Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: Children’s Program Aims to Curb Obesity, Boost Nutrition; 99th Medical Group wins research awards

Military Health System sent this bulletin at 04/27/2015 06:30 AM EDT

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:

Children’s Program Aims to Curb Obesity, Boost Nutrition
April 22, 2015

As concerns persist over ever-rising obesity levels among American children, the Defense Department will bolster its Healthy Children programs to weave fitness, nutrition and tobacco-free living into military children’s curriculum, a Pentagon official told DoD News.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/04/22/Childrens-Program-Aims-to-Curb-Obesity-Boost-Nutrition


99th Medical Group wins research awards
April 15, 2015

The 99th Medical Group's Family Medicine Residency (FMR) and Clinical Investigation Program (CIP) recently took home two research awards.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/04/15/99th-Medical-Group-wins-research-awards