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[NawlinsGirl]

By Angela Zimm, Bloomberg News | June 27, 2007

The number of American children with chronic illnesses has quadrupled since the time when some of their parents were children, portending more disability and higher health costs for a new generation of adults, a study said.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles...ise_study_says/

NAWLINSGIRL

[blazes49]

Even though I'm a nurse I've been working out in the community for the last 10 months. I work in a newly funded project aimed at helping people through self management techniques to change unhealthy behaviours that the individual identifies they want to work on. It is a consideration to include children in this pilot, especially due to my 'raised' thoughts about parents knowledge and 'lack' of skill contributing to the children's often asthma or obesity problems!

[NawlinsGirl]

Even though I'm a nurse I've been working out in the community for the last 10 months. I work in a newly funded project aimed at helping people through self management techniques to change unhealthy behaviours that the individual identifies they want to work on. It is a consideration to include children in this pilot, especially due to my 'raised' thoughts about parents knowledge and 'lack' of skill contributing to the children's often asthma or obesity problems!

HI BLAZES49,

I AGREE WITH THAT PILOT 110 PERCENT. INTERVENTION IS THE KEY..AND I DEFINITELY BELIEVE CHILDREN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN IT.. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!!!!


NAWLISNGIRL