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- Free Rural Health Journalism Workshop June 3 In St. Louis
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- Two Conferences This Summer Will Focus On Children's Health
The 2011 Coordinated School Health Institute conference is set for June 29 in Lexington. The conference will focus on the roles community partners and families play in creating healthy places to learn and work. The Growing Healthy Kids in Kentucky conference...
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Signups due tomorrow for nutrition workshops June 29-July 1
Tomorrow is the deadline to register for two affiliated workshops that will focus on school nutrition and the overall health of Kentucky children. The Coordinated School Health Institute will focus on how schools and communities can work toward creating healthier schools. The Growing Healthy Kids in Kentucky workshop will address how to create healthy, hunger-free communities.
The CSHI event is June 29. The Growing Healthy Kids gathering is June 30 and July 1. Both events will be at the Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel in Lexington. All school staff, community organizations, parents, dietitians, nurses, school food service staff, journalists and any stakeholder in the health of Kentucky children are welcome.
The CSHI workshop will cover topics focusing on fitness, staff wellness, school health services, mental health, school nutrition and Medicaid managed care. It is presented by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
The two-day Growing Healthy Kids event will address physical activity, farm-to-school success stories, local foods, the Let's Move initiative, Kentucky Proud, breastfeeding, worksite wellness and culinary arts programs. It is sponsored by the Kentucky Dietetic Association.
Click here to register online. The cost for both events if $205. For more information, click here.
- New Website For After-school Programs Promotes 'drink Right, Move More And Snack Smart' To Fight Childhood Obesity
To combat the country's childhood obesity epidemic, ChildObesity180, a new initiative from Tufts University, has launched Healthy Kids Hub, a website with resources for out-of-school-time programs, encouraging kids to develop and adopt three universal...
- Schools Have Big Role To Play In Battling Childhood Obesity
Schools can make a powerful impact on battling the childhood obesity epidemic, but only when health and nutrition are seen as a way to improve student learning rather than take away from it. But there can be push-back in making this transition, said John...
- Michelle Obama Announces Nationwide Contest To Fight Childhood Obesity; $500,000 In Prizes
As part of her Let's Move initiative to fight childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama announced a contest today that will give away $500,000 in prizes. The Active Schools Acceleration Project will reward the most "creative, impactful and scalable...
- Free Rural Health Journalism Workshop June 3 In St. Louis
Health journalists are invited to attend a free workshop in St. Louis, Mo., aimed at finding the "untold rural health stories," on June 3. The workshop will provide journalists with resources and story ideas. "You'll hear about how surroundings and...
- Two Conferences This Summer Will Focus On Children's Health
The 2011 Coordinated School Health Institute conference is set for June 29 in Lexington. The conference will focus on the roles community partners and families play in creating healthy places to learn and work. The Growing Healthy Kids in Kentucky conference...