The latest Canadian Community Health Survey data indicates that children who watch more than 2 hours of screen time (TV, computer, video games) per day have double the incidence of over-weight and obesity when compared to children who watch less than 1 hour per day.
 
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 Resources Promoting Healthy Weights

Here they are! NEW resources promoting healthy weights for children 2-5 Years old created by Act Now BC, NutritionLink and Shapedown BC Centre for Healthy Weights.The following are the English, French and Spanish PDFs. Please go to the side bar on the right side of this page under "languages" and click on Chinese or Punjabi for the Chinese and Punjabi PDFs.

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 LEAP BC is a set of resources for families, caregivers and early learning practitioners, integrating literacy, education, activity and play.   Please visit the LEAP BC websiteby clicking here

 Better Together is a website to help families with children aged 5-15 years eat together more often. It is a hands on approach to families, food and fun. Click here to visit.

Healthy Families BC is a website with great ideas for healthy living. Click here  to visit.

Fall 2011

It's here! Screen Smart is a new program for elementary schools that aims to decrease recreational screen time and increase activity levels of studens! Click here to visit the screen smart website!

Join a research study! The Childhood Obesity Foundation is now listing current research studies that you can participate in. Please click here for details.

The Childhood Obesity Foundation has partnered with organizations across Canada with a goal to contribute to a reversal in the escalating trend in child and youth obesity. Click here for details.