Central California Alliance for Health | Living Healthy | September 2019

HEALTHY A newsletter for the members of Central California Alliance for Health Volume 25, Issue 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 Standard U.S. Postage PAID Merced, CA Permit No. 1186 Central California Alliance for Health 1600 Green Hills Road, Suite 101 Scotts Valley, CA 95066 One in five children in the United States is obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health problems that were once seen only in adults, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. The good news is that childhood obesity can be prevented. In honor of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, the Alliance encourages your family to make healthy lifestyle changes together. ●  ● Get active outside. Walk around the neighborhood, go on a bike ride or play basketball at the park. ●  ● Limit screen time. Keep screen time (time spent on the computer, cellphone, watching TV or playing video games) to two hours a day or less. ●  ● Make healthy meals. Buy and serve more vegetables, fruits and whole-grain foods. Making small changes as a family can help your child stay at a healthy weight. The Alliance offers the Healthy Weight for Life program. This program is for children and teens ages 2 to 18 who want to reach a healthy weight. The Healthy Weight for Life program can help your child learn how to eat healthy and be more active. You can also learn new ways to support your child and make healthy lifestyle changes. Talk to your child’s doctor about this program. The doctor must refer your child to the program if he or she thinks your child needs it. You can call the Alliance Health Education Line at (800) 700-3874, ext. 5580 for more information. Source: healthfinder.gov/NHO/SeptemberToolkit.aspx Are you prepared for a public safety power outage? During the California wildfire season, all electric lines that pass through high fire-threat areas could be turned off to help reduce wildfires. To learn more and make sure you are well-prepared for a power outage, visit www.pge.com or call PG&E toll-free at (866) 743-6589 . September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

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