Gilbert high school athletes are searching for ways to improve the health of their peers as part of a pilot program targeted at improving character on the sports fields.

Banner Health will host a “Girls Night Out,” which will highlight ways for women to improve their health and lifestyle from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 at Val Vista Lakes Club, 1600 E. Lakeside Drive, Gilbert.

For youth, national guidelines for physical activity call for 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. The most recent survey indicates that less than 50 percent of youth get 60 minutes of activity five days a week and about one quarter get 60 minutes of activity on all days of the week. Fourteen percent are totally sedentary — have no days during the week when they get 60 minutes of activity. One third of youth spend three or more hours a day playing video or computer games that are not schoolwork related and one third spend three or more hours a day watching television.

Gilbert fire fighters and volunteers will go door to door April 30 during the Walk for Water Safety. Participants will help spread the word about drowning prevention.

TORONTO - Tens of thousands of sun-drenched revelers gathered Wednesday for a star-studded outdoor bash - headlined by the Rolling Stones - aimed at showing Toronto is free of SARS and ready to rock.

FATICK, Senegal - Schoolchildren in Senegal pledged to abstain from sex and village women in India cast off a veil of shame about their HIV status as World AIDS Day was marked Thursday around the globe.

When people go on vacation, it's the unique restaurants, not the large chains, that they remember, said Chris Mackay, Chandler's economic development director.

WASHINGTON - President Bush promoted his most trusted foreign policy adviser to Secretary of State on Tuesday, tapping Condoleezza Rice to replace warrior-turned-diplomat Colin Powell as part of a sweeping second-term Cabinet overhaul.

It can’t be stated enough—parents play a critical role in the prevention of their child’s sexual risk-taking and teen pregnancy. However, it’s estimated that fewer than 15 percent of children receive a meaningful sex education from their parents.

Do you love your morning cup of coffee? Well, drink up! The health benefits of coffee far outweigh the risks. According to a European study, your daily cup of coffee reduces oxidative damage to your DNA by 12 percent. Coffee contains polyphenols, which help protect cells from oxidation.

Do you love your morning cup of coffee? Well, drink up! The health benefits of coffee far outweigh the risks. According to a European study, your daily cup of coffee reduces oxidative damage to your DNA by 12 percent. Coffee contains polyphenols, which help protect cells from oxidation.

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For years, Arizona was touted as a good place for asthmatics and others who suffer from respiratory illnesses to move. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. And if Gov. Jan Brewer and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) get their way and repeal the Clean Cars Program, we will be even farther away from the clean air and public health benefits that brought many people to our state.

Mesa educator John Rhode became an instant celebrity when he became the 2011 winner on “The Biggest Loser,” and now he is helping to promote healthy living locally at an Aug. 18 appearance at a breast cancer awareness event.

Valley Forward's Livability Summit will be held on Earth Day to promote "healthy living in the desert."

Title: Assistant manager and barista, Starbucks at Power and McDowell roads, Mesa; Education: Senior at Arizona State University, studying art education

For the first time in its three-year history, the First Things First organization is running TV ads promoting what it does.

June 17, 2004

To revive downtown in the last couple of decades, Mesa revamped Main Street, poured $100 million into the state's largest arts center and tried to lure countless developments.

With the first budget surplus in years, Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday she wants lawmakers to restore funding to promote tourism.

Mesa's Mountain Vista Medical Center will host several free seminars, led by physicians on the medical staff, on a variety of health topics in August. Seminars include information about foot injuries, heart health, stroke information, rotator cuff tears, the respiratory system, varicose veins and minimally invasive hip surgery. SeniorAdvantage is a program at Mountain Vista Medical Center that promotes healthy living in local residents 55 and older. To register for an upcoming event, visit www.mvmedicalcenter.com or call (877) 924-9355.

With the weather being back to three-digit temperatures, it is very easy to dismiss maintaining an exercise schedule, because it’s “just too hot.” However, a routine exercise schedule can have tremendous benefits. If you think exercise is only good to develop and maintain a lean body, strong muscles and heart, you are one of many who need to be educated on the benefits of physical activity on emotional, mental and psychological well-being.