Understanding Health A specific symptom of untreated or undiagnosed hypothyroidism in childhood is: Fatigue Obesity Poor growth in height Constipation Behavioral Change Poor linear growth (growth in height) is a red flag for endocrine disease. Most symptoms of hypothyroidism are nonspecific and experienced by a high percentage of the general population at some time. Hypothyroidism… Read more »
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Let’s Go! and SNAP-Ed Partnership: Working with Head Start to Improve Nutrition and Wellness in the Classroom
Authored by Gina Foianini, Snap Ed Coordinator In a continued effort to bring about environmental and policy changes that support healthy eating and physical activity, Cumberland County Let’s Go! and SNAP-Ed staff have joined forces to support childcare providers in encouraging healthy lifestyles for children from birth to age 5. On November 4th, Let’s Go!… Read more »
New Resource to Inspire the Healthy Eating and Active Living at Your Child Care Program
Authored by Emily Cooke, RDN, LDN Are you finding yourself in a carrot and celery stick rut? Does your mind go blank when you are trying to plan new and exciting movement activities for the week? Well, the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services have a new resource designed just for propelling you… Read more »
Is some extra weight good for you?
Authored by Michael A Dedekian, MD A recent study in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) caught the attention of national media. The authors used the best available scientific evidence, combined from 97 other separate studies, to better define the link between mortality (death) and weight. The evidence they used represented a total… Read more »
5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care is rockin’ it!
Authored by Emily Cooke Did you know that some very exciting things have been happening in our Early Childhood sector these past several months? Over the summer, Let’s Go! and the Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC) came together to merge two of the main early childhood obesity prevention programs in the state, 5-2-1-0 Goes… Read more »