Health for Schools and Families

RedBranch is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes healthy lifestyle choices in Irish children and young people. We work with schools and parents, and act as advocates for healthy food and physical activity choices.

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Lifestyle News

Rising Obesity Levels: A Cancer Time Bomb

Video Nasty: Too Much TV Affects Health

Children Need Play

Irish Cancer Cases Ahead of EU Average

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http://www.turnoffyourtv.com/

TV Free activities:

http://www.limitv.org/alternat.htm

Weblog from a  self confessed TV addict:

http://www.vikarsrant.net/Rants/TVAddiction.htm

News article on TV watching and childhood obesity:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051020090219.htm

TV and attention problems:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/04/040406090140.htm

TV Addiction:

http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/drugs/television_addiction.htm

American Academy of Pediatrics TV Resource:

http://www.aap.org/family/tv1.htm

 

 

 

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Last modified: December 07, 2007

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