention improves the well-being of the entire community.
Featured will be guest from HANDS (Health Access Nurturing Development Services), a home-visitation program for new and expectant parents; Better Bites, of Lexington, whose goal is to transform the snacking culture to reduce childhood obesity; and Doctors and Lawyers for Kids, a Louisville group that helps families with legal issues, such as housing, custody and immigration, that may impact children?s health.
HANDS is a well-regarded, statewide program that works toward healthy pregnancies and births, healthy child growth and development, safe homes and self-sufficient families. Referred participants begin the process with a home visit that determines the needs and concerns a family might have about pregnancy or a baby's first year. Families then receive information and learn about resources available in the community to help them and based on the needs of the family, some will receive continued home visits. This program is available not only to first-time Kentucky moms and/or dads, but also to expectant parents. The premise of the program is that early family intervention improves the well-being of the entire community.
- How To Help Your Child Lose Weight? Lose Weight Yourself
If parents want to help their children lose weight, they should lose weight themselves, a new study shows. "Parents are the most significant people in a child's environment, serving as the first and most important teachers," said Kerri N. Boutelle,...
- Program Serving Young, Blind Children Hit Hard By State Budget Cuts
A program that helps educate blind preschoolers throughout Kentucky has had its state funding drastically cut. Louisville-based Visually Impaired Preschool Services, also known as VIPS, will only receive $10,000 from the state this year, compared...
- Five Ways To Fight Childhood Obesity
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom Last week?s Weight of the Nation meeting in Washington, DC, put a lot of emphasis on fighting childhood obesity ? what I like to call ?family obesity.? You may not know that UPMC program, the Pittsburgh Healthy Kids Project,...
- Using Technology To Connect In New Ways In Illinois
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 85% of all Americans 18 years and older own a cell phone; of these users, nearly a quarter (72%) of them ?text?. A July 2011 report shows that nearly one-third of all adults are...
- Lifebridge Employees Open Hearts And Homes
This is the time of year where we think a lot about helping those in need. For some LifeBridge Health employees, that means welcoming a child into their home. In July, David Grant, a physical therapist in the Sinai Rehabilitation Center, and his wife...