illness makes up approximately 80% percent of the burden of illness and 90% of all healthcare costs.
illness accounts for eight
of the nine leading categories of death.
are we doing about it?
Obesity Prevention in Schools
the past 20 years, obesity among 6- to 11-year-old children has
risen 54 percent, according to John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Fat kids often suffer socially and have a greater risk of developing
conditions like heart disease and diabetes. The "Active Health
& Wellness Program" was developed to curb the child obesity
epidemic. Help us help schools create healthier environments for
children to decrease their risk factors for disease.
Read a PDF report on Child Obesity
Health Crisis, Prevention as a Cure"
articles on Child Obesity or Childhood
articles on Overweight Children
Emphasis Needed on
Prevention to Defeat Chronic Disease
illness makes up approximately 80 percent of the burden of illness
and accounts for eight of the nine leading categories of death (ref).
So why are so many of us dying from preventable conditions, such
as cardiovascular disease and cancer? What are governments doing
wrong? Why is modern medicine continuously failing us? What can
we do to positively impact our future health and make things right? More
Releases Independent Expert
Report on Prevention of Chronic Disease
independent study, examining the interrelationship between diet,
nutrition, physical activity and chronic disease was released by
WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization. The expert report
will form a scientific basis for the development of a Global Prevention
Strategy against chronic disease through Diet, Physical Activity
and Health to be adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2004. More
Physical Activity Fundamental
To Preventing Disease
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services developed this excellent
report which clearly presents the need for immediate change to effect
a healthier, more active lifestyle. The report uses more than 30
scientific publications to establish and support the relationship
between physical inactivity and chronic disease. More
Exercise & Preventing Disease
wasn't too long ago that people with conditions such as high blood
pressure, high blood sugar, arthritis, asthma and heart disease,
were told by Physicians to "take it easy","stay in
bed" or ingest several medications in order to stabilize these
conditions. Today, there is little doubt how the impact of lifestyle
changes, including exercise, can dramatically prevent, treat and
even cure many of these ailments. More