The Santa Clara County Public Health Department will begin its
Lactation Promotion Collaboration Project in hopes of decreasing
childhood obesity.
County’s attempt to lower childhood obesity rates
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department will begin its Lactation Promotion Collaboration Project in hopes of decreasing childhood obesity.
“This collaborative effort enables us to address obesity at the earliest stage of life,” said Supervisor Liz Kniss in a press release.
Among expanding the current resources available, the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program will be added to the new Valley Health Center sites in Gilroy and Sunnyvale.
Also, the Breastfeeding Support Line’s days and hours will be expanded.
This multi-year project will be funded by FIRST 5 Santa Clara County will $479,000 through June 2011.
Local horse cuts to victory
Smart Lena Gees, owned by Manny Martinez Jr. of Morgan Hill, placed fourth in the American Quarter Horse Association championship for senior cutting. Miss Lena, as she is affectionately known, was also named senior champion of the 2008 Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association. Martinez is a retired bus driver and has been showing horses for 27 years.
School celebrates Catholic Schools Week
St. Mary School, Gilroy, continued its celebration of Catholic Schools Week with an observance of a National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools.
Representatives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars were at morning assembly to present the colors as students recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Karen Humber, of Operation Interdependence, talked to the students about the importance of the Valentine’s cards they wrote to the morale of soldiers.
“They love the goodies that are sent, but the first thing the soldiers do is read the card that comes with it,” Humber said.
Catholic Schools Week continues through today with activities scheduled each day.
