2016 Year in Review – part one in a series of four The new year brings the opportunity to pause and reflect on 2016 and our progress in reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity. In this series of four Year in Review stories, we summarize some of our most significant accomplishments to date. Healthy Places…
Young children need lots of time to move their bodies—at home, at daycare, and in preschool. Movement helps children develop motor skills, which are important to all other areas of development—language, cognition, social, emotional, and adaptive skills. Children need encouragement, instruction, and opportunity to develop their motor skills. Help support this by practicing these tips. …
How can employers—who bear about half of the health care costs in the U.S.—improve physical activity among individuals? Jump IN for Healthy Kids CEO Ron Gifford joins Jim Huffman, Senior Vice President of Global Benefits at Bank of America Corporation, and Ron Goetzel, PhD, Senior Scientist and Director of the Institute for Health and Productivity…
If you are looking for easy, healthy snack ideas that will appeal to kids and adults alike, you’ve come to the right place. Here are 30 no-prep and low-prep snack ideas to inspire you. No Prep Snacks Whole fruit: grapes, apples, bananas, etc. Fruit salad: unsweetened canned fruit, snack cup, or do-it-yourself by mixing 1/2…
Eating healthy means striving to eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Here are 15 tips for eating more vegetables and fruits, without necessarily giving up other favorite foods. Keep chopped veggies in the fridge for snacks. Buy individually sized fruit servings (fruit cups, applesauce, sliced apples). Top any cereal with fruit. Add handfuls of…
