09 Jun 2011

Get Fit with the Grizzlies: A Community-School-Home Initiative to Fight Childhood Obesity

by Carol C. Irwin, PhD

Background: Professional sports organizations in the United States have notable celebrity status, and several teams have used this “star power” to collaborate with local schools in efforts aimed at the goal of affecting childhood obesity (e.g., NFL Play 60). Program effectiveness is...

Keywords: Breakfast Assemblies Family Fitness Assemblies Healthy Home Court Behavior Change Obesity Prevention Cure4Kids Global Summit Grizz

11 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: School Health Education and the Coordinated School Health Program

by Heather M. Danielson, Mary K. Waters, Ethel Jean Massey, MSSW, LCSW, Shunji Q. Brown-Woods, MHA and Kellie N. Carroll, MEd

Keywords: Allied School Health Coordinated School Health Breakfast In The Classroom Cure4Kids Global Summit Panel Discussion Healthy School Lunch Vending Machine Nutrition Education

11 Jun 2011

Workshop - Healthier Students are Better Learners

by Ethel Jean Massey, MSSW, LCSW and Kelley Greene, MS

Coordinated school health focuses on promoting a healthier school environment to support positive academic outcomes for the youth of Memphis City Schools. Cumulative exposure to inadequate nutrition, physical activity, health education, and health services from early childhood to adolescence...

Keywords: Urban Minority Youth Health Disparities Asthma Vision Problems Asthma Teen Pregnancy Physical Activity Breakfast Hyperactivity Breakfast School Breakfast Cure4Kids Global Summit