Hartford Childhood Wellness Alliance

02/07/2014

Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) “Give a Kid a Smile” program begins today!

The Give Kids a Smile initiative is a national program sponsored by the American Dental Association. The program provides children throughout the state with free dental services such as screenings, sealants, cleanings, fillings and education about proper oral care, with the hope of providing them with a dental home.

Find the free dental care for kids calendar here:
http://www.csda-public.com/CharitableCalendar/CharitableCalendar.html

02/06/2014

Is the development of obesity established by the time children enter kindergarten?

Learn more on our February News Post:
http://www.hartfordchildhoodwellnessalliance.org/news/

February News: The Development of Obesity Established by the Time Children Enter Kindergarten?Incidence of Childhood Obesity in the United StatesCunningham, Kramer, Narayan, 1/30/2014Many Parents of Obese Children Underestimate Their WeightDennis Thompson, 2/3/2014Better eating habits, not bad econo...

01/28/2014

Take a moment to visit our updated website to learn more about the Hartford Childhood Wellness Alliance!

http://www.hartfordchildhoodwellnessalliance.org/

About UsThe Hartford Childhood Wellness Alliance (HCWA) is a working collaboration among community organizations, schools, early childhood education and daycare centers, as well as local and regional government.HCWA includes advocacy groups, health care centers and practitioners, researchers in publ...

01/28/2014

Congratulations! This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)!

Please take a moment to visit http://www.wicturns40.org/ to see all the great work the WIC program does!

The National WIC Association has created these materials to help people better understand what the WIC Program does and to showcase the value of WIC services to families across the nation. We're excited to celebrate this important anniversary of WIC: 40 Years of Strengthening Families. Contact us a...

01/24/2014

Learn more about Collective Impact by watching these short videos!

"What is Collective Impact?" is the first video in a series of 3 short videos that describe FSG's concept of collective impact. Please share with others who ...

01/24/2014

Ready, Set, Go!

Check out these ways for students to get 60 min of physical activity during the school day from the Institute of Medicine (IOM)!

http://resources.iom.edu/FNB/infographic/get60minutes.html

01/23/2014

More than 80% of schools are on their way to meeting healthy school lunch standards...take a peak at some delicious and nutritious school lunches around the United States!:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-f-jacobson/healthy-school-lunches_b_4610340.html?utm_hp_ref=food&ir=Food

Schools across the country have been working hard to implement updated nutrition guidelines for school meals. There are challenges, but schools' efforts are paying off. If you don't think school meals can be healthy and appealing, take a look at these school lunches.

01/23/2014

Take a look at this new APHA Infographic!

Public health takes on obesity: A route to better health

http://action.apha.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Obesity_Infographic

If you respond and have not already registered, you will receive periodic updates and communications from American Public Health Association.

01/15/2014

Just as lifestyle diseases like Type II Diabetes and obesity grow to epidemic proportions in the U.S., the average American now consumes 20 oz of soda every day. For non-diet drinkers that means guzzling an extra 17 teaspoons of sugar daily.

12/19/2013

Happy Holidays from the Hartford Childhood Wellness Alliance!

12/16/2013

Jennifer Harris from the Rudd Center participated in a press conference today urging energy drink companies to stop marketing to children...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling on energy drink makers Red Bull and Rockstar to remove toys with the companies' logos from stores nationwide.

12/05/2013

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