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Hangtime Fitness is hosting Canada’s first ever Youth Fitness Summit May 4th and 5th at York University to unite Educators and the youth fitness industry by providing a solid leadership and defining voice in youth fitness...

The National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils is bringing its multi-million dollar physical fitness campaign to Georgia.

Celebrity nutritionist and health expert Robert Ferguson discusses "The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity"

NAAFA’s annual fund raising convention in Millbrae, CA brought together civil rights and body positive organizations who are working to change the world’s perception of body diversity.

“STAND2LEARN™ is a leader in providing innovative stand-biased desks and educational solutions,” states Westbrook, “I am excited to be a part of the business and look forward to helping with student learning and well being.”

60% of the US population (including children and elders) are suffering the ramifications of overweight, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease. The cause of this epidemics is being kept quiet, the solution is being kept secret.

Research studies find that children exposed before birth to high levels of magnetic fields from common household appliances are at increased risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing asthma.

This Healthy Lifestyle Fair will be chuck full of interactive activities, games and samplings to get children and families involved as they try out new healthy lifestyle choices.

A study by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota has indicated that a parent's weight change is a key to the success of a child's weight loss in family-based treatment of childhood obesity.

With the growing, alarming rates of kids obesity and diabetes, The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) developed a Kids Nutrition Specialist Training to focus on kids-specific nutrition.

WAT-AAH! is the presenting sponsor for the touring after school event in the Charlotte area, and simultaneously launching a viral campaign highlighting the efforts of the First Lady and Beyonce's Let's Move Flash Workout!

Local restaurants commit to healthier menu options for kids in Chicago. Spearheaded by a concerned parent, Healthy Fare for Kids is an initiative designed to help children create a habit of eating nutritious, delicious and seasonal foods.

YMCAs take a leading roll in reversing the growth of childhood obesity in New York State during Childhood Obesity Month.

On September 17 from 9:30AM to 4PM, Yonkers Tennis Center (YTC) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will be teaming up to showcase Quickstart, their revolutionary, new 10 & Under Youth Tennis format at Cross County Shopping Center.

NAAFA will host a press conference at the National Press Club to discuss an egregious oversight in the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010 (SSIA) and what can be done to prevent fat children from being omitted from anti-bullying protections.

America's Children are more obese today than ever before. A new Program has been created to Battle this problem, and whip the whole family back into shape! Even the Toddlers!

Free Family Fitness Event is Set To Promote an Active Family Lifestyle; Show Parents Importance of Fitness and Health For Kids

April 6 Get Kids Movin! Attracts over 200 Families to The Boulevard at The Capital Centre

The battle to control the childhood obesity could benefit from targeted programs and funding to support and integrate worksite and school-based health promotion...

Hangtime Fitness is hosting Canada’s first ever Youth Fitness Summit May 4th and 5th at York University to unite Educators and the youth fitness industry by providing a solid leadership and defining voice in youth fitness...

East Cobb Cheetahs Track Club, ECCTC, is a tax-exempt not-for-profit organization that provides the community with a complete Track & Field Youth...

The Boulevard at the Capital Centre in Prince George's County, MD embraces Get Kids Movin! with Chi Chi Monet on April 6.

Foster City, CA - The Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA) has been re-introduced. S.403 was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

PALM COAST – With the help of Florida Hospital Flagler, approximately 700 students at Old Kings Elementary are now training for a 5K.

The National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils is bringing its multi-million dollar physical fitness campaign to Georgia.

NAAFA supports the passing of MA House Bill H.2024 which would put an end to the “fat” letters being sent to the parents of children in Massachusetts. Other such attempts have proven non-productive, even damaging.

The Biggest Loser is perpetuating the cycle of bullying and setting up three young teens for a lifetime of weight cycling.

Canadian Specialist Hospital carries forward awareness movement

Despite the APA’s resolution to encourage psychologists to challenge the disproportionate emphasis on weight reduction, the APA Monitor’s December, 2012 cover story is entitled “Preventing obesity”.

Asian-American children have been at low risk for being overweight or obese compared to other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., but that may be changing.

Beginning in January, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior launches the first JNEB Journal Club. The Journal Club will consist of weekly webinars featuring authors from the latest issue of Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Celebrity nutritionist and health expert Robert Ferguson discusses "The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity"

Anytime Fitness hosts a plaza wide event for the National Family Health and Fitness Day. The event will include a day filled with free fitness classes, a whole food scavenger hunt for kid and a free course on reading food labels.

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and author Vanessa Pasiadis has been recognized for her book "Don’t Call Me Cookie," which calls attention to this affliction that affects so many children’s lives.

While genetics and hormones can contribute to being overweight, poor diet and lack of exercise are the leading contributors of childhood obesity.

