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Schools should provide students with daily physical activity, IOM recommends
A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity during each school day.
Continue reading »UTHealth, SUBWAY® spokesperson Jared Fogle team up to prevent childhood obesity
AUSTIN, Texas – (April 2, 2013) – SUBWAY® restaurants spokesperson and philanthropist Jared Fogle will join with educators and Texas legislators on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 for an event at the Texas State Capitol to support healthy initiatives in schools. “Texas Supports Healthy Schools” is hosted by the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), along with Dairy MAX, the Partnership for a Healthy Texas and ACTIVE Life.
Continue reading »Annual Dell Lectureship in Child Health honors Parcel
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health will host the 7th Annual Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus Commons Learning Center, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 137 in Austin. The lectureship will honor Guy Parcel, Ph.D., a professor and researcher whose work in the field of public health has impacted the lives of children internationally.
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