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October 02, 2022

10/2/2022

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October 1st 2022
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Feminine Energy in Iranian Women uprising

 
The FGF current project is “The Presence of Feminine Energy”. We are very conscious that most people’s immediate listening of this slogan is the need for the Feminism movement. Although we see the definite need for the Feminism as a protest to the existing inequality, we view the feminine energy as a possibility of being Generative, Sustainable and Qualitative in our personal and professional life.
 
With the above in mind, it appears that the fundamental message of Iranian women’s movement : “Woman, Life, Freedom“, is not only an unprecedented message in Iranian society but also in the entire world and all countries. It is significant to notice that for the most part, these slogans do not include the usual  “down with, death to ...”, etc. 
 
Also, it is significant that there are no known leaders for this movement and demonstrations are not exclusively occurring in the universities, in big cities or only among the intellectuals, but in all cities throughout the country. No specific political parties are organizing these uprisings at least as yet, and people from all streets of life are participating in these demonstrations as huge communities.
 
Fana Global Foundation as a non political, non religious organization invites you to learn more about the Iranian Women Uprising and find out how you can support this movement not only against the dictatorship of Islamic Republic in Iran, but for all of us to witness the uprising of feminine energy and to experience the 
harmony between masculine and feminine energy for the first time.
 
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Art & Prejudice Fundraising event

10/7/2014

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Artists have joined Fana for a fundraising event on October 1 to 12.  Part of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Fana to fund the initiation of the Art & Prejudice project.  We invite you to join us and enjoy the creativity of these artists.

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June 11 , 2014 

6/11/2014

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NIH and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan launch innovative program to help families create healthier futures

http://www.nih.gov/news/health/nov2013/nhlbi-08.htm




Children make body collages from paper that show which parts of the body benefit from the consumption of different vegetables. The “I Love My Veggies!” activity, which helps children learn the importance of eating a variety of vegetables every day, is part of a new EatPlayGrow curriculum geared toward helping children ages 2-5 and their parents learn about making healthier life choices. Credit: Children’s Museum of Manhattan


NIH and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan launch innovative program to help families create healthier futures Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Through an innovative public-private partnership, the National Institutes of Health and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) have created a new health educational curriculum — EatPlayGrow: Creative Activities for a Healthy Start — for children ages 2-5 and their parents.

The curriculum was launched today at a press conference in New York City attended by George Mensah, M.D., senior advisor from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); representatives from CMOM; Sam Kass, executive director of Let’s Move!, the First Lady Michelle Obama’s childhood obesity initiative; and representatives of other EatPlayGrow partners. CMOM is part of a group of museums involved in the Let’s Move! initiative.

Children make body collages from paper that show which parts of the body benefit from the consumption of different vegetables. The “I Love My Veggies!” activity, which helps children learn the importance of eating a variety of vegetables every day, is part of a new EatPlayGrow curriculum geared toward helping children ages 2-5 and their parents learn about making healthier life choices. Credit: Children’s Museum of Manhattan

In the past 30 years, the prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled among children ages 2-5 and has almost tripled among children ages 6-11 and adolescents ages 12-19.

"The rise of obesity in children is a serious public health concern," said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health. "This unique partnership brings the latest NIH childhood obesity science to life through fun and familiar kids’ activities like art, storytelling, music, and dance."

The EatPlayGrow curriculum combines the latest science and research from NIH with CMOM’s creative educational approach to teach kids and their parents how to make healthy living choices that are fun and easy to include in daily routines. The new program was adapted from NIH’s We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition) Energize Our Families Parent Program curriculum, which is geared to children ages 8-13. The We Can! national education program provides parents, caregivers, and community organizations with the science-based tips, tools, and strategies they need to help children maintain a healthy weight.

EatPlayGrow’s interactive and fun lessons use art-making, storytelling, music, and movement activities to teach children about the importance of making positive choices in areas that most affect health: nutrition, physical activity, and, based on the latest medical research, sleep. For example, in one lesson children learn how to use their five senses to understand how to listen to the body’s nutrition and physical activity needs.

"To effectively address the obesity epidemic, research findings on the prevention of overweight and obesity must be moved into real-world settings and diverse populations. EatPlayGrow takes on the obesity epidemic by bringing healthy living strategies to young children and their families in their communities," said Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., director of NHLBI.

The new curriculum will be offered to interested community organizations, including NIH’s We Can!community sites across the United States and to the national networks of the Association of Children’s Museums. The curriculum also will be available for download on the We Can!website at http://www.nih.gov/wecan.

The curriculum has been tested and implemented in New York City and New Orleans in community centers, children’s museums, Head Start centers, and with childcare providers. Studies conducted in parent-child engagement programs with low-income families in New York City and New Orleans found that after experiencing the curriculum, participants made changes in their purchasing preferences and food habits, and showed positive changes in attitudes and behaviors around food and physical activity. The curriculum was also tested with home-based childcare providers and staff and families of eight Head Start centers in New York City, with positive results.

