Posts Tagged ‘childhood obesity’
For babies born by Caesarean section, can a simple swab reduce rates of obesity, asthma and allergies?
Inova clinical trial investigates outcomes of exposing newborns to mother’s microbes While Caesarean section (CS) delivery can be lifesaving for both new mothers and their babies, children born by CS have an approximately 50 percent increased risk of childhood obesity, along with asthma and allergies. There is a marked difference between the microbiomes, the community…
Read MoreNorthern Virginia Healthy Kids Coalition Wins a Virginia Health Quality Award
(May 3, 2013) – The Northern Virginia Healthy Kids Coalition has been chosen for a 2013 Virginia Health Quality Award by VHQC, a nonprofit health quality consulting company. Winners were selected in six categories for their contributions to improving healthcare for patients in Virginia. A community partnership to get kids healthy and to fight obesity,…
Read MoreInova Survey Finds One-Fourth of Northern Virginia Children Obese, Overweight
Groups Recommend More Exercise, Less Screen Time Falls Church, Virginia – (November 14, 2007) – More than one in four children and nearly half of all parents in Northern Virginia are either overweight or obese, according to results from a new survey sponsored by Inova Health System. The survey, supported by a partnership of health care providers,…
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