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The Healthy Kids Lab at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) harnesses best practices in kinesiology, nutrition, psychology, and public health to generate theory-, evidence-, and community-based health behavior interventions for children and families living in communities of concentrated poverty. Established in 2015, our work is driven by a commitment to promote health in communities where childhood obesity, chronic disease, and mental health disorder rates are high and resources available to meet needs are low. Towards these ends, we seek to utilize health behavior programs as tools and spaces to simultaneously promote children’s physical and mental health. Our location in the heart of the Nation’s third largest city provides us with the unique opportunity to partner with leading youth service organizations, including the Chicago Park District and Chicago Public Schools, as well as accomplished philanthropists, behavioral scientists, community organizations, and health care providers that share our commitment and values.

03/08/2024

“Children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 need to be active for 60 minutes every day” Read more here: https://bit.ly/41uT0i4

03/06/2024

Our Be Unstoppable In Life Together program empowers families with the skills & resources to help kids be strong, confident, & focused. Interested in learning more? Contact us to learn about our online program!
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03/05/2024

A recent study has shown that regular physical activity decreased the severity of ADHD symptoms. Read more: https://bit.ly/3owDNPd
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02/21/2024

“Family meal time shows to have a positive influence when making healthful changes in the home food environment and children’s dietary intake.” Read more here:

https://tinyurl.com/3thj2b4y

02/19/2024

"“Moderate to high intensity exercise can improve cognitive function and behavior in children including those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)” For more information:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6787573/

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02/16/2024

02/23/2024
"Both adolescent girls and boys could benefit from public health interventions aimed at lowering their recreation screen time and concurrent screen use to improve their sleep quality." Read more: https://bit.ly/41YTJsB

02/14/2024

02/12/2024

A meta-analysis of 21 studies shows that physical activity interventions may relieve adolescents' depressive symptoms. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3IMMMC8

01/19/2024

Regular physical activity can help build strong bones and muscles. To find more facts of exercise read more here: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm

01/16/2024

Interested in improving your daily family routines? Reach out to us to find out how you can Be Unstoppable In Life Together and join our research study!

01/12/2024

We are actively recruiting for participants in our research study at UIC focused on helping families create healthy lifestyle routines! Is your child between the ages of 6-11 and live in Illinois? Contact us for more information!

10/26/2023

Address

1919 W. Taylor Street
Chicago, IL
60612

Telephone

+13124137270

Website

https://healthykids.ahslabs.uic.edu/

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