Relevant News Articles

Sharing information about physical activity and healthy nutrition is an important part of the Let’s Go! initiative. Here is a listing of some recent news highlights:

Recent Press

2010

• Heart-Healthy Education  (scroll down to bottom of page)          The Forecaster ,  February 10 , 2010       

2009

• Three New Laws in Maine Aim to Curb State's Obesity Rate  Bangor Daily News,  June 18 , 2009            
• Obesity Efforts Touted at the State Level                                         Kennebec Journal,  June 18 , 2009
• Mahoney Middle School Takes on the Wii Challenge                    The Beacon, The Newsletter of Mahoney Middle School,                April 16, 2009 (Page 5)
• Schools share ideas to reduce obesity in children
  American Journal, April 7, 2009
• Maine Lawmakers Call for More Physical Education in Schools NECN.com, March 15, 2009

2008

• Let’s Go Highlighted on WCSH 6 Alive and Well

             WCSH 6, August 2008

• Let’s Go! promotes Windham wellness (PDF)

              Windham Independent, January 24, 2008

• Parents need help in helping kids

              Portland Press Herald Maine Voices, January 17, 2008

• Holiday health watch: Making healthy choices in the New Year

              Gazette Newspaper, January 4, 2008

• Weekly Interview: Dr. Tory Rogers and Robbie Lipsman

              Gazette Newspaper, January 4, 2008

2007

• Let's Go project helps kids form healthy habits

              Portland Press Herald, October 2, 2007:

Community News

Yarmouth schools will use an 'edible schoolyard' to provide food and lessons on biology and the environment.

Becki Schreiber, director of the Yarmouth school nutrition program, tries to serve plenty of fresh, locally grown vegetables for school lunches, but the cost sometimes strains the budget. Now, Yarmouth schools have come up with an easier way to get fresh produce into school cafeterias: growing it in the schoolyard. Read more.

Let's Go! Receives Healthy Weight for Children State Champions Award

The Founding Partners of Let’s Go! were honored for their forward-thinking corporate leadership on healthy weight for children. Let’s Go! was one of three Healthy Weight for Children State Champions honored at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation conference dedicated to beating childhood obesity. Read more.

Let's Go! Leadership Committee member, Brenda White, named Maine’s School Nurse of the Year by Maine Association of School Nurses.

'She's like the ultimate'. Freeport's Brenda White has earned a lofty honor by winning the trust of teachers, parents and students. Read the Portland Press Herald story from November 30, 2007.

News from Outside Greater Portland

Physical Activity in the Classroom
More and more schools are finding the benefits of adding physical activity into the classroom environment.  Check out these two videos from Kennebunk Elementary to see how they have done it:

Learning and The Brain: 3rd Grade

Resistance Band Activities for the Classroom: 2nd Grade