http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com Ideas, tips and news on kids health and fitness Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:29:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have been hard at work on our Zippeddy activity system for kids. We have developed our initial version of our website at www.zippeddy.com. Currently, we are accepting invitations from schools as part of our limited-Beta trial program. If you would like to participate please contact us. http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/01/05/zippeddycom-is-live/ Growing evidence shows that not only does a healthy body lead to a healthy mind, but a smart one too: The California Department of Education (CDE) looked for a correlation between fitness scores and test scores. They found that kids who were deemed fit (by a standard test of aerobic capacity, ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2009/01/05/fit-kid-smart-kid/ Virgin HealthMiles part of Richard Branson's Virgin group is donating $6.3 million in donations to raise awareness of childhood obesity by partnering with Texan Governer Rick Perry: For two weeks beginning January 1, 2009, Governor Perry and Texas ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/12/11/well-played-sir-richard/ Please answer it at LinkedIn Answers. http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/10/10/parents-what-protection-would-you-want-for-your-kids-participating-on-an-online-social-network/ Interesting, and, in my opinion, this trend will only continue to grow: Last year, 1.3 million children ages 6 to 11 were members of a health club, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association. And as of April, a quarter of IHRSA member clubs surveyed had children's programs. http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/22/over-a-million-children-in-gyms-report/ I just stumbled across Bulldog Interactive Fitness from Canada. It is a franchise operation that was started by a husband and wife team (Holly and James Bond). I think that we will continue to see more of these centres spring up around the world. On a side note, I also noticed ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/21/kids-fitness-gyms-bulldog-interactive-fitness/ I hope this helps: The N.C. Division of Public Health announced yesterday that 14 community grants focusing on obesity have been awarded to county health departments across the state, including two in Northwest North Carolina. Grants of $380,000 from the Childhood Obesity Prevention Project went to the Appalachian District Health Department for ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/19/14-community-grants-funded-in-north-carolina/ YMCA launch a new programme, "Healthy U" aimed at increasing the health and wellbeing of children in New Jersey: A new initiative by the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey will use fun exercises and promotion of healthy eating habits to reduce obesity in 18,000 school-age children through YMCAs statewide, foundation officials ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/18/ymca-launches-healthy-u/ Sandy Hopkins from Delaware Trail Elementary uses video games to promote physical activity: Today, thanks to a grant from an educational foundation at her school that supports innovative teaching ideas in the classroom, Hopkins' students play their way to physical fitness with "Dance, Dance, Revolution" and "EyeToy" for Sony's PlayStation ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/09/17/teacher-students-video-games/ My philosophy towards public health and social problems is to find work on the solution from the ground up. Start with the individual, then family, then local community, then state, then national. This is why I like this initiative - the solution is skewered towards the local community: Picking up the ... http://www.empoweringhealthykids.com/2008/07/12/cando-and-will-do/