Accra, June 12, GNA – Ghanaians have been urged to discard the illusion that obesity is a sign of wealthy living. Mr. Kofi Adusei, Project Manager, Regenerative Health of the Ministry of Health, said obesity or fatness rather made the individual susceptible to all kinds of illness, which could result in death. Mr Adusei, speaking [...]
Youth Running Programs USA
This provides an interesting overview of running programs in the USA.
Problems facing children in Ghana
There is one major problem confronting the people of this country which if not checked and controlled will have serious effect on the economy of the nation. Streetism or street life is something no one wishes to associate with. However, certain situations push children into this kind of life or activities. Streetism can be attributed [...]
Just run
The alarming rise in childhood obesity, and the lack of physical activity in our youth, prompted the organizers of the Big Sur International Marathon to create JUST RUN. JUST RUN assists schools and youth organizations by offering a SOLUTION, an orgoing, vital youth fitness program to create lifestyle changes. This highly acclaimed program [...]
NYRRF Programs
Programs
New York Road Runners Foundation (NYRRF) is one of the leading not-for-profit providers of physical education programming for youth in New York City. An affiliate of New York Road Runners (NYRR), organizers of the ING New York City Marathon and the foremost road running association in the world, the Foundation has been developing and implementing [...]
What are the psychosocial benefits of sport for youth?
Research has found that after-school youth sports programs are probably the best after-school programs there are in terms of psychosocial benefits. Involvement in youth sport is a better predictor of academic success than are family income or education. And kids who participate in sports programs, whether they are school-based or not, have better attitudes about [...]
Sports participation: The metaphor of youth development
It has been observed that after religion, sport is the most powerful cultural force in American society. This sweeping generalization covers two domains: sports spectatorship or viewership, and sports participation. The latter is arguably the more important, because it lends itself to that ineffable process called “youth development.”
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Child Health Week in Ghana…
… focuses on healthy eating and rising obesity
Last week was Child Health Week in Ghana, which this year was on the theme ‘Healthy eating: a key to child growth and development’, with the strapline ‘You are what you eat!’. While malnutrition is cited as the underlying cause of diseases associated with deaths among the under-fives, [...]
Youth reporters promote education during the MTN Africa Cup of Nations, GHANA 2008
ACCRA, Ghana, 1 February 2008 – Edith Asamani, 17 and Stephen Iseh, 14, are two of the youth reporters based in Accra who have joined UNICEF to raise awareness of the ‘Quality Education for All Children’ campaign during the MTN Africa Cup of Nations, GHANA 2008.
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Grade Schoolers Make ‘Mighty Milers’
The Bryant Park Project, November 8, 2007 · Steve Sloan has taught physical education at P.S. 102 in East Harlem for more than 20 years. Sloan signed his school up for the Mighty Milers program four years ago, and now he spends much of his time pushing his grade-school students through the 26.2 miles of [...]
