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  • type 2 diabetes
    Type 2 diabetes & kids: Why it’s on the rise
    June 21, 2019
    Child & Family Health, Childhood Obesity, Stay Well
    Years ago, diabetes was placed in two defined categories — Type 1, which also was known as juvenile diabetes, and Type 2, which was considered “adult onset.” These days, though, those boundary lines are blurred. More adults are being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, but of more concern, more children are...
  • Healthy Habits for the Entire Family
    April 5, 2019
    Child & Family Health, Childhood Obesity, Fitness & Wellness, Stay Well
    At the Childhood-HEAL (Healthy Eating and Active Living) Center, we work with children, adolescents, and their families to establish healthy lifestyle habits they can maintain for a lifetime. By guiding the patient and their family to make changes together, the impact can affect the health of everyone in the home...
  • childhood obesity blog
    Fighting back against childhood obesity: One family at a time
    May 9, 2018
    Child & Family Health, Childhood Obesity, Stay Well
    Did you know that nearly one in five kids aged 6 to 19 is considered obese? The numbers are staggering — and they’ve tripled since the 1970s. The official definition of obesity is “having excess body fat.” Medical providers use the body mass index (BMI) tool to determine whether a person...
  • fruit juice blog
    Juice or no juice: That is the question
    September 12, 2017
    Child & Family Health, Childhood Obesity, Stay Well
    A glass of juice for your little one with a meal might seem like a healthy beverage choice. But is it really? For years, all varieties of fruit juice — from orange to grape and everything in between — were seen as healthier alternatives to beverages like Coke and sports drinks....
  • Too much sugar — What you can do to protect your child
    June 10, 2015
    Child & Family Health, Childhood Obesity, Stay Well
    Saving your child from too much sugar. Have you ever wondered why all kids seem to have a craving for sugar? Or why sugary cereals, candies, and juices spend truckloads of money advertising to little tykes? Studies show that a child’s sweet tooth may be biological — hardwired into their taste...
  • Children’s Hospital awarded $375,000 grant from BlueCross to support new childhood obesity center
    November 6, 2014
    Child & Family Health, Childhood Obesity, Erlanger News
    The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation has awarded Erlanger Health System Foundations a $375,000 grant for the development and operation of the T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital Childhood Healthy Eating and Active Living (C-HEAL) Center in partnership with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. “The C-HEAL Center...
  • Children’s Hospital at Erlanger joins national effort to reverse the obesity epidemic
    March 22, 2012
    Child & Family Health, Childhood Obesity, Erlanger News
    Chattanooga, Tenn. – With obesity levels in the United States at all-time highs, Children’s Hospital at Erlanger leaders are working together to make local improvements through “Collaborate for Healthy Weight,” a national effort to reverse the epidemic through innovative local partnerships between primary care providers, public health professionals, and leaders...
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