News tagged with childhood interventions
School-based interventions for obesity
Thanks to the Let's Move initiative, society is becoming more aware of alarming statistics like 1 in 4 children are obese and childhood obesity has nearly doubled over the past two decades! With this platform, nutrition ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Childhood anxiety can be prevented with early intervention
A team of researchers from Macquarie University has found that early intervention with parents of children at risk for anxiety and related disorders can potentially make the difference in whether a child will go on to develop ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Obesity epidemic may be flattening out - but no time for complacency say experts
(PhysOrg.com) -- The prevalence of childhood obesity might be stabilising in developed countries, but there is still much to be done to combat this major threat to health, according to a Seminar co-authored ...
May 06, 2010 |
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Early childhood health interventions could save billions in health costs later in life
Promoting the health of young children, before five years of age, could save society up to $65 billion in future health care costs, according to an examination of childhood health conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...
May 15, 2009 |
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