On Saturday December 10, 2011, Mayor Menino visited Open Gym as part of the Official Launch of the BCYF Recreation Center at Madison Park. Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures partners Bob Gittens of Northeastern University and Dr. Shari Nethersole of Children’s…
Open Gym featured in the Bay State Banner
Kendra Graves, a parent that attends the Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures’ Open Gym program, wrote about the impact of Open Gym in an article for the Bay State Banner. Read more…
Changing the Way We Live, Dr. Jessica Hoffman
Dr. Jessica Hoffman, Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Co-Principal Investigator, speaks to the Northeastern Voice about childhood obesity. Read more…
Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures honored at Fenway Park
Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures children, caregivers, families and partners were honored during a special Boston Red Sox pre-game ceremony on Friday July 10, 2009. Read more…
Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures, Dr. Carmen Sceppa and Dr. Shari Nethersole
Northeastern University, the Boston Red Sox and Children’s Hospital Boston created the “Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures” program. WBZ’s Yadires Nova-Salcedo talks about this with Dr. Carmen Sceppa from Northeastern University and Dr. Shari Nethersole from Children’s Hospital Boston. Read more…
Play’s the Thing
Open Gym is sponsored by Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures, a pilot program that aims to educate preschoolers’ parents and caregivers about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity. The initiative—a partnership among Northeastern, the Boston Red Sox and Children’s…
Boston Battles Childhood Obesity Increase
Among 4-year-olds, one in five is considered obese. But the city of Boston wants to change that statistic. As NewsCenter 5’s Liz Brunner reported Wednesday, there’s a city new program to prevent childhood obesity. Read more….
Children’s Hospital, Northeastern and the Red Sox launch program to prevent childhood obesity
Children’s Hospital Boston teams up with Northeastern U and the Red Sox to launch program to prevent childhood obesity. Read more…
Pilot Program Launched to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino today joined Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun, Boston Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino, and James Mandell, MD, CEO of Children’s Hospital Boston, to announce the launch of Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures (HKHF), a community-based…
Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Launch
Boston preschoolers and their caregivers in four city neighborhoods will learn to eat healthier, thanks to a collaborative new educational pilot program, Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures. Read more…