Health and Fitness Articles

Preventing Childhood Obesity

by Natalie Digate Muth, MPH, RD

How can we make our programs more effective?

... new local efforts. Action for Healthy Kids, www.actionforhealthykids.org. This national nonprofit organization is devoted ...

Three years ago the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a call to action in response to the rapidly escalating problem of childhood obesity in the United States. It challenged all stakeholders—the federal government, industry and media, state and local governments, healthcare professionals, community and nonprofit organizations, schools and families—to take significa...

Help to Create a Wellness Program for Your Local Schools

by Jennie McCary, MS, RD, LD

This step-by-step guide can be your blueprint for implementing a new government mandate to improve the diets and exercise habits of students in your district!

... Additional Resources Action for Healthy Kids, www.actionforhealthykids.org Alliance for a Healthier ...

In the fight against childhood obesity, the school environment has received a good deal of attention because of its potential to influence a large number of school-aged children and their families. This school year, a new federal mandate went into effect that requires school districts throughout...

Family Play Circuit

When clients use their kids as part of the "no time to exercise" excuse, point them toward a local playground.

... Resources Action for Healthy Kids, www.actionforhealthykids.org American Academy of Pediatrics, ...

Action for Healthy Kids

by Diane Lofshult

... contact the Action for Healthy Kids Web site at www.actionforhealthykids.org. For a look at other ways to get involved, ...

Studies like the one reported above underscore why fitness professionals need to get involved in combating childhood obesity through grassroots community efforts designed to get kids moving and eating properly. One way you can make a difference is through Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK), a new nationwide initiative designed to improve the health of children through better nutrition and physical activity programs in schools.

Helping Children Exercise

Resources for outreach, education and activism.

... fitness on state and local levels; contact www.actionforhealthykids.org. American Academy of Pediatrics. ...

Guidelines Refer to these resources for general information on current standards in children’s fitness.