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

10 Jun 2011

Kids Eat Right: Ensuring Quality Nutrition

by Deborah Leachman Slawson, PhD, RD, LDN

The American Dietetic Association’s Kids Eat Right campaign is focused on childhood obesity prevention through the provision of sound nutrition information to schools, communities, parents, the media, and policy makers. Deborah will discuss the main goals of the campaign: Ensure...

Keywords: Childhood Obesity Undernourished Nutrient Poor Snaking Quality Nutrition ADA American Dietetic Association Physical Activity Screen Time Cure4Kids Global Summit

09 Jun 2011

Evaluating the Cure4Kids for Kids School-Based Cancer Education Program

by Yuri Quintana, PhD

In the 2010-2011 school year, a formal evaluation of the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children program was conducted. The program was created in 2006 as part of the outreach mandate of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Cancer and healthy living education...

Keywords: Cancer Education Cancer Prevention Physical Activity Obesity Cure4Kids For Kids Cure4Kids Global Summit

03 Feb 2012

An Environmental Approach to Community Health: Promoting Strategies in Primary Prevention

by Larry Cohen, MSW

Keywords: Community Health Preventative Medicine Physical Activity Behavior Change Smoking Tobacco Prevention Prevention Insititute Community Education Healthy Living Nutrition Health Home

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

10 Jun 2011

Cure4Kids for Kids: School-Based Education for Cancer Prevention

by Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd

This presentation will provide a brief overview of the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children (Cure4Kids for Kids) program. Cure4Kids for Kids focuses on three main objectives: 1) educating students, parents, teachers, and communities about cancer and dispelling common misconceptions, 2) promoting...

Keywords: Healthy Communities Cancer Education Community Education Students Children Parents School Outreach Program What Are Cells What Is Cancer What Is Healthy Living Cure4Kids Global Summit

08 Jun 2010

Nutrition: Current Recommendations and Guidelines

by Terezie Mosby, MS, RD, CSP, IBCLC, LDN

Keywords: Nutrition Malnutrition Sugar Obesity Childhood Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes In Children Dietary Risk BMI Body Mass Index