Healthy You

WXXI Public broadcasting hosted a series of community forums and conversations about child obesity and child health.
Watch the forums, see segments for kids and learn about obesity here:

Tips for Good Health:

See What the Community is Saying About Healthy You:

Previously:

Another Healthy You: A Community Forum on Child Obesity and Child Health aired in November 2010. The forum invited members of the community to discuss the latest epidemic that threatens our children. A list of panelists and links to related resources are available on this page. 

A special Healthy You Childhood Health Forum aired in late February 2010 on WXXI-TV and is now available to view online. It gives viewers an opportunity to find out more about child obesity in our community and learn about resources to help keep families healthy. The special page about the program contains a video of the full program as well as information about the expert panelists and links to related resources in these categories:

Ongoing

Healthy You television and multimedia segments promoting healthy behaviors for kids and providing supporting resources for families are seen every Monday during Homework Hotline at 5:30 p.m. and can be seen online in the Homework Hotline Video Player at homeworkhotline.org (also available as all segments on a single page)

• kidsCAN (Cooking, Activity and Nutrition) Learn about Foodlink’s child nutrition education program, kidsCAN (cooking, activity and nutrition), which encourages children’s enthusiasm for food and empowers healthy food choices.
• Healthy Habits for Life from Sesame Workshop Discover ideas for establishing a fun and healthy routine with caregiver guides and information from the producers of Sesame Street.
• Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency – HealthiKids Visit the Finger Lakes Health Systems site for information on their “HealthiKids” initiative.
• Be a Healthy Hero -- Greater Rochester Health Foundation Help kids learn how to eat right and stay active
• American Academy for Pediatrics -- Healthy Children Learn tips for healthy living for kids of all ages and stages.
• Action for Healthy Kids Check out these online resources and ideas for healthy activities such as “Re-Charge” and “Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge.” 

WSKG's Working on Wellness initiative WoW works with Binghamton-area health organizations to address childhood obesity. Like WXXI, WSKG is using its media resources and outreach activities to create an awareness of what is being done in our community concerning these issues. Visit WSKG's Working on Wellness page for further information.