Project_Heart_Kids_Newshttp://texasheart.org/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfmProject Heart In the News provides reports on children's health issues gathered from today's headlines.Thu, 23 May 2013 12:51:53 +0000CommonSpot Content ServerTexas Heart Institute<description><a id="/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm?xml=Project%5FHeart%5FKids%5FNews,RSS2.0" onmouseover="return self.status='/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm?xml=Project%5FHeart%5FKids%5FNews,RSS2.0'" href="/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm?xml=Project_Heart_Kids_News,RSS2.0"></a><a id="/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm?xml=Project%5FHeart%5FKids%5FNews,RSS2.0" onmouseover="return self.status='/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm?xml=Project%5FHeart%5FKids%5FNews,RSS2.0'" href="/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm?xml=Project_Heart_Kids_News,RSS2.0"><img id="/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm?xml=Project%5FHeart%5FKids%5FNews,RSS2.0||CPIMAGE:30118|" title="RSS feed symbol" alt="RSS feed symbol" src="/Education/CME/explore/events/images/RSSfeed.gif" align="right" border="0" height="14" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="43"></a> <p> <span><em>May 21, 2013</em><br><strong>Photo Contest Encourages Active Families</strong><br>If you enjoy the outdoors and appreciate awesome imagery, you are a natural fit for the “Share the Experience” photo contest. The official federal recreation photo contest invites people ages 13 and above to submit photos of the outdoors to be featured on the <em>America the Beautiful Pass</em>. This year, the federal land management agencies and their partners are making a special effort to promote healthy, active lifestyles through a new, <em>Let’s Move Outside!</em> photo category. The contest runs through December 31, 2013 and all contest entrants will be eligible for a series of prizes. </span><span><br>Read more at </span><span><span><a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@www.letsmove.gov/blog/2013/05/10/are-you-adventure|" onmouseover=" return window.status='www.letsmove.gov/blog/2013/05/10/are-you-adventure'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.letsmove.gov/blog/2013/05/10/are-you-adventure');">LetsMove.gov</a>. <br>   </span><br></span> <span><em>April 29, 2013</em><br><strong>President's Challenge Gives Healthy Tips for Kids</strong><br>Are you looking for more ideas on how to get active? Look no further than the President's Challenge Program. One tip for getting started is breaking down activities into 10 minute periods. From there, you can build up to 20 minutes, 30 minutes and beyond! </span><span><br>Read more at </span><span><span><a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@www.presidentschallenge.org|" onmouseover=" return window.status='www.presidentschallenge.org'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@www.presidentschallenge.org');">PresidentsChallenge.org.</a></span><br></span> <span><em><br>April 12, 2013</em><br><strong>Kids Take Healthy Habits to Heart</strong><br>PreventObesity.net, a project by the American Heart Association, interviewed Texas Heart Institute instructional designer and developer, Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH, to learn more about Project Heart and Cool-E's mission to make kids healthier. Read all about how Project Heart started and how well it is doing today. </span><span><br>Read more at <a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.preventobesity.net/inside-track-april-11-a|" onmouseover=" return window.status='http://www.preventobesity.net/inside-track-april-11-a'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.preventobesity.net/inside-track-april-11-a');">PreventObesity.net</a>.<br><br></span> <span><em>March 26, 2013</em><br><strong>Why You Need to Participate in the Manzano Mile in 2014</strong><br>Project Heart and the <a id="/ProjectHeart/Kids/Play/Challenges_leo_manzano.cfm|" href="/ProjectHeart/Kids/Play/Challenges_leo_manzano.cfm">7-Day Healthy Heart Challenge for Kids</a> graced the pages of Austin Fit Magazine this week after participating in the Manzano Mile, a fun family event with Olympian Leo Manzano that encourages kids and adults alike to get up and run. There were mile races, relay races, awards, BBQ, and of course the amazing Kids Quarter where a six-year-old took the gold. It was a blast, and we look forward to 2014!</span><span><br>Read more at <a onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " onmouseover=" return window.status='http://www.austinfitmagazine.com/blog/2013/03/25/why-you-need-to-participate-in-the-manzano-mile-in-2014'; " style="" id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.austinfitmagazine.com/blog/2013/03/25/why-you-need-to-participate-in-the-manzano-mile-in-2014|" href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.austinfitmagazine.com/blog/2013/03/25/why-you-need-to-participate-in-the-manzano-mile-in-2014');">Austin Fit Magazine</a>.