Central California Alliance for Health | Living Healthy | September 2021

Follow us on Facebook! Stay up-to-date with: ■ Tips and services for Medi-Cal members. ■ Local community information. ■ COVID-19 updates. Find us at facebook.com/ TheAllianceForHealth 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, like 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 changes together. ■ Get active outside. Walk around the neighborhood, go on a bike ride or play basketball at the park. ■ Encourage breaks with screen time. The COVID-19 pandemic highly impacted children and screen time. Encourage breaks in between times if children have to be online for school, and keep additional screen time (time spent playing video games or watchingTV) to two hours a day or less. ■ Make healthy meals. Buy and serve more vegetables, fruits and whole-grain foods. Source: cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/features/childhood-obesity/index.html Taking small steps 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 tools to support your child with 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. September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Living Healthy A newsletter for the members of Central California Alliance for Health Standard U.S. Postage PAID Walla Walla, WA Permit No. 44 Central California Alliance for Health 1600 Green Hills Road, Suite 101 Scotts Valley, CA 95066 September 2021 | VOLUME 27, ISSUE 3