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Tag: child obesity

A group of smiling people stand under a swingset, holding a ribbon that they're about to cut.
Posted inPublic Health

CDC Grant Targets Four NC Counties with High Obesity Rates

by Taylor Knopf February 27, 2018April 14, 2021
illustration shows adults offering an obest baby french fries
Posted inChildren's Health

Probing DNA to Prevent Childhood Obesity

by Rose Hoban December 1, 2017December 19, 2017
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Featured, Nutrition, Public Health, Rural Health

Award-winning Goldsboro Child Care Center Spreads Gospel of Healthy Living

by Thomas Goldsmith June 7, 2016January 9, 2017
Middle-schoolers Cassidy Ward and DeAndre Foote consider soft drink options.
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Featured, Nutrition, Public Health, Rural Health

Kids Find Their Own Way to Healthy Living

by Editor September 1, 2015September 1, 2015
Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, NC Health Briefs, Nutrition, Public Health, Rural Health

New Maps Show Differences in Life Expectancy

by Editor August 5, 2015August 5, 2015
Makayla Lewis, daughter of Megan Lewis, plays with some broccoli.
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Nutrition, Public Health

School-Garden Advocates Hoping for Connection to Improved Child Health

by Brenda Porter-Rockwell July 7, 2015July 19, 2017

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