<br><br></span> <span><em>March 7, 2013</em><br><strong>Cool Cat Teacher Blog Names Project Heart Among "Ideas That Rock"</strong><br>We received our first teacher blog review this month from none other than Ms. Vicki Davis, AKA Cool Cat Teacher, who specializes in education through classroom technology. Her comments about Project Heart include "Love it." and "Health teachers will love this site for kids." We couldn't have asked for anything more and are grateful to Ms. Davis for spreading the word.</span><span><br>Read more at the <a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/teach-this-teaching-with-lesson-plans_7.html|" onmouseover=" return window.status='http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/teach-this-teaching-with-lesson-plans_7.html'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265199_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/teach-this-teaching-with-lesson-plans_7.html');">Cool Cat Teacher Blog</a>.<br><br></span> <span><em>March 4, 2013</em><br><strong>First Lady Announces Effort to Help Kids Exercise</strong><br>As part of her latest efforts to get kids healthy, first lady Michelle</span><span> Obama has announced a new public-private partnership to help schools get kids moving. Mrs. Obama called on school staff, families and communities to help get 50,000 schools, about half the number of public schools in the U.S., involved in the new "Let's Move Active Schools" program over the next five years.<br>Read more at the <a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=10,left=10,width=500,height=400,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.letsmoveschools.org|" onmouseover=" return window.status='http://www.letsmoveschools.org'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=10,left=10,width=500,height=400,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.letsmoveschools.org');">Let's Move Schools</a> website and <a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://news.yahoo.com/first-lady-announces-effort-help-120131955.html|" onmouseover=" return window.status='http://news.yahoo.com/first-lady-announces-effort-help-120131955.html'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://news.yahoo.com/first-lady-announces-effort-help-120131955.html');">Yahoo! News</a>. <br><br></span> <span><em>February 25, 2013</em><br><strong>Way Beyond Weight: A Documentary</strong><br>This documentary film takes a look at obesity as a pandemic, a problem that stretches from the United States to Brazil to Kuwait and beyond</span><span>. The film seeks to answer the questions "Why are kids carrying this extra weight?" and "Who is responsible for raising a healthy child?" by interviewing families, kids, and specialists from all over the world.</span><span><br>Watch the film on <a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=10,left=10,width=500,height=400,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/way-beyond-weight/|" onmouseover=" return window.status='http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/way-beyond-weight/'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=10,left=10,width=500,height=400,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/way-beyond-weight/');">Top Documentary Films</a>. <br><br></span> <span><em>February 6, 2013</em><br><strong>Heart Healthy Advice from Cardiologist Moms</strong><br>Three moms, who also happen to be cardiologists, say the best ways to keep kids heart-healthy is to find reasons to move, skip the kids' meals, and buy farm-fresh produce. <br>Learn more about these three ways to stay healthy at <a id="CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=heart_healthy_advice_from_cardiologist_moms|" onmouseover=" return window.status='http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=heart_healthy_advice_from_cardiologist_moms'; " onmouseout=" return window.status=''; " href="javascript:HandleLink('cpe_265201_0','CPNEWWIN:NewWindow^top=,left=,width=,height=,toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1@http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=heart_healthy_advice_from_cardiologist_moms');">DailySpark.</a> <br></span><span><br></span></p> <hr title="" align="left" color="#000000" size="1">Updated April 2013<br><br></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.texasheart.org/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm</guid><link>http://www.texasheart.org/ProjectHeart/Kids/News.cfm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:06:31 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>