A seminar this past Tuesday focused on teaching Head Start administrators about a new project being used to combat childhood obesity. The program is called "I am Learning, I am Moving" and uses songs to get children up and moving.
"[Dr. Linda] Carson said a big reason childhood obesity has reached a crisis mode in our country is physical inactivity. 'Our children need to be encouraged to be physically active', Carson said."
The program also stresses healthy choices for meals and snacks. Read more at
CBS46.com.
Schools can help kids get an education in fitness, nutrition, and living a health lifestyle. Read
Getting an Education in Fitness to see what schools can do to help combat
childhood obesity.
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