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. Johnny's music gets young children
moving and dancing while his songs emphasize the importance and
value of exercise.
The WoW Songwriting Contest is open to students in grades
K-12. Bands, classrooms, and individuals are all invited to
participate. Song content should focus on health, exercise,
and wellness.
Click
here to see the 2009 contest winners and information for the 2010
Contest.>>
Lourdes Hospital
Calling students in 1st - 8th
grade. Enter the After School Fuel Recipe Contest. Click here for more
information and to download an entry form. Six
winning entries will have a cook off on WSKG Television.
Deadline for entries is May 10, 2010, so get your team
together and enter today!
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Tune into WSKG Public Radio Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00
p.m. for a community conversation:
What We Eat: Knowing what to eat and how to
prepare nutritious foods is the foundation of a healthy life - at
least, it should be. Join Crystal Sarakas for a conversation about
sound nutrition and how it affects every aspect of our lives. This
program is part of the Working on Wellness initiative with Lourdes
Hospital. LIVE Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00 p.m. on WSKG Public
Radio.
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.
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.
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.
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 will be
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!
Move It! - WSKG's new television show
promises a unique, high energy format for children and families
interested in health and wellness.
This fall, WSKG began airing Move
It! - a new television show for kids. Take a sneak
peek at Move It! and the Move It! teams!
Move It! is part of the WoW
(Working on Wellness) initiative that addresses childhood obesity
in our community. The show follows two teams of children as they
compete in different physical and cognitive challenges related to
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 Move
It! teams will be going non-stop the first season as they
participate in numerous challenges. At the end of the first season,
the winning team receives a prize package donated by local
businesses.
Move It! airs Fridays at 5:30pm and Sundays at
10:30am on WSKG-HD and Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00pm on
WSKG2. (Click here to view Channel
Information.)
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.
