Yahoo’s new CEO, Marissa Mayer, is one of the hottest search trends on Google this week. The 37 year-old self-proclaimed “geek” is the nation’s 19th female CEO of a Fortune 500 company and the first to get the top job while six months pregnant. Mayer is a remarkable testament to the success – and respect ...more
Tomorrow, 1,900 YMCAs across the country will be hosting Healthy Kids Day events. Healthy Kids Day is a national initiative focused on improving the health and well-being of children. According to a Healthy Kids Day press release, the day “is filled with fun, active play and educational activities that will help parents improve their kids’ ...more
Earlier this week, Louisville, Kentucky accepted a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) for the expansion of Mayor Greg Fischer’s “Healthy Hometown Movement”. Louisville is one of six cities to win the first annual USCM Childhood Obesity Prevention award announced back in January. The awards went to cities with outstanding programs that ...more
Yesterday, the City of Lima, Ohio, introduced its partners for its Healthy Living Hubs childhood obesity prevention program. Lima was one of six cities that was awarded a 2012 Childhood Obesity Prevention grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors last month. The awards are the result of a partnership between the U.S. Conference of Mayors ...more
