Congrats to OCHS and Summer Camp Guides

CAVU would like to recognize Outer Cape Health Services as they prepare to move from the planning phase of their Healthy Weight Clinic to operations with the newly added clinics. Their willingness to participate in collaborative activities this past year speaks to OCHS's commitment to the collaborative and the health of the children they serve.

I also wanted to pass along some summer camp guides (see links below). While some camps may already be full, most camps have financial assistance set aside to help children who would otherwise be unable to access their facility. Please feel free to pass this information on to parents or follow up with any local camps directly.

http://www.acane-camps.org/

http://www.gocamps.com/

http://www.summer-daycamps.com/

http://www.campresource.com/

I am looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!

Penny

Congratulations to the New Healthy Weight Clinics

We would like to congratulate the new additions to the Healthy Weight Initiative!

• Bowdoin Street Health Center
  
• Greater New Bedford Community Health Center
  
• Lowell Community Health Center

We look forward to meeting the HWC teams at the live meeting on April 28, 2009 and working together!

Helpful Information

Evan passed this along for the team to read:
http://www.commercialexploitation.org/news/2008/12/childrenmediahealth.htm

Other articles of interest:

Trimming youth obesity at Healthy Kids Day:
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/03/north_channel_sentinel/news/040209_healthy_kids_day_nc.txt

Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090330/hl_hsn/rapidinfantweightgainlinkedtochildhoodobesity