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Consumers hope new law will provide cheaper health insurance | ajc.com
Consumers hope new law will provide cheaper health insurance | ajc.com
Critics Say Out of State Plans Could Dilute Coverage
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Governor Deal launches fitness initiative
SHAPE program goes statewide to tackle childhood obesity
Gov. Nathan Deal launched Georgia ’s SHAPE partnership, a unique public-private partnership to promote childhood fitness and build a culture of wellness among Georgia
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“That’s the bad news. The good news is that this problem is fixable. The SHAPE partnership is an innovative approach to getting Georgia
SHAPE generates data through Fitnessgram, an internationally recognized assessment that measures the strength, flexibility and endurance of students in P.E. classes. Reports place kids in the “healthy fitness zone” or “needs improvement” on each test. Sophisticated data management helps kids and parents chart improvement.
The benefit of Fitnessgram, developed by the father of the aerobic fitness movement, Dr. Ken Cooper, is that it does not reward specific athletic skills or promote a particular body image; it determines fitness. The test results reveal slim children who are not physically fit as well as heavier kids who are. For more information on SHAPE, go to http://georgiashape.org/.
SHAPE is a partnership of Gov. Deal, the Arthur Blank Foundation, the Georgia Department of Education, the Department of Community Health and the Division of Public Health, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Braves.
The Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation have invested more than $500,000 in the SHAPE Partnership, including a new $350,000 grant from AFYF to help take SHAPE and Fitnessgram statewide over the next three years.
“Thanks to the innovative leadership from Gov. Deal and the SHAPE Partnership, Georgia
The partnership springs from legislation passed in 2009 with strong backing from House Education Committee Chairman Brooks Coleman (R-Duluth).
“We need to improve Georgia
Braves President John Schuerholz penned an op-ed about SHAPE in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution which can be seen here.
The Georgia Chapter was a strong supporter of the SHAPE Act and we look forward to working with Governor Deal and other partners around the state to combat childhood obesity. Pediatricians know all to well the toll this has taken on child & adolescent health in our state. The Chapter will encourage its members in the pilot counties to participate and support the SHAPE project.
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Children Conceived In Winter Have A Greater Risk Of Autism, Study Finds - Medical News Today
Children Conceived In Winter Have A Greater Risk Of Autism, Study Finds
The study is published online today in the journal Epidemiology.
The study is published online today in the journal Epidemiology.
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Welcome to our new blog site!
The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy
· To improve the health and welfare of all the infants, children and adolescents in the State of Georgia
· To study the scientific, educational, social, economic and legislative aspects of medicine in order to secure and maintain the highest standards of practice in pediatrics.
· To promote excellence in pediatric care by organizing programs of post-graduate education.
· To unite qualified primary care pediatricians and pediatric medical & surgical subspecialists of the state into a representative organization for the advancement of the practice of pediatrics.
· To further the policies and the objectives of the American Academy
We hope that you will find this new blog helpful and educational.
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