Ocean County's five most critical health concerns will be tackled over the next four years. It's part of the 2014 - 2018 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), recently approved by the County Board of Health.
In this electronic age, more and more children have televisions in their bedrooms. However, a new study in JAMA Pediatrics found that 60 percent of children ages 10 to 14 had televisions in their bedrooms and of those children, researchers found that they had gained nearly an extra pound per year over a four-year period.
When kids go trick or treating tomorrow in a North Dakota neighborhood, they may receive a note instead of a sweet treat. A woman named Cheryl is using Halloween as an opportunity to talk about childhood obesity. Instead of giving candy to some children, she'll give a note that reads: "Your child is, in my opinion, moderately obese and should not be consuming sugar and treats...