Sentences with phrase «work on childhood obesity»

As Kelly Brownell, director of Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, once noted, «The Roberts Wood Johnson Foundation is by far the biggest funder of work on childhood obesity, -LSB-...]

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They should work together to make sure that he isn't counter-productive to her campaign on childhood obesity.

PBATS programs work to educate the American people on issues including childhood obesity, disability inclusion and the health and well - bring of America's youth.

The film acknowledges that first lady Michelle Obama raised the issue of childhood obesity, but it pretty much declares her «Let's Move» campaign a failure because it focuses on exercise and because she has worked with food companies rather than opposing them.

«We are working tirelessly in the Administration to meet the president's goal of ending childhood hunger by 2015,» said Kass, who went on to discuss the intimate link between childhood hunger and obesity, two issues First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move!

At the European Conference on Obesity, scientists presented work on how the level of protein in early childhood diet is related to growth and body composition in later life.

Action for Healthy Kids, Chicago, IL Addresses the childhood obesity epidemic by working with volunteer teams nationwide to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in schools through programs like Game On!

As policymakers call on schools to help combat childhood obesity, Education Next takes a close look at an innovative P.E. class that holds students accountable for how long and how hard they work out.

Video: As policymakers call on schools to help combat childhood obesity, Education Next takes a close look at an innovative P.E. class that holds students accountable for how long and how hard they work out.

Apparently, Hess ignores the decade of research on other issues — from the expansion of school choice, to teacher quality reform efforts, to even the work on the academic prospects of high - achieving students being conducted by Fordham and other outfits — as well as the focus of state and federal policymaking on such matters as bullying and using schools to combat childhood obesity.

It's our vision that every early childhood professional should be able to confidently work with children and their families to develop lifelong healthy habits that prevent the formation of diabetes, obesity, and related conditions — this is one step on the path toward a healthier America and a healthier world.

Based on prior empirical and theoretical work, this study investigated the following hypotheses: (1) maternal exposure to IPV will be associated with higher odds of obesity at age 5 years in their children; (2) maternal exposure to IPV will be associated with feeding practices and behaviors that elevate risk for childhood obesity; and (3) maternal perception of lower neighborhood safety will increase the effect of IPV on childhood obesity risk.

She has worked on projects addressing several issues around maternal and child health, including substance use, tobacco cessation, childhood obesity policy, and community development.