IHPRA Newsletter
January 2003

Happy New Year
The Party Continues

Hats off to the physical educators of AEA 11 who recently met at Roland/Story High School.  These folks fight on the front line of the physical readiness battle.

PepsiCo President and Chief Financial Officer Indra K. Nooyi responds to
attacks on junk food.

Iowa Wesleyan University faculty and students are committed to health and physical fitness.  
The IHPRA salutes their efforts. 

Killer Computer. . . Research suggests that prolonged sitting can cause blood clots.  
Similar research indicates that cramped airline flights can produce similar results.  So then, Florida now allows students to take their physical education classes online.  

Are government food programs making the poor obese?

While African-Americans face an uphill struggle to improve diet and reduce obesity, Rainbow Push has given MacDonald's USA its 2003 PUSH-Excel Corporate Partner Award for outstanding contributions to African-American youth.

Obese workers have insurance costs up to $1,500 higher

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