Physical Activity
This website offers free resources for LA County health professionals and educators including publications and videos. Choose Health LA was a local initiative of the LA County Department of Public Health to prevent and control chronic disease.
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of an afterschool program using a curriculum on nutrition and physical activity. Results showed a significant reduction in overweight and obesity among children in the intervention group.
The study was published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. The abstract can be read...
NEOPB is a statewide movement to improve the health of low-income Californians through increased fruit and vegetable consumption and daily physical activity. NEOPB addresses the statewide obesity epidemic through food and activity education, breastfeeding support, community development strategies, and marketing of healthy behaviors.
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