Teacher starts a cycle for healthier living (Apr 24, 2008) The Alberni Valley Times (Thu 24 Apr 2008 Byline: Julia Caranci) reports that a teacher Chris Hall, from EJ Dunn School has started a new and unique program to encourage kids to bike or walk to school. Hall is an avid cyclist and former bike mechanic who has strong views about the importance of physical fitness and how kids get to and from school each day. Leading up to Earth Day last week, the school adopted a program that encouraged students to...

Ontario Schools To Be Trans Fat Free (Apr 16, 2008) April 16, 2008 Students in Ontario will be getting healthier because the food and beverages sold in schools will need to be free of trans fat. Levels of obesity among young Canadian children have nearly tripled over the last 25 years. Providing healthier options and reducing trans fat will help improve the health of young people. The legislation passed today will require schools to drop trans fat from school cafet...

Walking program promotes healthy lifestyle for kids (Apr 12, 2008) The Metroland - Halton Division (Sat 12 Apr 2008) writes that walking in our communities has become increasingly difficult. However, parents have the opportunity to increase their children's daily physical activity, improve local air quality, and create safer neighbourhoods, by having their neighbourhood schools adopt and implement the Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) program. ASRTS is a comprehensive program that promotes safe, walkabl...

Improving the Health of Canada's Kids: Dr. Leitch's Prescription (Apr 10, 2008) From the Canada News-Wire Thu 10 Apr 2008 OTTAWA, April 10 /CNW Telbec/ - The state of Canada's children and youth is not good. Canada ranks 22nd out of 29 OECD countries for preventable childhood injuries, 27th in childhood obesity. Overall Canada ranks only 12th out of 21 wealthy countries in the 2007 United Nations rankings of child well- being. Injuries kill more Canadian children and youth than all other caus...

Teens with bedroom TVs report falling grades & poor diet (Apr 8, 2008) The CBC.CA News (Tue 08 Apr 2008) reports on a new U.S. study which claims keeping a television out of a teenager's bedroom may help him or her stay on track with schoolwork, physical activity and eating habits. Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health surveyed 781 adolescents, and 62 per cent of them reported having a television in their bedrooms. Researchers said girls with a bedroom television set spent 5.5 hours mo...

Healthy Children & Youth Advisor Presents Report to Minister (Mar 26, 2008)

Teacher integrates treadmill and bikes in her class (Mar 24, 2008)

Gym class can boost other grades (Feb 29, 2008)

Boat to Beijing Activity Challenge (Feb 26, 2008)

High schoolers like Kin-Ball teamwork (Feb 15, 2008)

Sedentary Life Starts In Toddlers (Feb 11, 2008)

Exercise balls replace chairs at Simcoe elementary school (Feb 7, 2008)

Acreman students get jump on learning (Feb 4, 2008)

Nova Scotia pumps up phys-ed requirements (Feb 4, 2008)

Local schools win Jump contest (Feb 1, 2008)