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UH Helps Middle Schoolers 'BOUNCE' to a Healthy Lifestyle
Developing healthy habits starts young. A University of Houston
summer camp teaches middle-school girls and their parents how to
stay active, make healthy food choices and enhance a positive
body image. For the past eight years BOUNCE—Behavior
Opportunities Uniting Nutrition, Counseling and Exercise—has
been bringing together low-income, minority girls, 9-14-years
old, and their parents to learn good habits for good living.
This year’s camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 16 – August
10. To register email firstname.lastname@example.org or call
832-842-5921. “It is incredibly satisfying to see how much girls
and their mothers change their eating habits and become more
active while losing weight and inches,” said Norma Olvera,
professor of health education in the UH College