Employee Wellness News and Links for the past week
Thanks to Carissa Look for the following:
UNSAFE URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS LINKED TO TEEN WEIGHT
Joene Hendry
Reuters
08/24/2009NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HIGH-FAT DIETS ARE JUST AS UNHEALTHFUL IN THE SHORT TERM AS THEY ARE IN THE LONG TERM
Cody Mooneyhan
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
08/12/2009
PHYSICALLY FIT STUDENTS OUTSCORE LESS FIT PEERS IN NEW YORK CITY
United Press International
07/14/2009
OBESITY LINKED TO BRAIN SHRINKAGE, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
Melissa Healy
LA Times
08/25/2009
STARS ALIGNING ON SCHOOL LUNCHES
Kim Severson
The New York Times
08/18/2009
PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS UP FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL FOOD, FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Rochelle Davis
Healthy Schools Campaign
08/24/2009
EMPLOYERS LURE SPOUSES INTO WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO HELP CUT COSTS
Joann S. Lublin
The Wall Street Journal
08/31/2009