Authored by Barbara Crowley, Let’s Go! Waldo County The RSU 20 Wellness Committee recently sponsored a Spring Into Health Challenge. Schools and individuals were challenged to log 20 hours of exercise between March 1 and April 30. Four schools participated, East Belfast School, Searsport Elementary School, Frankfort Elementary School and Belfast Area High School. The… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Childhood Obesity
Not-So-Lazy Days of Summer
Authored by Karen Voci, Executive DirectorHarvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation It’s almost that magic time again in New England, when the days get warmer and longer and the kids are out of school. Take advantage of these days and be active with the children in your life – it’s the perfect excuse for grown-ups to… Read more »
Summer Fun Blog Series!
Authored by Rick Fortier Get your summer off to a great start and keep it that way – with our Summer Fun Blog Series! Starting tomorrow, Let’s Go! will be dedicating a special series of blogs to providing families and caregivers with tips, resources and information to help keep your kids safe and healthy this… Read more »
Early Childhood’s Newest Featured Site
Open Arms Family Child Care in Clinton is Let’s Go!’s newest Featured Child Care Program! Authored by Emily Cooke Megan Miklos, owner and director of Open Arms Family Child Care in Clinton Maine, is excited about how 5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care is helping her create an even healthier environment for the children she cares… Read more »
Recess: A Magic Potion!
Authored by Michael Dedekian, MD Director of Countdown to a Healthy ME Clinic I often joke with my patients that as soon as a magic potion is invented that will cure their disease they’ll be first on my list to receive it. Indeed, it is an encouraging time to be a physician because of the… Read more »