Childhood obesity is a sobering national epidemic
that unfortunately has not spared the Southern Tier. Local
legislators, including Senator Schumer, are expressing concern with
the link between childhood obesity and its relationship to the
development of health related diseases, such as diabetes. With
generous support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and
The Conrad and Virginia Klee Foundation, WSKG is launching a
Working on Wellness initiative
(WoW) to work with existing health organizations.
WSKG is strategically positioned to develop new and coordinate
existing efforts underway to address childhood obesity by using its
media resources and outreach activities to create an awareness of
what is being done in our community concerning childhood
obesity.
For more information about WoW initiatives,
download a copy of the WoW Program
Descriptor. The WoW Program Descriptor includes
information about our initiatives with our WoW partners.
WoW Initiatives
WoW Songwriting Contest 
WSKG and Johnny Only are pleased to announce the 2010
Songwriting Contest Winners!
Johnny Only's music gets young children moving and dancing while
his songs emphasize the importance and value of exercise. Visit the
the Johnny Only CD
page for song lyrics and choreography and movement ideas.
The WoW Songwriting Contest was open to students in grades
K-12. Bands, classrooms, and individuals were all invited to
participate. Song content focused on health, exercise, and
wellness.
Click
here to see the 2010 contest winners. >>
Lourdes Hospital
Thank you for all the creative,
nutritious recipes you submitted for the After School
Fuel Recipe Contest. Congratulations to our winners. (Photos
will be posted soon.)
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Listen to an archived
Community Conversation addressing the needs of our community
concerning childhood obesity. Cynthia Cave-Gaetani, RD with
Lourdes, Dr. Carol Miyake, MD Endocronligist and Petrician Dr.
David Carter join Crystal Sarakas to discuss this topic.
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Healthy
Community
WSKG and Working on Wellness (WoW) partners are committed to
helping you and your family find ways to work a healthy lifestyle
into your everyday routine.
Click here to find healthy events
happening in your community.
Rock on Cafe
The Rock on Cafe™ program is a service of Broome-Tioga BOCES and
currently 15 school districts throughout Broome and Tioga County
are participating.
The Rock on Cafe™ program is entering it's second school year
and is proud to continue to offer kid approved recipes and products
at an affordable price.
Click here to read more information
about Rock on Cafe and the summer food service program.
Stride with
Pride 
WSKG in partnership with Broome/Tioga BOCES
will encourage third, fourth, and fifth grade students to get
moving. Each student will be given a pedometer, logbook, and
instructions on how to use them. Binghamton University's
Decker School of Nursing students will evaluate the
data.
The Broome County Teacher
Center is generously contributing to sponsoring teachers
for the Stride with Pride program and promoting
WoW grant initiatives.
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Videos and photo galleries of Stride with Pride participating
schools are now available. Click
here to view these videos and photo galleries.
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Read about Stride with Pride in
the Press & Sun-Bulletin.
Steps to a Healthier
NY
This program tracks behaviors in
activity, smoking, and television watching, and has given us
valuable data to help us understand the status of health among
students in Broome County.
Steps to a Healthier New
York is program of the Broome County Health
Department.
American Heart Association 
The American Heart Association is a national
voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier
lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
The American Heart Association recommends:
empowerME2B - The empowerME2B Website inspires
us to eat healthier and move more, to motivate each other, and to
be a solution to America's obesity epidemic. This Website is geared
towards children 7-14 years of age. You can play games, watch
videos, and learn about health, nutrition, and physical
fitness.
Stay Healthy Kids
WSKG and United
Health Services (UHS) Stay Healthy Kids wants to
thank you for all the great submissions for the
Art for the Heart contest! This contest was open
to students in grades 4-8 and concluded on December 7,
2009. We are excited to see how you are keeping your
heart healthy.
Click on Stay Healthy Kids to see the winning artwork that was
featured on billboards in our viewing area during the month of
February 2010, Heart month!
Stay Healthy!
Rural Health Network - Trails of
Tioga 
If you enjoy hiking or biking, the Rural Health Network of South
Central New York has great resource for you and your family. Trails
of Tioga, Destination: Health - A Guide to Hiking and Biking Trails
in Tioga County, NY is a map of the many walking and
biking areas across Tioga County. This map is free and available
through the Rural Health Network in Whitney Point, NY.
For more information visit the Rural Health Network Website.
Move It! 
WSKG's award winning television show promises a unique, high
energy format for children and families interested in health and
wellness.
WSKG began airing Move It! in
the fall of 2009. Move It! continues with a second season in fall
2010. Take a sneak
peek at Move It! and the Move It! teams!
Move It! is part of our WoW (Working on
Wellness) initiative addressing childhood obesity in our community.
The first season the show followed two teams of children as they
competed in a variety of challenges and activities around health
and wellness.
Whether it's a pond safari at Finch Hollow Nature Center, an
on-ice hockey skills challenge following a meeting with the
Binghamton Senators, or a salsa dance competition, the teams
moved it non-stop the first season as they participated in
numerous challenges. Thank you to the many local businesses that
donated prizes for the teams.
Binghamton YMCA 
The Binghamton YMCA would like to welcome the
community to the Youth Wellness Center at the
Binghamton YMCA.
The Youth Wellness Center has Dance Dance Revolution, Wii, game
bikes, virtual reality bikes, cardio theater corner with treadmills
and elliptical cross trainers, and a full line of strength
equipment.
The Youth Wellness Center is located at the Binghamton YMCA, 61
Susquehanna Street, Binghamton, NY.
Children 7 to 13 years olds are welcome to enjoy the the Youth
Wellness Center - Parents are welcome too!
For more information, call Martin Dyson, Director of Health and
Wellness, at (607) 772-0560 ext.120.
WXXI
Healthy You and Working
on Wellness (WOW) are collaborative efforts of WXXI,
Rochester and WSKG, Binghamton. Working together, we are helping to
keep our communities' kids and families healthy by teaching healthy
behaviors. Through this project, WXXI and WSKG are addressing
issues of child obesity and wellness in Western and Central New
York.
Healthy You television; promoting healthy
behaviors for kids and providing resources for families, broadcast
every Monday during Homework Hotline at 5:30pm and are also
available online Homework Hotline Video Player.
