The State Indicator Report on Physical Activity 2010
June 7, 2010
The State Indicator Report on Physical Activity 2010 includes data about individual behaviors related to physical activity, as well as the presence or absence of physical features and policies that can make being physically active either easy or hard to do.
Planting Seeds for Healthy Living
May 31, 2010
Eat Smart Move More South Carolina funded the implementation of school gardens in two Greenville County Elementary schools. A horticulturist from Clemson University and a statistician from the University of South Carolina were recruited to help monitor the progress of the project.
The MUSC StairWELL Project: Employees Climbing to Higher Health Habits
May 31, 2010
Health 1st, MUSC’s Employee Wellness Program, is tasked with helping MUSC employees become more active at home and at work. Using a model from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the StairWELL Project was conceived to encourage employees to develop the habit of using stairs instead of elevators.
Broccoli At WIC Class!
May 31, 2010
Region 6 received a grant for $4000 grant from the Eat Smart, Move More Coalition to do a project which focused on good nutrition and childhood obesity. The curriculum teaches families how to plan and eat more food at home, to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into meals, make healthier food choices when eating out and include more daily physical activity.
Support the Child Nutrition Act
May 27, 2010
Eat Smart, Move More SC joins the American Heart Association in aggressively pushing for action on the federal Child Nutrition Act this year.
National Physical Activity Plan is Off and Running
May 20, 2010
The National Physical Activity Plan is focused on making societal changes to make routine physical activity simply integrated into daily life.
Eat Smart, Move More Community Workshops – REGISTER NOW!
May 20, 2010
SC has the fifth worst overweight/obesity rate in the nation! By working together we can make a difference not only in the health and quality of life of South Carolinians but also in our state’s economic vitality.
Community Nutrition Networking Guide
May 20, 2010
Faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Duke University Medical Center developed the Community Nutrition Networking Guide: Building Community Networks for Healthy Weight in the Carolinas.
ESMMSC Action Alert!
May 20, 2010
House Ways and Means Education K-12 Subcommittee members are reviewing budget provisos that could undermine the Student’s Health and Fitness Act. ESMMSC Partners need to act now!
Greenville and Spartanburg Selected for National Program to Fight Childhood Obesity
May 20, 2010
Activate Upstate in Greenville and Partners for Active Living, Hub City Farmers? Market, in partnership with Spartanburg?s Childhood Obesity Taskforce in Spartanburg, have each been awarded a 4-year $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to improve opportunities for physical activity and access to affordable healthy foods for children and families in communities […]