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Ironkids Race to Fight Childhood Obesity

Ironkids Race to Fight Childhood Obesity

The inaugural UnitedHealthcare Ironkids New Orleans raced around the South Shore Marina Saturday. April Golenor, president, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Louisiana, and mascot “Dr. Health E. Hound” helped kick-off the 1-mile course aimed to help stem the rising tide of childhood obesity through exercise and healthy lifestyles. [ Click here…
Multisensory Active Learning Technology for Kids

Multisensory Active Learning Technology for Kids

Multisensory Fitness Inc. announced today a risk-free trial of Smart Play Pods. The free 30-day evaluation includes a wireless technology Smart Play Pod system with six portable targets for easy set up on the go. Designed for early childhood education and child care programs, Smart Play Pods combine the fun…
PBS KIDS’ Nature Trackers Adventure Camp

PBS KIDS’ Nature Trackers Adventure Camp

On Jan. 20, PBS KIDS will premiere “Nature Trackers Adventure Camp,” an all-new, one-hour special from The Jim Henson Company’s hit series Dinosaur Train. Kids will follow Buddy, Shiny, Tiny and Don in four exciting new stories as they travel to different ecosystems and learn about erosion, tree lines, rainforests…
SOS Campaign to Help Orphaned Children

SOS Campaign to Help Orphaned Children

SOS Children's Villages – USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting orphaned and abandoned children, is partnering with companies to raise awareness about the 153 million children around the world who have lost one or both parents. Less than 1 percent of these orphaned children will ever be adopted; many…
Ironkids Events to Promote Healthy Living

Ironkids Events to Promote Healthy Living

The UnitedHealthcare Ironkids Lake Stevens Fun Run raced around North Cove Park in Lake Stevens Washington on Saturday. UnitedHealthcare mascot “Dr. Health E. Hound" joined Mayor Vern Little and more than 100 kids and their families during kick-off and medal ceremony for the 1-mile course aimed to help stem the…
Famed Astronaut Lands at Children’s Museum

Famed Astronaut Lands at Children’s Museum

The world's well-known children's museum is over the moon about its first Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence, former astronaut Dr. David Wolf.  Adding to the excitement is an announcement of a new partnership with Purdue University. The new Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis will bring the real-world experience of space…
Hatch Early Learning Tech for At-Risk Students

Hatch Early Learning Tech for At-Risk Students

At-risk children in three Chicagoland area schools use advanced education technology from Hatch Early Learning in their pre-Kindergarten classrooms as part of iStartSmart Mobile tablet pilot programs. Administrators monitor teacher-student interactions and improvements in classroom and school performance, while teachers use the progress monitoring system to understand each child’s skill…