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08-02-2011, 10:23 AM
Okay, Brian! Disney didn't buy Marvel to play around. This looks like a perfect opportunity to merge a fun project, Disney resources, and the characters of Disney/Marvel. Disney parks, comic cons, New York City, and Marvel movies seem ripe to play with something like this.
The newest superhero nemesis isn't the Joker or Kryptonite or the Red Skull. With a little knowledge, the latest superhero weapons can be much easier to develop than X-ray vision or flying faster than a speeding bullet. Positive results are emerging from a University of Cincinnati research project aimed at curbing childhood obesity.
The project was the doctoral research of Paul Branscum, who recently completed his PhD in health education from the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH).
The project challenged 71 third, fourth and fifth-grade students to create their own comic books with healthy messages in mind. Branscum says early results indicate that the children were adopting those healthy behaviors.
Students were inspired to think of real and fictional characters as they wrote their stories, plus, they were encouraged to blend the following four healthy behaviors into their creations as well as their lifestyles:
Participate in at least one hour of daily physical activity.
Consume five daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
Consume sugar-free drinks and water instead of sugar-sweetened drinks.
Participate in no more than two hours of screen time per day – including TV, the Internet and video games.
For the rest of the story... http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-true-superhero-comic-combat-childhood.html
The newest superhero nemesis isn't the Joker or Kryptonite or the Red Skull. With a little knowledge, the latest superhero weapons can be much easier to develop than X-ray vision or flying faster than a speeding bullet. Positive results are emerging from a University of Cincinnati research project aimed at curbing childhood obesity.
The project was the doctoral research of Paul Branscum, who recently completed his PhD in health education from the UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH).
The project challenged 71 third, fourth and fifth-grade students to create their own comic books with healthy messages in mind. Branscum says early results indicate that the children were adopting those healthy behaviors.
Students were inspired to think of real and fictional characters as they wrote their stories, plus, they were encouraged to blend the following four healthy behaviors into their creations as well as their lifestyles:
Participate in at least one hour of daily physical activity.
Consume five daily servings of fruits and vegetables.
Consume sugar-free drinks and water instead of sugar-sweetened drinks.
Participate in no more than two hours of screen time per day – including TV, the Internet and video games.
For the rest of the story... http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-true-superhero-comic-combat-childhood.html