obesity

Childhood Obesity In St. Louis

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:13:12 +0000

Childhood obesity is an epidemic which has tripled in the last three decades. Host Don Marsh talks with experts about the disease and ways to prevent it. Host Don Marsh talks with Amy Moore, a nutrition and dietetics instructor at Saint Louis University and Nancy Lieberman, President and Founder of GO! St. Louis.

Go! St. Louis is a local nonprofit organization which encourages individuals and families in the St. Louis region to adopt an active and healthy lifestyle year round.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Julie Bierach, Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:20:35 +0000

MAP scores released

The St. Louis school district could be a year away from regaining partial accreditation. Missouri's Annual Performance Reports, or MAP scores, have been released today. They show that St. Louis city schools have met seven standards, including one academic standard.

Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro says they're looking for sustained improvement over time.

Mo. among states with very high obesity rates

The Associated Press — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:29:14 +0000

Missouri is among 12 states cited in a new government survey with very high obesity rates.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released figures Monday showing that Missouri is among a dozen states with obesity rates of at least 30 percent. The CDC says 30.3 percent of Missourians are obese.

Overall, more than a third of adults are obese. The latest figures are based on a 2011 telephone survey that asked adults their height and weight. For the first time, households with only cell phones were included.

Morning headlines - Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Rachel Lippmann and The Associated Press — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:26:57 +0000

Study says region needs more immigrants

A new study to be released this morning says the St. Louis region needs to attract more immigrants if it wants to thrive in the current economy.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch got an advance look at the study, written by Saint Louis University professor Jack Strauss.

Website on obesity policy launched by Wash. U., Missouri Foundation for Health

Kelsey Proud — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:22:14 +0000

Washington University's Center for Obesity Prevention and Policy Research and the Missouri Foundation for Health have launched a "first-of-its-kind" website with information on obesity-related policy for organizations across the state.

The site, named "Policy Lift" has a variety of different functions, as an announcement about the site describes: