Healthy Kids

Childhood Obesity and Overweight
Overweight is a serious health concern for children and adolescents.  The most recent data indicates that in the United States about 16% of children ages 6 - 19 years old are overweight.  Since the 1970s overweight has doubled among young children aged 2 - 5 years old and tripled among school-aged children ages 6 - 19 years old...click here for more

Local Initiative
We Can!  Pittsburgh is among eight cities participating in an initiative that addresses obesity in children, click here for more

Kid-Friendly Exercise

• Bicycle Riding
• Play Baseball or Softball
• Play Soccer
• Play Kickball
• Take a Family Walk
• Ice Skating
• Skiing
• Sledding
• Play Ice Hockey

Exercise as a Family
Here is a list of 10 way to make exercising as a family a fun activity. 

1.  Go for a pre- or post- dinner walk 2.  Crank up the music and boogie-down 3.  Make a game out of household chores 4.  Sneak workouts into other activities 5.  Turn TV commercials into fitness breaks 6.  Have a weekly sports night (to play - not watch) 7.  Walk or run for charity 8.  Put kids to work in the yard 9.  Team up for gardening 10. Walk the dog

Healthy Recipes Kids Love

Fun Recipes - Do you want your kids to eat healthier food, but they simply refuse?  Try these recipes to help make eating healthy more fun!