President Bill Clinton and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation recognized schools for their exemplary efforts to promote healthy eating and physical activity.
President Bill Clinton and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation recognized schools for their exemplary efforts to promote healthy eating and physical activity.
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Of the 250 schools—all members of the Healthy Schools Program—six received Gold-level awards at the Alliance’s Leaders Summit.
When we feel better, not only do we do schoolwork better but we treat each other better as well. ”
Adult obesity rates increased in six states in the past year and did not decrease in any, according to the annual report, The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America.
Adult obesity rates increased in six states in the past year and did not decrease in any, according to the annual report, The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America.
Mississippi and West Virginia have the highest adult obesity rate, at 35.1 percent; Colorado the lowest at 21.3 percent.
Going forward, we must spread what works to prevent obesity to every state and region, with special focus on those communities where rates remain the highest. ”
—Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, RWJF president and CEO
When researchers in Baltimore posted signs in corner markets showing how much of a caloric hit that sugary drink really is, teens bought fewer sodas and sports drinks, and purchased more water and diet soda.
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For young girls living in urban areas, where they’re surrounded by fast-food joints and corner shops, the streets strewn with garbage and the walls marked with graffiti, add one more challenge: Living in those neighborhoods increases the likelihood that girls 8 to 10 will become obese teen-agers, research suggests.
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The nation achieved historic gains in health insurance enrollment last year, but our work is not done. RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, reminds us that the upcoming open enrollment period presents an opportunity for us to build a Culture of Health together that includes affordable health insurance for all.
The nation achieved historic gains in health insurance enrollment last year, but our work is not done. RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, reminds us that the upcoming open enrollment period presents an opportunity for us to build a Culture of Health together that includes affordable health insurance for all.
At RWJF, we believe America can become a nation where getting healthy, staying healthy, and making sure our children grow up healthy are top priorities, valued and embraced by all of us.
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