Take a Break from the Heat

Are these dog days of summer getting to you? Are you in need of an American Idol substitute of some sort?

Then take a cool 26 minute break and watch this great documentary produced by WHRO in Hampton Roads (2008) called Surviving Abundance: Overweight Kids in Crisis that examines the epidemic of childhood obesity.


Childhood health professionals paint a grim picture for the future of overweight children unless we begin to make systemic changes that support more healthy choices. Local, state and national childhood health experts, including William H. Dietz, Jr., MD, PhD, Director of Nutrition & Physical Activity at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, discuss steps we can take to turn the tide, and the program highlights organizations with exemplary programs which encourage healthier lifestyles.

Surviving Abundance was produced in collaboration with the Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH), a community partnership to promote health and prevent disease among all children in Hampton Roads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUMn9ncZFjI