If you are a regular reader of Jump IN for Healthy Kids’ blog, you’re familiar with the 5-2-1-0 concept: 5 fruits and vegetables, 2 hours or less of screen time, 1 hour of physical activity, and 0 sugar-sweetened beverages every day. Today we’ll share some information about achieving that 0, every day. This blog author’s…
All are invited and encouraged to join Jump IN for Healthy Kids tomorrow, Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. at Garfield Park to participate in the specially designed 5-2-1-0 and the Outdoors; a Family Walk with Jump IN. Join Jump IN, Indy Parks, the Indy Parks Foundation, and the Indianapolis Greenways Partnership for a 60-minute…
If you were a child of the 60’s or 70’s, you may remember being told to eat three square meals a day. In those days, many of us were taught to include an even balance of meat, dairy, grains (usually described as cereals, bread, and rice), and fruits/vegetables. As we moved into the 90’s, the…
Superintendent Dr. Timothy Hanson of MSD of Warren Township is on a mission to improve the health and well being of the students, staff, and community. As part of the Jump Right UP program, Warren township elementary schools have been working on improving their school culture by implementing healthy celebrations, non-food reward systems, and increasing…
It turns out childhood obesity isn’t just bad for kids—it’s bad for Indiana’s economy. We know that childhood obesity increases the risk that children will experience avoidable disease and death when they grow up, diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Childhood obesity affects all age groups. Even toddlers are developing obesity more often than…
