THE WELL PODCAST

This site provides articles and pod casts about different health topics. This particular podcast is about the effect that day care has on children's activity. 50% of the amount of outdoor playtime that a child gets is based on their care center. There are many reasons that children do not get enough exercise. Their parents often send them to day care in clothing that are hard to play in. Another reason is that many of the teachers undermine the importance of playing outside. The teachers are not paid well ans have hard jobs. It makes sense that they would not want to spend their time supervising four year-olds.
I thought that this report was interesting because it showed different causes of health problems. There are a lot of factors that play into our health crisis, but one of the main factors is the environment that we grow up in. Children will live unhealthy lives if they are not taught to eat right and exercise. Obesity is one of the largest problems in our country and cause many health problems. The people with obesity are often the poorer people who cannot afford good food or health care. One of the best ways to help end the health problems in the USA is to teach people to live healthier lives so that they will not need as much emergency care.

Parker-Pope, Tara. The Well Podcast: Childcare and Outdoor Play. nytimes.com. May 8, 2008. <http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/the-well-podcast-childcare-and-outdoor-play/>