Health & Safety

On May 10, 2011, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels signed a strong youth sports concussion safety act (Senate Enrolled Act 93) into law, becoming the sixteenth state since May 2009 to enact such a law.

For the first time, Minneapolis-St. Paul is the healthiest, fittest metropolitan area in the United States, according to the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) annual American Fitness Index^TM (AFI).

In celebration of National Kids to Parks day later this month, The North Face today announced the expansion of its second annual Explore Your Parks program to encourage families to get outdoors and enjoy the nation's State Parks.

To help swimmers, their families, and others from contracting recreational water illnesses (RWIs) coming into contact with contaminated water in swimming pools, hot tubs, water parks, water play areas, interactive fountains, lakes, rivers, or oceans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed the Triple A's of healthy swimming: Awareness, Action and Advocacy.

Swimmer's ear  (otitis externa) is an infection of the outer ear canal that can cause pain and discomfort for swimmers of all ages. The good news is that there are a few simple steps that parents can teach their kids to prevent swimmer's ear.

How do you teach your children to enjoy hiking? Start early and make it fun! So says award-winning author, expert hiker and adventure planner Jeff Alt, who has lots of great advice about how to make sure you and the kids have a great time outdoors.

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States - with about one in three children or teens overweight or obese. Here are some tips for parents to fight obesity in their kids.

Summer camp is an ideal place for abusers. While no camp is immune from the possibility of sexual abuse, there are five important steps parents can take to prevent their child from becoming a victim says abuse expert, Dr. Jackie Humans.

Sean Sterner did things on the field of play that no high school soccer player before him ever did, defying even the laws of physics themselves. However, all of that came at a cost, and now when people look at him, all they see is an asterisk.