Get the latest childhood health and wellness research, trends and tips you need to be a Healthy Hero and maintain a lifestyle that is healthy for kids. 

Community Support Critical for Reducing Childhood Obesity
Community support of school obesity prevention programs is critical to achieving a significant decrease in obesity among children... (Read more)

Fitness for Kids Who Don’t Like Sports
Team sports can boost kids' self-esteem, coordination, and general fitness, and help them learn how to work with other kids and adults... (Read more)

Do TV Ads Affect Children's Diet, Obesity?
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy have received a $2.2 million... (Read more)

Healthy Hero Week Begins
Healthy Hero temporary tattoos will be everywhere the week of May 2, 2010, which is “5 2 10.” Greater Rochester Health Foundation is inviting everyone to celebrate Healthy Hero Week and to have fun while helping kids be more physically active and improve their nutrition. The Foundation is distributing the tattoos to all children ages 2-12 who participate in an activity through an organized group. (Read more)

Video: Lessons for Lunch at School 58
At Rochester City School 58, the lessons do not stop for lunch. Teacher Amy Shema treats her kids, the Lunch Bunch, to a weekly tasting of exotic fruits, vegetables and spirited conversation. Video story by Jeffrey Blackwell. (View video)

Hats & Mittens Encourage Healthy Play
Be a Healthy Hero is distributing 13,000 hats and mittens to Rochester children, to encourage them to play outside, even in the cold. (Read more)