By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY - Researchers at the University of Nebraska will use $2.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch a collaboration aimed at reducing childhood obesity in rural communities. The grant funding, awarded to Kate Heelan at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Jennie Hill at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is part of a five-year CDC initiative aimed at reducing obesity rates among … [Read more...] about UNK, UNMC $2.5M grant aims to reduce childhood obesity
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Looking to get healthier? UNK program helps families exercise more, eat better
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It’s that time again, when people start thinking about New Year’s resolutions and ways to improve their lives. If exercising more and eating healthier are among your goals for 2019, there’s a University of Nebraska at Kearney program that can help. Building Healthy Families is a 12-week program that works with participants to identify better food choices, modify unhealthy behaviors and increase physical activity. The free … [Read more...] about Looking to get healthier? UNK program helps families exercise more, eat better
More than 800 fourth-graders visit UNK to learn about fitness, nutrition
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Foster Field looked – and sounded – a lot like a carnival Friday afternoon. Elementary students laughed and smiled as they played with a giant parachute, tested their Spikeball skills, ran through an obstacle course and competed in beanbag tic-tac-toe. They were having fun while exercising, which is one of the goals of Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day. The 15th annual event brought more than 800 fourth-graders … [Read more...] about More than 800 fourth-graders visit UNK to learn about fitness, nutrition
Rural Futures Institute requests proposals for 2017 Competitive Awards
The Rural Futures Institute (RFI) is accepting proposals for 2017 RFI Competitive Awards. Deadlines are March 1 and March 15. Since 2013 these awards have fostered important discoveries and opportunities for rural people and places thanks to the contributions of 160 University of Nebraska faculty from all four campuses and 200 community, education, government, organization and company partners. “We continue to be impressed by the quality and ongoing impact of the … [Read more...] about Rural Futures Institute requests proposals for 2017 Competitive Awards
Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day brings 700 fourth graders to UNK campus
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – More than 700 fourth graders from six Nebraska counties attended the 13th annual Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Friday (Sept. 16). Students were divided into two groups – one focusing on physical fitness and the other on nutrition. After lunch, the groups switched. Among the physical activities were step aerobics, team-building exercises, activities with members of the UNK … [Read more...] about Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day brings 700 fourth graders to UNK campus
