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Get up and out! A Danville group is urging kids to get outside during Screen Free Week
WDBJ7 ReporterOff the couch and outside. That's the goal a group in Danville is hoping sticks to kids in Danville. Get Fit Dan River Region unofficially named this week Screen Free Week. The group is encouraging kids, and adults for that matter, to get unplugged; off... -
Virginia legislation calls for school physical education guidelines
Pediatrician groups and other health advocates are claiming a small victory in their efforts to press for physical education in Virginia's public schools. Gov. Bob McDonnell has amended a bill that would require the state Board of Education to develop...
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Evidence of $800,000 federal grant is taking shape in Salem City schools
reporterWest Salem Elementary students are shedding the confines of the classroom. And, heading outside for their latest lesson. Students and teachers are getting their hands dirty. "There is a garden bed for each grade level and each grade level has...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Nutrition
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RU program fights childhood obesity one-step at a time
reporterWelcome to PEAK or Physical Exercise Activity Kamp. "They do a lot of different activities and I've had four other children that have come through the system over the years. And, it just gets him involved and hopefully gets him into more active as he...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Health
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Roanoke pediatrician offers healthy eating tips to keep children from gaining too much weight.
REPORTERA new study offers parents more reasons to watch what their kids eat. Swedish researchers tracked over two thousand boys and girls. They found those who are obese at the age of four are more likely to develop asthma and allergies by the time they're...Tags: Medical Research, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthy Diet
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Will students embrace a healthier school lunch?
ReporterSome big changes are coming to your child's school lunch. For the first time in 15 years, the government has made changes to school lunch nutritional guidelines. It means federal subsidized meals will now include more whole grains, fruits and...Tags: Roanoke County, Schools, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foods and Beverages, Weight
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Justin McLeod's Blog
May 24
Anatomy of a story
Last week, we reported the Roanoke Times was pulling most of its funding for the July 4th celebration in Roanoke, Music for Americans. The story aired on Friday. It prompted a debate in our newsroom and at least one...Tags: Concerts, Kwanzaa, Loans, Missing Persons, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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OUR HEALTH: Is Your Pet Battling the Bulge?
Americans are becoming increasingly overweight or obese, exercising less, and eating unhealthy foods, according to the recently released results of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. The results show that 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Pets, Blood, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Body
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Salem wins federal grant to help keep kids fit
ReporterSalem schools are getting help to get kids moving and healthy. It was announced Wednesday, the school system is one of two in the Commonwealth to get a federal grant. The $800,000 grant will help the schools institute a new physical education...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Teaching and Learning
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Millions in Tobacco Money: It is helping keep your kids healthy? Join us for a live chat at 12:30!
WDBJWHERE DOES THE TOBACCO MONEY GO? JOIN US FOR A LIVE CHAT AT 12:30 UNTIL 1:30! Every year Virginia receives millions of dollars from tobacco manufacturers and a portion of that money, about $9 million, is meant to keep Viriginia kids healthy. Do you want...Tags: Tobacco Products
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Tobacco Money to keep Kids Healthy: Has some of it gone up in smoke?
WDBJ-TV Anchor/Reporter"Up in Smoke" That's what anti-smoking advocates say has happened to a significant amount of money spent every year to spread smoking prevention messages to your children. The money doesn't come from taxpayers. It comes from tobacco companies. The...Tags: Health Insurance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Human Body, Lungs and Airways, Tobacco Products
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$242 thousand to five area organizations
reporterIn recent years, funding from the state and federal level has slowed to a trickle, but this month a handful of agencies got word they were getting help from a group of philanthropic women. Since its inception in 2004, The Roanoke Women's Foundation...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Salvation Army
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