An Innovative Family
Program for Youth
with Weight Challenges


The News


January 10, 2008:
Rogers Television: "What's in the Community" segment.


November 12 , 2007: Global TV News: “Making a Difference” segment,
with Susan Shay


June 21 , 2007: Ontario Health Promotion E-Bulletin. Click here to read article.

Mobilize Youth: One Approach to Childhood Obesity
http://www.ohpe.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8714&Itemid=78


June 2007 : MobilizeYouth was asked to be on the Executive Panel which reported to the Director of Finance on the Children's Physical Fitness Tax Credit.


April 16, 17, 18, 2007: Sprockets Film Festival for Youth: Dina Lieberman will speak on a panel following the film, Generation XXL.



January, 2007:
Ontario Medical Review “Letter to the Editor ” by E Laura Cruz MSc, MD - A member of the MobilizeYouth Advisory Committee.

Click here to read the article (.pdf)



January 9th, 2007:  CBC Radio METRO MORNING SEGMENT WITH KAREN HORSMAN: Mobilize Teens & parents speak out about the program

Listen Here     (Click here to download RealPlayer)

January, 2007:
Ontario Medical Review: Letter to the Editor by Dr. Laura Cruz, Sports Medicine Specialist features MobilizeYouth as a program that responds to the obesity issue.



August 23rd, 2006: CITY TV ONLINE MobilizeYouth Founder & Head Coach, Sarah Lipton respond to the STATSCAN report saying “9% of parents acknowledge that their child has weight issues; 26% of children are overweight in the population – there are huge discrepancies between what parents think about their children’s health and what is reality”


May 24, 2006: CBC’S THE NATIONAL EVENING NEWS: STATSCAN REPORT GIVES CANADA ‘D’ FOR FAILING TO IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TO CHILD OBESITY. The Toronto-based MobilizeYouth program is featured as a solution to the issue. Kids on customized fitness; moms in meal planning sessions; and a13-year old participant is interviewed.


May 24th, 2006: Radio 680 All Day News:

MobilizeYouth founder, Dina Lieberman is interviewed in response to the StatsCan Report: Canada gets a “D” for its lack of solutions to the obesity crisis.


May 30th, 2006: CITY TV NEWS AT 6;

Ministry of Health Promotions Minister, Jim Watson, announces $31million package to get kids moving. MobilizeYouth participant, Daniel, 13, demonstrates 5- inch waist loss & tells all about eating differently & feeling better about himself thanks to the program.


February, 2006: TOWN CRIER - Forest Hill (TownCrierOnline.ca)

LOCAL WOMAN OPENS BUSINESS TO COMBAT
CHILDHOOD OBESITY - Kris Scheuer

Forest Hill resident Dina Lieberman spent the past 18 months researching what was needed to help our youth combat childhood obesity.


January 12 , 2006: CFRB Radio, Cross Canada Health

INTERVIEW WITH SHEILA COPPS






MobilizeChange
is interested in getting our message out to today’s youth and their families.
If you are interested in interviewing our team, please call
Dina Lieberman
at 416 294-4356

 

 

 

 

Call today for a free 1 hour assessment for the child in your life!   416-294-4356