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15 local artists were recently paired with 15 local children’s organizations (Kids@Heart is one of them!) to co-create the City Walls at City Hall’s GROWING:UP exhibit. Join us downtown this First Friday Artwalk at City Hall for art, snacks and fun. Meet Shelley Futch Anderson, the artist paired with Kids@Heart, along with several of the [...]

A study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that rates of diabetes and severe obesity are around one-fifth lower in women who moved out of high-poverty and into low-poverty areas than those who stayed behind. “For this program, health improvements were not the primary goal,” says Jens Ludwig, Ph.D., the [...]

According to a recent article by Cindy Y. Rodriguez published online in the Huffington Post, one out of two Latino children born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes. “That is the statistic that should be our wake-up call,” said Jennifer Ng’andu, deputy director of the National Council of La Raza’s health policy project, where she [...]

Middle and high school youth in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties may now apply for INSPIRE grants to fund youth-led community projects that promote health. The deadline for youth to apply for the grants is Saturday, October 29. The INSPIRE project challenges groups of youth (ages 11 to 18 years of age) to create projects that help [...]

October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate the connections that are happening all over the country between schools and local food. In November 2010, Congress approved a resolution introduced by Representative Rush Holt (NJ) to officially designate October as National Farm to School Month. The passage of House Resolution 1655 demonstrates the growing importance and [...]

The fall 2011 issue of the  family and community health E-newsletter produced by the Oregon State University Extension Service is now available online. The Balancing Act: Help for you to Balance Home, Family and Work is targeted toward residents of Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties and includes tips on back to school lunches and healthy snacking for kids, managing Halloween [...]

Searching for ideas to help you raise well-nourished, active children who will make good, lifelong choices regarding food? A new book by Central Oregonian and registered dietitian Lori S. Brizee provides strategies parents can use to help their kids make healthy choices. Healthy Choices, Healthy Children: A Guide to Raising Fit, Happy Kids by Brizee and Sue [...]

As of today Kids@Heart is in fourth place in the race to win $10,ooo to help fight childhood obesity. Our goal is to move up to FIRST place, and we need your help today (and everyday through Oct. 21) to earn points via a fun, free Facebook campaign. Please visit www.kiwifruitforkids.com to play Kiwifruit for Kids and [...]

In the U.S. alone, more than 23 million children and teenagers (31.8 percent) ages two to 19 are obese or overweight, a statistic that health and medical experts consider an epidemic. During the past four decades, obesity rates have soared among all age groups, increasing more than fourfold among children ages six to 11. National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and [...]

ZESPRI® Kiwifruit announced today its partnership with six children’s charities from each region of the United States (Kids@Heart represents the Northwest Region!) to drive ZESPRI’s childhood obesity campaign, Kiwifruit for Kids. The campaign centers on a uniquely designed Facebook application that launches today (Aug. 31) and will end at midnight on Oct. 21. Kiwifruit for [...]