HOST HEPA Roundup, April 9, 2015
The second of what will become regular roundups of healthy eating and physical activity news from HOST members and others. Events- Share Our Strength's annual No Kid Hungry Summit is Monday, April 13. They invite people to join them for a livestream of the session "Social Media Spotlight: How to maximize your partnership through digital channels" at 2:15pm ET, and to engage with them in real time on Twitter at #NoKidHungry or in their chat room.
- Join the webinar "Afterschool and Keeping Kids Active and Healthy: What You Can Do" on Wednesday, Apr 15, 2015, at 1p.m. EST. Speakers on this webinar will cover new data from the latest America After 3PM special report, Kids on the Move: Afterschool Programs Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity; discuss the Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Standards; and share insights, tips and resources that can help program providers with their food and physical activity offerings.
- Every Kid Healthy Week, April 19-25, with ideas for how people can get involved.
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The National Parks and Recreation Association is collaborating this month with The Walt Disney Company, including Disney Citizenship, Disney|ABC Television Group and ESPN on an expansion of its Parks Build Community initiative "to demonstrate the role of local parks and recreation in helping families live healthier, connecting kids and nature, and increasing access to sports."
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Safe Routes to School, along with practitioners in rural communities around the country, has developed three new factsheets to help overcome obstacles and get rural dwellers the health benefits of walking and bicycling.
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Find heart-healthy and delicious recipes along with cooking tips through the American Heart Association's Simple Recipes with Heart program. Try the Cheese and Vegetable Frittata with Fruit Salad!
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Active Living Research shares a paper by James F. Sallis, Ph.D & Chad Spoon, MRP, on "Making the Case for Active Cities: The Co-Benefits of Designing for Active Living."
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The new TV series from Salud America!, "Making Awesome Changes," profiles Cecil Whisenton, who helped bring healthy vending machines to give students healthy options at South San High School, an effort that is now spreading to other school districts in San Antonio. Watch the show on the KSAT-TV San Antonio evening news or online.
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Alicia Gonzalez created Chicago Run, a group that has gotten more than 16,000 kids moving. Her video about the event has won the Salud America! #SaludHeroes voting contest. Watch it here.