We Can! provides adaptable tips, tools, and strategies that can be implemented in diverse settings to help families, schools, communities, organizations, and national partners and corporations in their efforts to help children maintain a healthy weight. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute collaborates with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Cancer Institute, to implement We Can!

For additional information or to arrange an interview with an NHLBI spokesperson, please contact the NHLBI Communications Office at 301-496-4236 or nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov. To schedule an interview with a CMOM spokesperson, please contact Todd McGovern at 202-721-1223 or tmcgovern@cmom.org.

EatPlayGrow is a registered trademark of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.

Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders. The Institute also administers national health education campaigns on women and heart disease, healthy weight for children, and other topics. NHLBI press releases and other materials are available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov.

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health®

Resources
  • EatPlayGrow curriculum
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/index.htm
  • We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition)
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan
  • The Children’s Museum of Manhattan
    http://www.cmom.org
  • Let’s Move!
    http://www.letsmove.gov

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Girls called 'too fat' are more likely to become obese,  study finds

4/28/2014

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Google News: 

Girls called 'too fat' are more likely to become obese, study finds 






Girls labeled "fat" at 10 are more likely to be obese at 19, a new study finds. Above, a screen grab from the 2011 Strong 4 Life Campaign that ran in Georgia. (Youtube)


By Deborah NetburnApril 28, 2014, 4:48 p.m.

Calling a girl "too fat" may increase her chances of being obese in the future, new research suggests.

In a letter published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at
UCLA report that 10-year-old girls who are told they are too fat by people that are close to them are more likely to be obese at 19 than girls who were never told they were too fat.

And that's regardless of what they weighed at the beginning of the study. 

"Making people feel bad about their weight can backfire," said Janet Tomiyama, an assistant professor of psychology at UCLA and the study's senior author. "It can be demoralizing. And we know that when people feel bad, they often reach out to food for comfort."

Tomiyama studies issues surrounding weight, dieting stress and health at the DISH Lab at UCLA. 

The study was conducted as a response to those who believe shaming people into losing weight is an effective way to deal with the the obesity epidemic, Tomiyama said. (For example, see the Strong 4 Life
campaign sponsored by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta).

To see whether simply being labeled "too fat" has an effect on a girl's chances of gaining weight, Tomiyama and her colleagues used data from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study that followed more than 2,300 girls from the time they were 10 until they were 19.

When the participants were 10 years old, they were asked if they had been called too fat by any one of a list people that included father, mother, brother, sister, best girlfriend, boy you like best, any other girl, any other boy, or a teacher.

If a girl answered yes to any of the above, she was considered "weight labeled." 

The researchers found that girls who were labeled "too fat" by a family member were 1.62 times more likely to be obese at 19. Girls who were labeled too fat by a non-family member were 1.4 times more likely to be obese.

And let's reiterate that the effect of the girl's BMI at the start of the study was removed.

Tomiyama said she understands that people who tell loved ones they are too fat often do so with good intentions. "I know it's hard -- if you call your child 'too fat' she may gain weight, but if you don't do anything, are you enabling an unhealthy lifestyle?" she said.

Her advice: Stay away from the word "fat."

"We don't really need to talk about fat or not fat if we are trying to talk about health," she said. "Just say let's go eat healthier and let's go exercise and not even make weight part of the conversation."

She adds that weight is not necessarily a great marker for health anyway. 

Follow @DeborahNetburn on Twitter for more like this.









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Google News: Kids getting ‘you’re fat’ letters this Halloween

10/31/2013

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Google News on October 30, 2013 published the following:

Kids getting ‘you’re fat’ letters this Halloween
8:15 am October
30, 2013,  by George Mathis




Unhappy Halloween! (image from
valleynewslive.com)

 The Grinch may have stolen Christmas, but he put everything back  before the
heavy sleepers of Whoville bothered to crawl out of bed.

 Residents of Fargo, North Dakota, who are used to cruel winters more than
cruel neighbors, aren’t that lucky.

 A woman there tells a local radio station she plans to
trick obese children by giving them warning letters instead of treats Thursday
night.

 There’s no word on whether she plans to give slim kids double candy.

 The letter written by a woman identified only as Cheryl is making the rounds
on social media. It features a smiling jack-o-lantern and a note to parents that
says “you [sic] child is, in my opinion, moderately  obese and should not be
consuming sweets and treats to the extent of  other children this Halloween
season.”

 This is one of the rare times I am hoping children can’t read.

 Cheryl, in a radio interview, said, “I just want to send a message to the
parents of kids that are really overweight. … I think it’s just  really
irresponsible of parents to send them out looking for free candy  just ’cause
all the other kids are doing it.”

 Perhaps it is irresponsible, but one night of being mean to kids isn’t going
to cure childhood obesity.

 North Dakota State Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology Dr.  Katie
Gordon studies eating disorders and says the letter might hurt  more than
help.

 “It’s just that kind of thing that for some kids, if they’re vulnerable,
might trigger major problems,”she says.

 Instead of handing out nasty notes, Cheryl could hand out raisins or
  something else more nutritious than candy. Or she could just turn off  her
porch light.

 In a more perfect world, her neighbors would be handing out eggs.

