Thirty years ago, 42% of children walked or biked to school. Today, that number has shrunk to 15%, along with a coincident rise in childhood asthma and obesity. A growing movement – developed through the CDC’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Program – encourages parents to partner with schools and communities to create safe routes to and from school. Called KidsWalk-to-School, the program focuses on physical activity, supervision, and social interaction. An added benefit? Fewer cars on the road means decreased congestion and danger.For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk.

HALLMARK INTRODUCED 100th BIRTHDAY CARDS IN 1998 – by 2007, SALES WERE 85,000 A YEAR” The Christian Science Monitor,April 19, 2010   “85% OF AMERICAL CENTENARIANS ARE FEMALE; 1 OUT OF 11 IS AFRICAN-AMERICAN” The Christian Science Monitor, April 19, 2010   LIVE TO BE OVER 100?  WHY NOT?   As he hits 90 this month, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens often still plays a game of tennis before a day on the bench and only now is the respected jurist planning to leave the court. It is a measure of society’s changing ideas of ‘old age’ that Justice Steven’s advanced years and his vibrant mental capabilities have drawn little media attention. Indeed, life span may be as much a matter of attitude as anything else. Today’s researchers are scrambling to explain the rapid rise in Americans who are 100 or older. The numbers of centenarians has increased 35% from 1990 to 2000, and may have risen 50% in the past decade. This century, the growth rate may be 60% per decade. One study…

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