In the News
The Kids and K-9s for Healthy Choices program is getting attention!
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The Kids and K-9s pilot program (Spring 2008) was published in a scholarly book about the benefits of dog walking. The book was released summer 2011.
Book Description: "Obesity is at epidemic levels worldwide. In the U.S. alone, it is
estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses
will double to almost $350 billion a year. A 2010 report by the U.S.
Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost
one in three children are now overweight or obese. Similar statistics
emphasize the staggering problem in other industrialized countries.
This volume originated in a special 2009 symposium funded in part by a
grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Development (NICHD) and sponsorship from Mars-Waltham© on how
human-animal interaction may help fight obesity across the lifespan. It
provides systematic presentation of the scientific evidence for this
powerful expression of the benefits of the human-animal bond.
The volume will be especially valuable as a sourcebook of
evidence-based studies for public health professionals treating
overweight humans and veterinarians treating obese dogs."
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A Kids and K-9s lesson at Madison Street Academy
made local news! Thank you to our
Berger Picard friends!
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Kids and K-9s for Healthy Choices received a 2009 Davis Productivity Award from the State of Florida, for Best Practices.
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| The Ocala Chapter Team accepted the award from the State Surgeon General. |
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Kids and K-9s for Healthy Choices received special recognition as Best Poster for Childhood Obesity at the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality 8th Annual Forum, "Thrive Together." The conference was held in March 2009 in Grapevine, TX.
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| Poster presentation given by Kathy Wright, Creative Director and Board Chair. |
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The Kids and K-9s program was featured on the Rachael Ray show in May 2008. Kathy Wright, Creative Director, was Rachel's "Incredible Person."
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