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Program Designed to Help Kids Make Healthier Choices
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Brief Description:
Thanks to a new after-school program developed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, kids will have the opportunity to learn how to make healthier choices.
Transcript:
Akinso: Thanks to a new after-school program developed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, kids will have the opportunity to learn how to make healthier choices. The program, known as "Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!" is designed to help kids ages 11 to 13 become aware of how the media may influence their health choices. Jill Center, the Media-Smart Youth Coordinator says the program's fun hands-on interactive activities teach critical thinking skills that will help young people make smart decisions about what they eat and how they spend their time.
Center: The Media Smart Youth Program is a 10 lesson after school curriculum. It's designed with highly interactive lessons to teach young people about the connections between media and their health. The materials are available free on the website and also hard copy versions can be ordered on the website. That is www.nichd.nih.gov. There's also a toll free number that people can call to order and that's 1-800-370-2943.
Akinso: This is Wally Akinso at the National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland.
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