There’s lots of buzz about addictive games taking up any free time a person has left in a day—Angry Birds, anyone?—but is there a way this modern behavior can be leveraged for the good? That’s a mission of Games for Health, an organization founded by Ben Sawyer, which recently held their annual conference in Boston. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'childhood obesity'
Games for Health: Getting Kids Online to Go Offline
May 31st, 2011 by Tara Cousineau, PhD · No Comments · Tech Talk, Teen Health Talk
Tags: adolescents·childhood obesity·exercise·fitness·health·internet·mobile·nutrition·obesity·physical activity·Teen Health·teenagers
Teens take the stage with Back Teen Talk
September 24th, 2010 by Tara Cousineau, PhD · No Comments · All Things BodiMojo, Tech Talk, Teen Talk
The debut episode of Back Talk Teen, a program of the Young Broadcasters of America (YBA), centers around the anti-bullying legislation that recently took place in Massachusetts in response to several youth suicides. See YBA teens conversing with Dr. Elizabeth Englander, professor at Bridgewater State College and expert on bullying. YBA – Teen Back Talk [...]
Tags: childhood obesity·media·radio·Teen Back Talk·Teen Talk