Childhood Obesity has published a special issue dedicated to the role that schools can and should play in providing and encouraging healthy nutrition and good eating habits to help stem the tide of the obesity epidemic in children and adolescents.

NAAFA’s annual fund raising convention in Millbrae, CA brought together civil rights and body positive organizations who are working to change the world’s perception of body diversity.

“STAND2LEARN™ is a leader in providing innovative stand-biased desks and educational solutions,” states Westbrook, “I am excited to be a part of the business and look forward to helping with student learning and well being.”

60% of the US population (including children and elders) are suffering the ramifications of overweight, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease. The cause of this epidemics is being kept quiet, the solution is being kept secret.

Research studies find that children exposed before birth to high levels of magnetic fields from common household appliances are at increased risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing asthma.

Organizations seeking funding for obesity prevention can expect support from federal sources, but should also pay attention to private opportunities, say grants analysts Ray Sweeney and Frank Klimko.

Oscar McBride Helps to Fight Against Childhood Obesity While Teaching Integrity and Character Former Notre Dame and NFL football player Oscar McBride reaches out to today's youth through his Fit4Life programs

This Healthy Lifestyle Fair will be chuck full of interactive activities, games and samplings to get children and families involved as they try out new healthy lifestyle choices.

The viral campaign will be spread across digital platforms and the brand's social media networks and will also include a photo contest where kids/teens can submit a photo stating how they "Blame It On The SUG-AAH!" with the chance to win cash prizes.

Currently more than 10% of preschoolers in the U.S. are obese and effective strategies that target pregnancy, infancy, and toddlers are urgently needed to stop the progression of the childhood obesity epidemic.

Childhood obesity is a crisis of epic proportions. Obesity is caused by too much food intake, not enough exercise or a combination of the two. Now, one company has found a simple solution that is nearly impossible for kids and young adults to resist

The “Power Forward” charity concert sponsored by the GrassROOTS Community Foundation (GCF) and the WNBA's New York Liberty has been postponed until further notice.

After much success in Chicago's 43rd Ward, Healthy Fare for Kids program encourages restaurants across Chicagoland to offer at least one healthy meal for children

Texas American Society of Landscape Architects to Bring Together Top Outdoor Space Designers, Sustainability Experts to Grapevine

A study by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Minnesota has indicated that a parent's weight change is a key to the success of a child's weight loss in family-based treatment of childhood obesity.

On March 7, the U.S. Soccer Foundation awarded 13 Social Innovation Fund Sub-Grants, totaling $3.6 million over 2 years, to support the expansion of Soccer for Success, the Foundation’s program that uses soccer to combat childhood obesity.

Jan Welborn-Nichols, author of the children's book Henrietta Sharp and the Magic Lunch Box believes it’s time for nutrition to meet imagination.

Children's Author Anna Lee Everhart is trying to do her part in affecting a change in childhood obesity by getting kids moving. Her first children's book entices children to jump, hop, fly, gallop, and groove.

Faith-based advocacy has been cited as a valuable tool in combating childhood obesity, but evidence is needed to support this assertion and to define how the link between advocacy and policy can contribute to promoting permanent lifestyle changes.

Jamie Eberle-Bradford of Middleton was crowned Mrs. Wisconsin International this month and will go on to compete for the title of Mrs. International 2012 during the final competition in Chicago, July 17-21, 2012.

Children are naturally drawn toward gaming and other types of technology, creating an ideal opportunity to design interactive media tools to encourage physical activity and promote healthy eating habits.

Disparities in obesity prevalence and risk factors are already evident in minority populations by the preschool years according to an article in a special issue of Childhood Obesity celebrating First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative.

Publisher Mary Ann Liebert released a special issue of the journal Childhood Obesity celebrating the second anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, with a special Foreword by Mrs. Obama.

Tired of that same old obesity story: Fat is bad but diets don't work? Talk to Dr. Linda Bacon to find a healthier, more hopeful and less costly angle on the War on Obesity. For health and well-being, how you live is what matters, not how you look.

WAT-AAH!, functional water for kids, announces partnership with video sharing website, SchoolTube.

An expert Roundtable Discussion in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., debates the pros and cons of routine BMI screening in the school setting, discusses the most recent data, and more.

NAAFA encourages our supporters to join with fat activists across the country who are fighting against the hateful billboard ad campaign depicting fat children in Georgia.

Two grants will help the center implement new opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity.

Hip-hop superstar aids in an anti-childhood obesity program created by behavioral health & fitness expert, jeff halevy

Childhood Obesity has risen over 30% in the past 30 years. Is the US's philosophy of a lower calorie, low fat diet to fault? Are we responsible for our children's possible death sentence?

With the growing, alarming rates of kids obesity and diabetes, The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) developed a Kids Nutrition Specialist Training to focus on kids-specific nutrition.