HealthyKidsCatalog. com Announces Launch of 'Susan Says' Column in its ‘WEIGHT-WISE KIDS®’ Newsletter Offering 'Information That Fosters Healthy Children'
Starting September 2006 registered and licensed dietitian and certified diabetes educator Susan Burke, MS to pen a recurring feature advice column in free monthly electronic newsletter dedicated to childhood obesity prevention and intervention
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 25, 2006
Healthy Kids’ Catalog® (www. HealthyKidsCatalog. com), a first and one-of-a-kind online catalog company exclusively offering a breadth of “Solutions That Foster Healthy Children™” to help kids of all ages achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, today announced the advent of its feature advice column coined “Susan Says” to be penned by registered and licensed dietitian and certified diabetes educator Susan Burke, MS that, starting in September 2006, will run in every issue of “WEIGHT-WISE KIDS®” -- the company’s free monthly electronic newsletter that “serves up” youth-specific healthy living advice, information, news, and resources.
Having earned a Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management Certificate in Training from the Commission on Dietetic Registration, among other notable certifications, degrees and posts that includes serving as a media spokesperson for the Florida Dietetic Association and as the director of nutrition support for an industry leading online diet, fitness and healthy living destination, Susan brings a breadth of experience and expertise to this editorial endeavor. Her question and answer-driven “Susan Says” column will impart practical, common sense, “real world” advice to parents, teachers and other youth caregivers intended to help kids live a healthy, fit and happy lifestyle.
Susan notes, “Given the ominous upward trend of childhood obesity throughout America, Healthy Kids’ Catalog and its ‘WEIGHT-WISE KIDS’ newsletter are desperately needed and long overdue resources. I advocate their approach of providing convenient one-stop access to an array of kid-friendly lifestyle tools and information resources that serve help our children get -- and stay -- healthy. I’m extremely gratified for the opportunity this column affords to offer my expertise, advice and perspective on this all-important topic to caregivers nationwide.”
Questions for Susan focused around child wellness can be sent to her via email at SusanSays@earthlink. net, or postal mailed to her at 10755 Scripps Poway Parkway, Suite 508, San Diego, CA 92131. Free subscriptions to “WEIGHT-WISE KIDS” are offered online at
Http://www. healthykidscatalog. com/newsletter. html (http://www. healthykidscatalog. com/newsletter. html). Healthy Kids’ Catalog is also currently conducting a childhood obesity survey intended to gauge the current state of consumer attitudes on the topic. Interested participants can access the survey online at http://www. healthykidscatalog. com/polls. html (http://www. healthykidscatalog. com/polls. html) and, upon completion, will receive a 15 percent off coupon code.
Healthy Kids’ Catalog offers an array of resources intended to help children become weight-wise. The large assortment of kid-friendly healthy living products offered by Healthy Kids’ Catalog run the gamut; categories include Nutrition, Fitness, Exercise Tools/Equipment, Sports Gear, Health-Promoting Toys/Games, Videos, Kitchen Appliances, Books/Literature for Children, Books/Literature for Care givers, Instructional/Educational Materials, and Healthy Living. The San Diego-based company is co-founded by Merilee A. Kern, weight-loss industry veteran, child health advocate and author of the award-winning, healthy living-themed fictional children’s book, “It’s Not Your Fault That You’re Overweight - A Story of Enlightenment, Empowerment and Accomplishment for Overweight and Obese Kids,” who serves as CEO.
About Healthy Kids’ Catalog
Established in 2006 and with corporate headquarters in San Diego, California, first and one-of-its-kind Healthy Kids’ Catalog® (www. HealthyKidsCatalog. com) is dedicated to improving the state of kids’ health by offering a comprehensive line of top-quality “Solutions That Foster Healthy Children™” from one convenient online destination. With Healthy Kids’ Catalog, parents, teachers, physicians and other youth caregivers benefit from single-point access to a broad selection of kid-friendly healthy living resources. The company also publishes WEIGHT-WISE KIDS®, a free monthly electronic newsletter that “serves up” youth-specific healthy living advice, information, news, and resources. Healthy Kids’ Catalog was co-founded by child health advocate Merilee A. Kern, CEO and author of the fictional children’s book entitled "It's Not Your Fault That You're Overweight - A Story of Enlightenment, Empowerment and Accomplishment for Overweight and Obese Kids,” which was named among iParenting Media’s “Excellent Products of 2006.”
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