The Department of Health and Human services identified 21 critical health objectives that represents the most serious health and safety issues facing adolescents and young adults aged 10 to 24 years. These leading health indicators are a reflection of public health concerns in the United States. They illuminate individual behaviors, physical and social environmental factors, and important health system issues that greatly affect the health of individuals and communities.
The countdown has begun and the day draws near. LiveWisely 2020′s “50 Million Steps” campaign is set to kickoff on February 28th. Keep your eyes and ears peeled. The campaign will benefit the kids and families we serve in the lifestyle and behavioral programs we offer. The goal is two fold: (1) First is to continue inceasing the awareness of childhood and adolescent obesity in families, (2) second is to simply encourage as many people as possible to take 50 million steps to improve their fitness level by walking. In particular, the goal is to challenge each person to take at least 10,000 steps a day, that’s just about walking five miles. 10,000 steps a day is recommended to achieve the health benefits associated with walking. Once each person begins to form a habit of walking they are encouraged to pass this habit on to someone else.
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. 2010 is here so what are you plans for a new life? Did you make your New Year resolution? Have you , once again, promised yourself to lose the weight you’ve always wanted to? Whatever your plans are we hope you’ve written them down what they are. It has been proven that when you make a plan to do something and write it down you will tend to stick to it more than keeping it in your head. In the next several weeks we will be discussing a series on behavior change. Please visit us next week for the first installment.
