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Yoga may help stroke survivors improve balance
July 26, 2012Study Highlights:Group yoga can help patients’ balance improve long after a stroke. Yoga for chronic stroke patients appears to be cost effective and might help them become more...
View ArticleA HALF FULL GLASS – MINNESOTA ESTABLISHES BUT DOES NOT FUND A SAFE ROUTES TO...
St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Legislature has created a Safe Routes to School Program for the state but fell short when it came to funding the program. Supporters of the program say they will work...
View ArticleHelp Make Safe Routes to School a Priority in Minnesota
As you may know, this past May the legislature established the Minnesota Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program which was signed into law by Governor Dayton on May 10, 2012. The law requires the...
View ArticleFood Access Summit in Duluth
August 21st - August 23rdDuluth Entertainment Convention CenterThe Food Access Summit is focused on increasing access to healthy food for low-income Minnesotans, learning about the health and economic...
View Article'The Obesity Olympics': Marketing junk food to kids
By Susan Perry | 07/27/12Somehow I doubt that the athletes competing in the London Olympics trained on a diet that included regular servings of McDonald’s Happy Meals, Coca-Cola soft drinks and...
View ArticleSens. Franken, Lugar, Rockefeller Introduce Legislation to Extend Diabetes...
Extending National Diabetes Prevention Program Could Save Billions of Dollars, Reduce Diabetes Incidence in Seniors by over 70 PercentWASHINGTON, D.C. [07/31/12]—Today, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.),...
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Many Faces Conference 2012
October 25-26, 2012Online Registration Now Open!New Logo, New PartnerWe have redesigned the conference logo to fit with the evolving nature of the program and its focus. We have also added a new...
View ArticleNews Release: Public-private partnership approves framework for a healthy...
August 2, 2012Statewide assessment finds uneven health opportunities across Minnesota The Healthy Minnesota Partnership on Monday approved Healthy Minnesota 2020, a framework for creating a Minnesota...
View ArticlePEP Grants to 2 MN School Districts to Improve PE and Nutrition Ed
FY2012 Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Grant Recipients: Including 2 MN school districts – a success story.…Through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, or PEP, the U.S....
View ArticleOlympics & MN - How to promote healthy lifestyles?
The Olympics provide ample examples for young people to engage in fun, healthy activities. Hopefully it will serve as an inspiration to all of us. For a generation now, we’ve dismissed the childhood...
View ArticleSchool snack laws might be working
Updated: August 12, 2012 - 11:52 PMAdolescents in states with strict laws regulating the sale of snacks and sugary drinks in public schools gained less weight over a three-year period than those living...
View ArticleNew federal rules require student take fruits and veggies starting this fall
by Tim Post, Minnesota Public Radio August 9, 2012 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota students heading back to school in a few weeks are going to notice something different about their lunches. To meet new...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-Kind Food Access Summit in Minnesota This Week
John Michaelson, Public News Service-MNhttp://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27964-1(08/20/12) DULUTH, Minn. - With food shelf use in the state at a record high, Minnesota is...
View ArticleShould Lack Of Exercise Be Considered A Medical Condition?
by Eliza Barclay, National Public Radio August 16, 2012"You've got a bad case of deconditioning," the doctor says.Actually, it would be the rare doctor who would say that to anyone. And though it might...
View ArticleQuick-thinking Joyce helps save woman's life
Veteran umpire performed CPR on non-responsive D-backs employeeBy Steve Gilbert/MLB.com|08/21/12 9:55 PM ETPHOENIX -- Jim Joyce's timing could not have been better.The veteran Major League umpire...
View ArticleSchool food workers grapple with new USDA guidelines and how to get children...
Article by: KRISTEN WYATT , Associated Press * Updated: August 21, 2012 - 2:06 AMDENVER - There will be more whole grains on school lunch menus this year, along with a wider selection of fruits and...
View ArticlePolice get cross about crosswalks
Article by: KELLY SMITH , Star Tribune * Updated: August 17, 2012 - 10:50 AMRobbinsdale's first-ever major crosswalk crackdown netted 80 citations over two days for drivers who blew past two neon...
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Two New Resources about Access to Healthy Food
The Public Health Law Center is happy to announce the release of two new resources related to access to healthy food:Our new policy brief, Access to Healthy Food: Challenges and Opportunities,...
View ArticleLunchroom menus push healthy foods
Article by: MARIA ELENA BACA , Star Tribune * Updated: September 3, 2012 - 11:39 PMAs Minnesota students return to school, healthy living is on the menu and the syllabus.For the first time in more than...
View ArticleIn Minn., new effort to get the farm to the food shelf
by Julie Siple, Minnesota Public Radio September 4, 2012Hunger relief organizations are stepping up their efforts to capture the millions of pounds of produce from Minnesota fields that go to waste...
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