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Follow on Google News | Childhood Obesity Webcast Featured Experts on Heart Healthy Programs Generate National InterestTown Hall Webcast in Cooperation with National League of Cities TV & Give The World Your Heart TV Featured Interviews with Experts from American Heart Association & National Association of School Nurses with Call to Action to End Childhood Obesity.
By: Sandy Masin Contact: TVWorldwide.com Give The World Your Heart, Inc. Pat@tvworldwide.com www.TVWorldwide.com http://www.GTWYH.org (703) 961-9250, ext. 235 (407) 797-0597 Washington, D.C. – ‘Give The World Your Heart’ TV ( www.GTWYH.TV ), an Internet TV Channel dedicated to content that promotes positive, healthy activities, announced it received significant traffic during a live town hall webcast the second in a series of live town hall webcasts to highlight information and ideas on how best to end childhood obesity. The live webcast featured interviews with children obesity advisors and experts on Friday, July 23, 2010 and was produced in cooperation with the National League of Cities Internet TV channel, National League of Cities TV ( http://www.NLCTV.org ) at the studios of Internet TV Network TV Worldwide, ( http://www.TVWorldwide.com ) near Washington, D.C. Experts from the American Heart Association, National Association of School Nurses and the National League of Cities participated in a town hall style webcast that addressed the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic from the perspective of successful heart healthy programs. Viewers participated in the event interactively during the live town meeting. The webcast will be archived for a full year for later viewing on both channels, ( http://www.GTWYH.TV ) and ( http://www.NLCTV.org ). The first archived webcast town meeting attracted national attention and participation generating significant press coverage and is currently available for viewing at the GTWYH TV Webcast event site http://www.tvworldwide.com/ Today, one of three American kids and teens are overweight or obese, nearly tripling the rate since 1963. Among children today, obesity is causing a broad range of health problems that previously weren't seen until adulthood. These include high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and elevated blood cholesterol levels. The American Heart Association is focusing attention on the importance of positive cardiovascular health practices beginning in childhood. “Successfully preventing or treating childhood obesity may help reduce the risk of heart disease and other complications. The American Heart Association encourages kids and their parents to eat healthy and be physically active to reach a healthier lifestyle,” said Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD Member and Past Chair of The American Heart Association's Council for Cardiovascular Disease in the Young. When asked about the role of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), panelist Amy Garcia, Executive Director of NASN replied, "School nurses are involved in many ways because our mission is to keep kids healthy, in school and ready to learn. We all should be giving some thought to what it is that we can do to reverse the tide of childhood obesity.” Another panelist on the webcast was Lisa L. Sharma is the Senior Associate at the National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families. She stated, “Local governments want to create safe and nourishing environments where children can grow up reaching their potential and become productive members of society. Good health is a major concern.” “Solving Childhood Obesity” is part of a series of health and wellness programs jointly produced by the National League of Cities internet-based TV channel, Give the World Your Heart TV and TV Worldwide. "We were pleased to see Internet TV Channels we work with collaborate to solve some of the nation's most complex challenges, using interactive social media principles," "The time is now, for everyone to come together to solve the childhood obesity issue once and for all, by engaging in positive activities as a way to maintain the trust of kids, adults and to lower the cost of healthcare," The webcast town meeting is currently available for viewing at the GTWYH TV Webcast event site http://www.tvworldwide.com/ About Give The World Your Heart Give The World Your Heart, Inc. ( http://www.GTWYH.org ) was formed for exclusively charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary purposes. Give The Word Your Heart, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit company. The organization's Internet TV channel, 'Give The World Your Heart' TV ( http://www.GTWYH.TV ) viewers enjoy positive motivational programming, live webcasts, music video, documentaries and shows from participants from all over the globe, that encourage viewers to send their heartbeats in an effort to grow a new health heartbeat counting measurement called Total Gratitude Heartbeat Counter. About TV Worldwide Founded in 1999, TV Worldwide (http://www.tvworldwide.com) About National League of Cities TV NLCTV, (www.NLCTV.org) # # # Give The Word Your Heart, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit company. The organization's Internet TV channel, 'Give The World Your Heart' TV (www.GTWYH.TV) End
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