HealthyQuest
Nemours is one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, operating the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Delaware and outpatient facilities throughout the Delaware Valley and northern and Central Florida.
Nemours HealthyQuest is a web-based mapping application designed to help families in Delaware and central Florida find community resources that promote, encourage, and provide physical activity, healthy eating, and weight management needs for children up to age 18 years.
Users of Nemours HealthyQuest can locate more than 600 resources for children and families including:
- Parks and playgrounds
- Walking trails
- Fitness centers
- Sports leagues
- Cooking classes
- Fresh produce vendors and farmers’ markets
- WIC sites
- Swimming pools
- Karate, yoga and dance classes and more...
Click here to access this online resource.
One Formula for a Healthy Lifestyle
Overweight has more than tripled in the last 20 years. About 35% of children in the U.S. overweight or obese. Expanding beyond treatment and clinical care, Nemours Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) was formed in 2004 and is aimed at helping Nemours take a leading role in helping people understand the causes and health implications of obesity and the best ways to promote healthier lifestyles among children and families.
Our “formula for a healthy lifestyle” is 5-2-1-Almost None.
- Eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day,
- Watching no more than two hours of screen time a day,
- Getting one or more hours of physical activity a day,
- And drinking almost no sugary beverages.