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UI Professor Tackles Obesity, Diabetes in Immigrant Communities

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Angela Wiley, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is trying to curb obesity and diabetes rates among
Angela Wiley, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is trying to curb obesity and diabetes rates among immigrant communities.
Jan 06, 2012 - Rachel Otwell - 0 comments
Obesity is hitting Latino children in the United States harder than any other demographic, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Angela Wiley, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is trying to curb that trend in immigrant communities living in Illinois. She heads the Up Amigos project, which looks at how biological, social, and environmental fa...

Danville School Integrates Health, Wellness in Curriculum

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Children sit in a Danville 5th grade classroom listening to a lesson about food deserts.
Children sit in a Danville 5th grade classroom listening to a lesson about food deserts.
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A 5th grade class discusses food deserts.
Mrs. Unzicker and her 5th grade class discuss the topic of food deserts.
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Students hold up their artwork on the topic of food deserts.
Students in Mrs. Unzicker's 5th Grade Class share the artwork they've made on the topic of food deserts.
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Student listen to their teacher explain food deserts.
Mrs. Unzicker and her 5th grade class discuss the topic of food deserts.
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A student reads her report about food deserts
A Northeast Elementary Student gives her report on food deserts.
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Kindergarten students learn a new game from Mrs. Burgoyne
Mrs. Burgoyne teaches kindergarten students a more active version of duck duck goose.
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PE student exercise on the climbing wall.
Students make their way across the climbing wall during PE class.
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PE student exercise on the climbing wall.
Students make their way across the climbing wall during PE class.
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Poster of children and title Children First
Colorful illustrated poster of children with title:Children first.
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Students eat healthy food at Northeast Elementary School.
Students like the healthy food that they received at Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville Illinois.
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Students eat healthy food at Northeast Elementary School.
Students like the healthy food that they received at Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville Illinois.
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Students eat healthy food at Northeast Elementary School.
Students like the healthy food that they received at Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville Illinois.
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Student eat healthy food at Northeast Elementary School.
Baked potato smily faces are a hit with the students at Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville Illinois.
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Student eat healthy food at Northeast Elementary School.
Healthy food is served at Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville Illinois.
Dec 11, 2011 - Lisa Braddock - 3 comments 1330 East English Street, Danville, IL 61832
An elementary school in Danville, Ill. has earned national recognition for its approach to fighting childhood obesity --- by teaching its students how to stay healthy.
When Carol McIntire arrived at Northeast Elementary School in 2007, her staff was working on creating an environment for students to help them win the battle against childhood obesity. From expanding students&#...

Choosing the Right Nursing Home

Dec 06, 2011 - Jim Meadows - 0 comments
A CU-CitizenAccess report about nursing homes in Champaign County tells how homes accepting Medicare and Medicaid funding were rated by the federal government. Many of the homes did poorly in the ratings, and an official with one of those facilities said the federal rating system was flawed. An advocate for nursing home residents, Tami Wacker, said the rating system is a useful...

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