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Cinco de Mayo Festival ...

7/25/2013

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Fana Global Foundation (FGF ) was present at two events held at Oak View Elementary School in Huntington Beach.  Fana Global had a booth at the yearly Cinco de Mayo Festival held after-school on May 15th from noon until 4:00 PM.  Children were able to make "Eyes of God" from sticks, colored yarn, and feathers to take home.  Dr. Catherine Amandla Clark, who is teaching Fana’s “Bullying Awareness & Development of Selfhood” after-school class, displayed colorful dolls that she had fashioned from her many trips to Africa.  Ms. Shahin Massoudi, who is teaching FGF “Imaginations through Arts” after-school class assisted children to draw trees representing the environment and share their vision of the future.  This artwork was made into a mural for display at the Oak View "Anti-Bullying Event" held on Saturday, June 8th.

     Oak Views' Pride Day Theme was, "1,000 voices against Bullying - The Pride of standing up for what is right!"  The film, "Bully" was shown on a giant screen on the soccer field.  Once again, many children came to Fana's booth to do art work to contribute to the Art Exhibition hung on the fence.  At one point we even had to add more tables!   In keeping with Fana's support of Children's Wellness Worldwide , FGF donated cases of water to the event, and also presented Yoga, led by Niloo Nikpour, accompanied by an oral messages of self-empowerment by Catherine Clark. Both events were well-attended and appreciated.  


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FGCS Forward

3/7/2013

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Fana Global Charter School (FGCS)  will hold a two day meeting on Saturday and Sunday, March 16 & 17, to complete the FGCS petition draft to be submitted to the school district.We are scheduled to meet from 9 AM to 9 PM and intend to address all aspects of the petition,from FGCS vision,mission,philosophy to curriculum . We are inviting teachers,educators,principals,administrators and all who are passionate and committed to transformative instead of informative education for our children and future generations to attend. 
Please RSVP by March 14, 2013, by e mailing us at contact@fanaglobal.org. 
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FGF 2nd Annual 5K Walk to Transform Hunger & Obesity

10/13/2012

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On Saturday September 29th, FGF held its 2nd annual walk at Huntington Beach, California. It was another beautiful sunny day in Huntington Beach, with more than 200 students and family members from Oak View Elementary School arriving by bus before the official 9am kick off. We started off with warm ups and stretching exercises led by volunteer registered physical therapists from St. Jude Medical Center.

After a brief welcome by honorable Huntington Beach city councilman and Mayor pro-tem Mr. Devon Dwyer, the walk was opened by students holding the start line ribbon and a student to cut it. Many other walkers, mostly from Orange County communities, joined the students, families ,Ms Laura Del Posh (the school principal) and several teachers and staff, to raise the community awareness about threats to children nutrition worldwide, from hunger to obesity.

Smiling children, happy families and participants walked 5 kilometers on the beautiful shorelines in bright green and yellow T-shirts with a simple logo on it, saying Champs. With Fana Global Foundation as the sponsor of this project, we were proud to be leaders of our community to spread the message of not only this worthy cause, but a huge undertaking to transform the children wellness globally. Crossing the finish line, participants enjoyed a great yoga session, massage sessions, art stations, dancing with great music and won great prizes and gifts.

Once again the proceeds of the walk will mainly support the after school wellness programs at Oak View Elementary School in Huntington Beach. These classes are open to children of all grades and their families twice a week throughout the school year. These include physical exercise taught by registered physical therapists, martial arts, yoga, dental hygiene, nutrition classes. A doctor of psychology will begin a new class this year to provide education about bullying and its management. The school nurse and volunteers will measure the BMI (Body Mass Index) of the students attending these classes to compare with the general BMI score in the school.

It was a fun event on a beautiful day and a great opportunity to raise community awareness, especially during the month of September which was designated child obesity prevention month by the President.

For further information about free membership and volunteering in Fana Global Foundation and its projects, please look up www.fanaglobal.org.

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President Obama Proclaims September 2012 National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

9/10/2012

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On August 31, 2012, the President signed a proclamation regarding National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, September 2012. In the proclamation, he urges Americans to promote healthy living for our children: 

"Each of us can play a role in ensuring our children have the opportunity to live long, healthy lives, and by joining together in pursuit of that mission, I am confident we can build a brighter future for America's youth."

Join the movement to raise a healthier generation of kids! There are opportunities for all of us -- parents and caregivers, elected officials from all levels of government, schools, health care professionals, faith-based and community-based organizations, and private sector companies -- to play a role in ensuring a healthy future for our children.
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Invitation to Create a Permanent Art and Prejudice Museum

8/5/2012

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·         Fana Global Foundation invites artists, museum curators and university art directors around the world to create a Permanent Museum of Art and Prejudice.  Artists donate their artwork to this museum, which intends to transcend the separating barriers of prejudice into unity, love and oneness.

·         Member artists collaborate actively to promote, champion and foster the museum’s mission in various countries.  Artists will be recognized through Fana’s global exhibitions.  Exhibits can be shown virtually or moved physically from one country to another.  

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