VIDEO: WAY Assessments of Students, Families and Teachers
Wellness, Academics & You (WAY) – Assessments of Students, Families and Teachers
Dr. Lisle S. Hites, MS, MEd, PhD UAB School of Public Health Director, Evaluation and Assessment Unit Center for the Study of Community Health Presentation January 14, 2014 … [Read More...]
WAY to a Healthier America (WHA)
IAH is the founder of the WAY to a Healthier America (WHA) initiative in which we have brought together and collaborated with some of the nation’s leading proven-effective, evidence-based programs and experts in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, and wellness to develop tailored interventions for schools and communities around the country. The WHA is constantly being expanded and updated as new, proven-effective resources are discovered. The cornerstone of the WHA initiative is the WAY program. Through public, private, and corporate donations, IAH provides the WAY program for free to participating school districts and provides teachers a stipend to take part in training workshops. IAH has chosen the WAY program series … [Read More...]
Articles in the News
U.S. Childhood Obesity Rates Have Actually Increased Over The Past 14 Years (STUDY)
BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN Posted: 04/08/2014 12:49 pm EDT Updated: 04/08/2014 7:59 pm EDT NEW YORK Mon Apr 7, 2014 6:06pm EDT (Reuters Health) - U.S. childhood obesity rates have increased over the past 14 years, according to a study published on … [Read More...]
Price tag for childhood obesity: $19,000 per kid
Michelle Healy, USA TODAY 8:43 a.m. EDT April 7, 2014 Over a lifetime, the medical costs associated with childhood obesity total about $19,000 per child compared with those for a child of normal weight, a new analysis shows. The costs are … [Read More...]
High-Quality Childhood Programs can Prevent Development of Chronic Diseases
Childhood programs are created to educate children and adolescents about healthy lifestyles. Even though these programs aim to improve children's diets and activity levels, not everyone has access to them. According to a new study, researchers found … [Read More...]
Fast Food Not The Biggest Cause Of Rising Childhood Obesity
If you work in politics or culture, you are probably quick to attribute fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases in childhood obesity. Scholars the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that fast-food consumption … [Read More...]
Federal Childhood Obesity Study “Too Good To Be True”
MADISON, Wis. - A federal study showing a sharp drop in childhood obesity has received a lot of attention recently, but is it accurate? Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, it reported a 43 percent drop in the obesity rate of … [Read More...]
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