<![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - The Shape Were In]]> Topics http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg <![CDATA[The Charleston Gazette - The Shape Were In]]> http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305030247 Were headed in the right direction River City Runners and Walkers. "Im so conscious, in my...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305030247 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305040055 Will child obesity keep dropping. This is the final installment of this series. During the summer, we will be collecting a list of effective community healthy-living efforts. If you think your community is doing something noteworthy to prevent diabetes/obesity, tell us ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201305040055 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201304120152 Were hoping. Were moving http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201304120152 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201303300061 Girls are on the run Girls on the Run, "I fell head over heels in love with the way it boosts girls self-esteem while they train for a 5K. Ive g...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201303300061 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201303230041 Healthy opportunity KEYS 4 HealthyKids created walking trails and parks, grew vegetables in creative ways, upgraded a food pantry menu, started a farmers market and wor...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201303230041 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302240104 Mingo schools fight poverty with fitness Bill Clinton helps W.Va. kids get fit CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In 2010, Mingo County Schools Superintendent Randy Keat...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302240104 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302240117 Bill Clinton helping W.Va. kids get fit http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302240117 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302230047 Sustainable Williamson: A healthy conspiracy Read more: Folks in Mingo County are running for their lives Sus...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302230047 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302230060 Sustainable Williamson projects: The list goes on and on Read more: Sustainable Williamson: A healthy conspiracyThe list goes on and on. "This is not happening by accident. We get more done together,&qu...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302230060 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302230083 Mingo County residents are running for their lives Sustainable Williamson: A healthy conspiracy WILLIAMSON, W.Va. -- As rain threatened and fog circled the mountaintops, about 120 people -- adults and kids -- lined up along ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201302230083 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301260065 Oprah Winfrey Network to feature Mud River Pound Punchers Mud River Volunteer Fire Department Pound Punchers had lost 416 pounds in seven months. They did it by pounding country ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301260065 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:11:53 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301050004 Keep going. Dont give up! http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301050004 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301050115 In W.Va. 5th-graders, blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity fall LEARN MORE: Want to know more about CARDIAC. West Virginia Universitys unique, nationally-praised CARDIAC project has screened fifth-graders for obesity, blood pressure and cholesterol levels for 14 years. They have screened kinderg...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301050115 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301010068 Phares grew up active, wants kids active and fit http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201301010068 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212310187 Saving dollars, saving lives http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212310187 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212310193 Old city insurance was almost bankrupt http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212310193 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:51:20 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212250123 Going to the doctor with 11 other people Most people agree that prevention -- exercise, good eating, regular checkups - is a major way to reduce chronic disease and obesity. But most insurance will not pay for prevention. Some health care providers are ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212250123 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212220115 Fitness and fellowship here. BELO, W.Va. -- On Tuesdays and Thursdays, when the weathers good, you can see them out there, walking around and around church, 20 or 30 of them, circling t...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212220115 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212220118 Declare war on diabetes in West Virginia, feds urge here. BELO, W.Va. -- One day in late October, a van with "Jay Rockefeller" on the doors rolled into the Little Dove Baptist Church parking lot. ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212220118 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212150078 Soda pop, Uncle Mike and the importance of breakfast http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212150078 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201212120173 A lot of momentum on fitness, obesity Bureau of Public Health Actions re. Chronic Disease (Word document) here. See requirements for Medica...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201211170058 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:45:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201211180057 Its in our interest to learn this stuff http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201211180057 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:51:36 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201211160269 They gave me back my life http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201211160269 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201211020273 That dark patch may be a red flag CARDIAC screeners came to Preston Countys Kingwood Elementary. They checked fifth-...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201211020273 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201210110288 Federal health officials warn of W.Va. diabetes epidemic http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201210110288 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:35:13 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201210060071 Fifty years, fifty miles At 6 a.m. on his 50th birthday Friday, Brad Deel started running in Huntington. "Four years ago, if youd told me or any of my friends that I was going to run 50 miles on my 50th birthday, we all would have laughed,"...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201210060071 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:51:21 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209280108 Breastfeeding: Mothers share stories Help spread the word about the benefits of breastfeeding. Download, print and share a poster: Version...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209280108 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209230163 Reviving an old art

More tips and information about breastfeeding at http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209220071 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209220073 A dozen breastfeeding tips for the first days Hold the baby skin-to-skin and nurse within an hour of birth and often thereafter. Skin-to-skin stimulates moms milk, sooths the baby and lowers moms blood pressure

  • The first day, babies need to be held a lot, but may eat very ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209220073 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209220075 Breastfeeding: Ounces of prevention Help spread the word about the benefits of breastfeeding. Download, print and share this poster (shown at right): http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209220075 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209170223 W.Va. project called model for rural America Change the Future WV" project on Monday "a model ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209170223 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209180067 Report predicts obesity in W.Va. to nearly double http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201209180067 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:08:59 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201208020144 WVU students uncover weight-loss stories http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201208020144 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201208020162 Woman with diabetes reduces risk to have baby safely http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201208020162 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201207220039 A middle-aged guy trying to stay fit Hope for bicyclists: W.Va. no longer last in bike friendliness For more information about the Healthy Counties conferenceCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Wyoming County...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201207220039 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201207140042 Get those counties moving! http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201207140042 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:27:52 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201207010056 I cant believe I feel this good: Logan powerhouse radio host targets diabetes Logan will fight diabetes LOGAN, W.Va. -- Elaine Purkey, 63, leaned into the microphone, belting out "Coal Miners Daughter," beating guitar strings in heavy rhythm, her b...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201207010056 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206300060 State doesnt know where diabetes services are Looking for diabetes education. A list of diabetes self-management services in W.Va. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "I read that story in the paper and was hoping you could help me,...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206300060 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206300063 Looking for diabetes education. State doesnt know where diabetes services are. Newspaper pulls together list Trying to find diabetes education services "is like trying to find pieces of a jigsaw pu...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206300063 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206300106 Logan will fight diabetes I cant believe I feel this good: Logan powerhouse radio host targets diabetes CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. -- A few weeks after Tim Harclerode started as chief operating officer at Logan Re...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206300106 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206260198 Wells: Invest in wellness now or pay costs later http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206260198 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:32:01 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206220200 Extra fat equals extra problems Excess weight is not harmless (.pdf) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "Start with this fact," Dr. Sally Swisher said. "If you eat more sugar than you burn ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206220200 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206130247 Marple urges collaboration on obesity, teen pregnancy and hunger http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206130247 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206060140 W.Va. school cooks learn new tricks ONA, W.Va. -- Eighty cooks from 15 counties packed the Cabell Midland High School kitchen for healthy-cooking boot camp Tuesday and Wednesday. "Superintendent [Jorea] Marple is absolutely serious about making West Virginias scho...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206060140 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:43:26 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206020089 Pound Punchers: 1 year, 555 pounds, 555 balloons http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201206020089 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:05:55 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201205220160 One-mile walk introduces statewide Summer Steps community challenge LiveWell Community Challenge: Summer Steps -- a county-by-county challenge in the state to motivate people to get active -- during...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201205220160 Tue, 22 May 2012 19:01:21 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201205210101 Girl, 9, determined to hold off diabetes http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201205210101 Mon, 21 May 2012 23:45:00 -0400