Pittsburgh’s public television station WQED will feature Professor Kristin Hughes’ Fitwits program as part of a special program on obesity.

View the Fitwits segment on the WQED site (requires Window Media Player)




Airing March 1, 2010 at 7:30, the onQ program will feature the Fitwits program, and OnQ's Chris Moore will visits two FitWits Zones in the Pittsburgh region. The program will be rebroadcast at 10pm on WQED's Create Channel, midnight on WQED-TV, and the following weekday afternoon at 12:30pm on WQED's Create Channel. The program will also examine obesity & health care costs.

OnQ and WQED are proud to be partners with Highmark in a series of reports and studio interviews on this important issue. Obesity is linked to major health consequences - and the best solution will come from changes in the way we eat and exercise. The Pittsburgh region has addressed a number of obesity issues and has some promising programs in place.

Related links:

• Kristin Hughes received a grant from The Heinz Endowments to help fund the development of “Fitwits Zones” in East Liberty and McKeesport community centers.
  

• Fitwits website
  

• Kristin Hughes’ faculty page

Posted on Mar 1, 2010