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Teen weight management programs are slowly taking root at universities across the country. Locally, a program called the ACT program is available through some local YMCA facilities and is operated in partnership with Seattle Children's.
Healthlink: Childhood Obesity8.7.10
Seattle Children’s Dr. Mollie Greves Grow comments on what factors overweight kids have in common in King County, Washington. In a recent study, she found that neighborhoods with more single parents, less educated mothers, lower incomes, and more non-white residents had nearly 25% more kids with weight problems.
Healthlink: Kids Jump Up10.4.08
Kindergarten kids in Seattle Public Schools will be bringing home jump ropes in the next couple of weeks. It’s part of a new campaign to get kids moving toward fitness at school and at home.
Find out by selecting your child’s symptom or health condition in the list below: