Aban Summer Health Activities

Aban is preparing for our annual summer activities through our Healthy Activities Promotion Project for You (HAPPY).  Every Saturday we focus on a particular health issue and invite community organizations, government agencies, businesses, and individuals to partner with us and provide their resource, information, and/or testing services for free to the community.

Our goal is to:

• Increase knowledge about wellness
• Promote exercise and healthier living activities
• Encourage prevention, early detection, and  treatment of chronic illnesses

We hope you will consider joining us and share your free resource with the community.  Your participation will help us to encourage DC residents to engage in healthier lifestyles and improve their health and well being. 

Download the partnership information form from our website: www.abaninstitute.org.

Contact:
Nura Green, PhD
Executive Director
Aban Institute and Associates, Inc.
202-439-6343
Abaninstitute@gmail.com
Discover. Engage. Educate. Participate in life changing activities.

Healthy Affordable Food For All: DC Food Finder

Healthy Affordable Food For All: DC Food Finder

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DC's Field to Fork Network

You’re invited to join DC’s Field to Fork Network, the America the Beautiful Fund, dozens of local community organizations and members of DC’s urban gardening community for the third annual Rooting DC urban gardening forum.

This day-long event – which includes panel discussions, workshops and talks -  is free and open to the public.

WHEN:		Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
WHERE:		The Historical Society of Washington, 801 K Street NW Near the Mt. Vernon Sq./Convention Center and Gallery Place metro stops

Field to Fork Network

DC’s Field to Fork Network refers to the dozens of organizations working in Washington, DC to foster regional change in how we approach our food. The Network works to strengthen links between community gardening, food distribution, nutritional education and seasonal cooking.

Healthy Kids . PBS Parents | PBS

Healthy Kids . PBS Parents | PBS

There are many ways to establish healthy eating habits in young children. The earlier you start the better! Young kids are great copycats. If they see you eating healthy foods, they'll want to copy you. Related activities in and out of the kitchen can get kids to eat healthy while offering great learning opportunities. For example, cooking with kids helps build math and listening skills. And, you can turn a trip to the grocery store into a literacy adventure. Chew on more healthy eating ideas below.

America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids

 
Childhood obesity or excess weight threatens the healthy future of one third of American children. We spend $150 billion every year to treat obesity-related conditions, and that number is growing.
Obesity rates tripled in the past 30 years, a trend that means, for the first time in our history, American children may face a shorter expected lifespan than their parents.
We need to get moving. Join First Lady Michelle Obama, community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide campaign to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.

National Wear Red Day this Friday, February 5, 2010

Lead the Way and Plan a Wear Red Day

National Wear Red Day is Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. But it takes just one person to start Wear Red Day on any day of the year. Let that person be you! Consider organizing a Wear Red Day at your workplace, with your faith-based organization, at your community center or even in your own home. Speak up. Inspire your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family members to show their support for the fight against heart disease!

DID YOU KNOW:

• Only 13% of women view heart disease as a health threat, even though it’s women's No. 1 killer.
• Cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills over 480,000 women a year, about one per minute.
• One in three adult females and males in the United States suffers from a form of CVD.
• CVD claims more lives than the next four most common causes of death combined.
• On average, an American dies of CVD every 35 seconds.
• Coronary heart disease is the No. 1 single killer of women over age 25.
• 64% of women who died suddenly of coronary heart disease had no previous symptoms.
• One in 2.6 female deaths are from CVD, compared with one in 30 from breast cancer.
• Heart disease rates in post-menopausal women are two to three times higher than in pre-menopausal women of the same age.
• Stroke is the #3 cause of death for American women, and is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability.
• Stroke kills more women than men. In 2003, females represented 61% of stroke deaths.

American Diabetes Association - Stop Diabetes: Share

American Diabetes Association - Stop Diabetes: Share

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Between the day this movement started on October 29, 2009 and today, this is how many of our friends, family members and colleagues have been diagnosed with diabetes. That's one person every 20 seconds. Join the movement and Stop Diabetes now.