SEAHEC, Part of the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program, will be hosting a Childhood Obesity Summit on October 5, 2010. The Summit will be held from 6:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m. (Registration: 5:30 p.m.) at UNCW — Warwick Center, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403.
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Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs, is the new set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. It covers:
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering two bills to prevent child obesity. House Bill 1726 would require child care programs to provide:
Senate Bill 1286 would require all children receiving Medicaid or participating in the Health Choice for Children Program to undergo BMI screening.
The bills come from recommendations General Assembly’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity, which presented 11 recommendations for tacking childhood obesity.