Category: Inspire
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September is National Childhood Obesity Month
September is National Childhood Obesity Month. Let’s take this opportunity to increase awareness about a serious problem affecting approximately 13.7 million, or one in every six, children in the United States2. Did you know? Children affected by obesity take, on average, 3,000 fewer steps per day than their healthy weight counterparts.8 High-sugar diets are linked… Read more
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2016 Fit Kids Fun Run
More than 100 runners and walkers participated in the Seventh annual Fit Kids of Arizona Fun Run 5K at Riverfront Park in Cottonwood on Saturday, Nov. 5. Fit Kids of Arizona is a regional community health initiative developed by NAH to address the growing health concern of obesity in children by helping kids and their families… Read more
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Two NAH colleagues discuss Fit Kids of Arizona and the upcoming Fun Run
Hiliary Howdeshell, Fit Kids of Arizona community outreach program specialist, and Heather Ainardi, Northern Arizona Healthcare Foundation specialist, were recently featured in a segment of Yavapai Broadcasting’s Verde Valley Experience program to talk about the Fit Kids of Arizona program and the upcoming Fit Kids Fun Run on Saturday, Nov. 5. Read more