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| Local Communities Receive $1.1 Million To Fight Obesity, OHIO The Office of Healthy Ohio (OHO) recently granted more than $1.1 million to 14 local health departments to help reduce the risk of obesity in their respective communities. Poor nutrition and physical inactivity are driving an obesity epidemic that leads to preventable illness such as heart disease and diabetes as well as skyrocketing health care costs. Awarded Oct. medicalnewstoday.com |
In Early-Stage Lung Cancer Survivors Regular Physical Activity Linked To Better Quality Of Life Survivors of early-stage lung cancer who take part in regular physical activity have a better quality of life, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, available online now. Patients who are more physically active report better mood, more vigor, and greater physical functioning, the study shows. medicalnewstoday.com |
Health Media Syndicate Helps Healthcare Organizations Treat Teen Obesity Health Media Syndicate, a syndicator of healthcare public service and marketing campaigns, has selected the award-winning LiVeSM media campaign for syndication to healthcare provider organizations nationwide. medicalnewstoday.com |
Workplace Obesity Interventions Must Be Inexpensive To Generate A Return On Investment At work, obesity interventions must focus on low-cost policy or environmental changes to generate a return on investment, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Because many employers require information about costs saved by interventions, this study, published in the July issue of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, calculated return on investment from workplace obesity interventions. medicalnewstoday.com |
Tall In Third Grade, Overweight In 12th? Being tall and overweight, or just being tall, might be a marker in children for an increased risk of being overweight or obese in later years. These findings come from 2,800 children who participated in a larger study of cardiovascular risk factors... medicalnewstoday.com |