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Please stay tuned for the upcoming documentary series – “Weight of the Nation” in May 2012

Posted on March 30, 2012 by LCDrake

A new documentary, “Weight of the Nation”, will be premiering in May 2012, exclusively on HBO. It will be aired the week after the national Weight of the Nation conference in Washington, DC.  This multi-part series is comprised of 4 … Continue reading →

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Piedmont Environmental Council presents best-selling author Louv on March 15th!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by LCDrake

The Piedmont Environmental Council is bringing Richard Louv, best-selling author of Lost Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, to the Paramount – smirking ideas to help people and nature reconnect. Come here his talk and learn more about … Continue reading →

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The c-ville weekly – Health Issue 2012

Posted on March 2, 2012 by LCDrake

This years’ health issue takes a closer look at four threats to your well-being, from childhood to old age, one for each major stage of your life — childhood obesity, depression, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease — and a few folks in … Continue reading →

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School Nutrition in the News

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Megan Liddle Gude

Charlottesville’s Daily Progress has published two Letters to the Editor about nutrition in the past few weeks, both about school nutrition and the Charlottesville wellness policy. Check them out! Continue reading →

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Local screenings of Cafeteria Man and Farmageddon – this week!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Megan Liddle Gude

Catch two great films about access to healthy food: Cafeteria Man at 5:30pm on Friday November 4th and Farmageddon at 3:00pm on Saturday November 5th. Both are part of Continue reading →

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Cooking clubs discover that healthy can be delicious

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Megan Liddle Gude

The recipes have been tasted, the votes counted, and we have winners! The 40 student chefs in our spring Cooking Clubs have test-prepared and test-tasted weeks and weeks of healthy and kid-friendly snacks.

Would you like to try some of these recipes on your own? Let us know! Leave a comment on this page, and we’ll post the recipes you’d like to see. Continue reading →

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Zumba, Yoga, Swim! Wrapping up the first semester of Live Active clubs

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Megan Liddle Gude

Our Live Active clubs are enrollment-based after school activities focused on helping students learn fun and non-competitive physical activities. In this first semester, regular staff and special guest instructors led students through individual and group physical activity sessions. Each week students learned a new activity: soccer, zumba, yoga, dance, and other fun and active games. Continue reading →

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Last Summer Tri! We need volunteers August 21st

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Megan Liddle Gude

This is your last chance to join us at a summer tri! Come join us on Sunday, August 21st to staff the XTERRA Triathlon. Continue reading →

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We need volunteers for July 24th

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Megan Liddle Gude

Community Action on Obesity needs volunteers for the July 24th Cville Triathlon. Come join our work to make Charlottesville a supportive community that fosters healthy lifestyles for everyone. We need 45 volunteers for Sunday. Can you help out? While you’re … Continue reading →

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First Baptist Church lunch program for school children

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Megan Liddle Gude

First Baptist Church on West Main Street is offering healthy lunches to children ages 3-18 while school is out for the summer. The program starts next week, July 11th, and will run every weekday from 12noon to 1pm. The church … Continue reading →

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