FLASH program to evaluate Cal Poly student health over time

Cal Poly’s statistics department is helping the kinesiology department’s FLASH program organize data that will show the overall health of thousands of Cal Poly students over a period of four years.

HANDs on Health focuses on making a change

HANDs on Health, a symposium event put on by Cal Poly’s STRIDE association, brought four health-conscious speakers to the PAC on Oct. 22

Cal Poly invites Michelle Obama to speak at local childhood obesity summit

STRIDE Director Ann McDermott invited Michelle Obama to speak at the Childhood Obesity Summit. Thanks largely to STRIDE’s efforts, SLO County already employs many of the methods Obama highlighted with Let’s Move, an initiative developed to reduce childhood obesity rates.

“Film for Thought” festival emphasizes food controversies

The “Film for Thought” Film Festival next week offers an opportunity for the people of San Luis Obispo to learn about some of the social and economic issues related to food and health.