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Oakwood Sports Medicine // Bringing The Experts To You
December 10, 2011

Saline Area Schools Embrace Cutting-Edge Health Solutions

News & Notes - Saline Area Schools
November 16, 2011

Local businessman and Howell Public Schools to launch new nutrition program

The Main Four
November 16, 2011

Brighton Schools Adopt Health and Wellness Monitoring Program

Brighton Patch
November 16, 2011

Governor Snyder Wants Michigan to Become Healthier State

Updated: Thursday, 15 Sep 2011, 5:14 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 14 Sep 2011, 11:18 AM EDT
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN
Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyderincluded himself Wednesday when he laid out goals to make Michigan a healthier state by getting more people into wellness programs, setting up an exchange where citizens can buy health insurance and dealing with residents' expanding waistlines.

During his special message to the Legislature on health and wellness delivered at the Heart of the City Health Center in Grand Rapids, the Republican governor announced he weighed 194 pounds after stepping on a scale. He also disclosed his body mass index -- or BMI, which uses height and weight to estimate body fat -- is 26.8, putting him in the overweight category.  Read More

Many kindergarteners already on road to obesity, study finds

USA Today
November 28, 2011

Detroit Lions players and staff put a heavy emphasis on the importance of nutrition

detroitlions.com
November 5, 2011

Healthier Americans and a Healthier Economy Go Hand in Hand

Huff Post
November 4, 2011

Area physician works nutrition into patients' checkups

Chicago Tribune
November 2, 2011

As obesity soars, possible remedies include pop tax, fitness push

Detroit Free Press
By Robin Erb, October 2011

Wellness Begins at Home

Huff Post
October 27, 2011

In High Schools, a Critical Lens on Food

The New York Times
By Hanna Wallace, October 26, 2011

Saint Mary's commits to "Real Food" for students

Saint Mary's website
By Adam Ziegler, October 25, 2011

Obesity Task Force pushes lean, mean laws to slim Tenn.
School exercise, soda tax, speeding fines top agenda

The Tennessean
October 25, 2011

Ailing and overweight Americans cost billions in productivity

Reuters | Washington
October 17, 2011

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan expands commitment to address childhood obesity through partnership with Wayne State and Michigan Fitness Foundation

BCBS News Room
October 3, 2011

Don't Call Kids Fat!

Time Magazine
By Bonnie Rochman, September 28, 2011

Teens, Too, Need Sleep

The Wallstreet Journal
September 27, 2011

Public Schools Face the Rising Costs of Serving Lunch

The New York Times
By Fernanda Santos, September 19, 2011

Kaiser Permanent Ads Encourage Better Health

Media Post News
By Tayna Irwin, September 15, 2011

National Prevention Strategy

(PDF)
June 2011