Media Alert:
National Children's Health Month

Local Company Celebrates With Children’s Educational Follow-Along Video
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SAN DIEGO, October, 2005: In comparison to the other cities in the nation, San Diego is ranked as one of the healthiest cities in the nation each year. The great weather year-round, the beautiful beaches, abundant outdoor activities and state of the art research, medical and fitness centers work to foster a healthy lifestyle in which San Diego adults and their children take pride.

Since 1928, the month of October has been declared, by presidential proclamation, as National Children’s Health Month – a month dedicated to the physical and mental well being for children. Under the proclamation, the President calls upon families, schools, child health professionals, faith-based and community organizations and governments to help all our children discover the rewards of good health and wellness. One local company, Children’s Creative Programming Partnership LLC, is responding to the call of action with their new DVD program, Tot-a-Doodle-Do!

Children’s Creative Programming Partnership LLC is celebrating National Children’s Health Month with Tot-a-Doodle-Do! Episode Two: The Body. This episode is designed to educate children about their bodies in an entertaining and fun format. The program has six segments that feature:

Crafty Kids – Join us as we trace and decorate our bodies. Kids can use their creativity to color, paint, and glue their favorite materials onto their tracing.
Imagination Station – Use your imagination and play “Sticky Bubble Gum” with us. How does your imaginary bubble gum smell and taste? Which part of your body will it get stuck to next?
On our Block – Meet your friend the pediatrician. Dr. Heller will teach us why we should see the doctor and what happens when we get there.
Hop N Bop – Sing and dance with us to original songs about the body including “Point with Me” and “What Can you Do.”
Super Snack – After all the fun we make cheesy faces using cheese slices and nutritious and delicious treats for our facial features.
Molly Manners – Our puppet Molly Manners teaches the children polite ways to use their bodies and their manners, and how not to spread germs.

The program is a fun and imaginative sing-a-long packed full of interesting activities that are educational and entertaining.

Tot-a-Doodle-Do was founded by Heidi Heller Niehart in 2004, a mother of three and a businesswoman with a background in public relations and marketing. Heidi had an idea for a television show that would incorporate follow-along activities for children with their parents and/or caregiver. She approached her friend Penny L. Cohen, a Speech & Language Pathologist, who has worked with children for many years as a speech therapist, singer, songwriter, and music and theatre teacher. Heidi and Penny embarked on a journey together to co-produce a show that would entertain and educate children. The final result was Tot-a-Doodle-Do!

Heidi and Penny are both committed to giving parents, teachers, mentors and communities the resources they need to help children stay healthy. You are invited to talk with a representative from Tot-a-Doodle-Do! to discuss National Children’s Health month and what they are doing to advocate for children’s well being. We also have a panel of experts available to speak on the topic. Please see below for more details.

WHAT: National Children’s Health Month

WHO: Tot-a-Doodle-Do!
Co-founders Heidi Heller Niehart & Penny L. Cohen

In addition, our panel of experts on children’s health and developmental issues are available for questions:

Dr. Ronald Heller, pediatrician
Penny L.Cohen, licensed speech and language pathologist and child development expert
Sharon Josepho, clinical child psychologist
Danielle Shulman, pediatric occupational therapist
Molly Manners, puppet and expert on manners

WHEN: The Month Of October
Interviews are available immediately and ongoing