(DURHAM, March 21, 2007) — The incidence of childhood Type 2 diabetes is on the rise nationally, and here in New Hampshire. Obesity and lifestyle choices are often the cause of this chronic disease, but enacting healthy changes can make a difference. Find out if your child is at risk for this childhood disease on the “LiveFIT NH” NH Outlook special airing Sunday, March 25th @ 9 a.m. and Tuesday, March 27th @ 7:30 p.m.Dr. Kyle Landt, an endocrinologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, talks about the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the disease. Also, meet a student and her mother who are both learning to manage life with Type 2 diabetes.NH Outlook, NHPTV’s award-winning public affairs program, is all about New Hampshire. It’s dedicated to statewide coverage of the people, places, politics and culture that make the Granite State special. NH Outlook airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., and also Sundays from 9 – 10 a.m. NH Outlook programs are also available for viewing online at www.nhptv.org/outlook, along with other specials like the “Politics and Eggs” series, NH Education Adequacy forums and UNH NH Authors’ Series.=================== Working with partner organizations statewide, LiveFIT NH (www.nhptv.org/livefitnh) is NHPTV’s community engagement initiative that encourages healthy eating and physical activity in children and adults. Through a 12-part series on NHPTV’s NH Outlook program, a “LiveFIT NH Challenge,” “FitTips,” and other education and outreach activities and resources, the project demonstrates that Living Fit Is for EveryBody.Workshops held around the state by NHPTV’s Ready To Learn program provide information on nutrition, exercise, and fun activities for children, educators, parents and caregivers.The LiveFIT NH initiative is generously funded by the Endowment for Health, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation, HNHfoundation, Byrne Foundation, Baldwin Foundation, Hilda & Preston Davis Foundation, A Market Natural Foods, Northeast Delta Dental, National Center for Outreach, and Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth.
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