Substitute a Child’s “Screen Time” with “Sun Screen” this Summer

I recently came across this stat that I found troubling –

“Children now consume more than 7.5 hours of media every single day”

There are an abundance of local and county parks at our disposal here in Wright County. Additionally, parents can look to their local community ed for some great programs to get their children involved in this summer.  Check out your local school districts website for more information.

Obesity Costs Us To Many Lives and To Much Money

Today, numerous news oultets are telling the sobering story, as a nation we are simply maintaining our unhealthy weight.

The report suggests an additional 30 million Americans will be obese in 18 years. This would cost an additional $549.5 billion on medical expenditures, according to the report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

About 35% of U.S. adults are obese today, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The obesity projections were released at the CDC's Weight of the Nation conference, which is focused on preventing this growing health problem. A four-part HBO documentary with the same title begins airing next week.

You Can Help a Local School win $15,000 for a NEW Playground!

Vote for Otsego!  Help us win $15,000 for a new playground!

Otsego Elementary School has been registered in a contest to win $15,000 and they need as many votes as possible to win.  They would use this money toward our new playground!

Go to http://www.savevotewin.com/ between March 15-31 and select Otsego to vote!  It takes less than a minute.  The school with the most votes wins and their local Cartridge World rep says there are not many schools registered - so let's go for it!  The school with the most votes wins, and two other schools win by random drawings.
Please forward this message on to friends and post it on facebook and/or twitter.  You can vote once per day with every email address you have.  Help them get funds for their school with little effort!

(This contest is sponsored by Cartridge World, a leading retailer of ink and toner cartridges.  A local Cartridge World store is giving everyone a discount coupon just for voting!  They are excited at the opportunity to partner with our local sales manager, Jason Waldron and the Otsego Cartridge World store.  Thank you for supporting their school and local business.  The winning school will be announced on April 30th.)

Year 2 Progress Brief - Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Program

The state health department has submitted their SHIP progress report to the Minnesota Legislature.

It is certainly worth the time to read ttheir report, because it shows that the work we have been doing works and is making a difference in our communites. Change is being made across the state of Minnesota, something we can all be proud of.

Thank you to all our partners for helping our local SHIP work be so successful. We couldn't have done this without you. We are not one of the current SHIP grantees, but are continuing Live Wright and will continue to do what we can to make the healthy choice, the easy choice!

MN2020: A Safer Ride to School