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One quarter of the New Hampshire's children are overweight or at risk. Researchers, teachers and state officials met earlier this month at "New Hampshire Healthy Schools Day" to talk about strategies for dealing with the problem. One approach is to get schools and families working together to promote better nutrition and more exercise for kids. Our guests are Tamara Martin, a research assistant professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of New Hampshire; and Rae Pica, author of YOUR ACTIVE CHILD: HOW TO BOOST PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITY.

We'll take a look at the growing problem of childhood obesity and what is being done today to help combat the problem. Guests TBA.

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean traveled from the Upper Valley to the Seacoast yesterday.

At Manchester?s Elliot Hospital, Dean held a town hall meeting on his health care proposal.

New Hampshire Public Radio?s Dan Gorenstein reports.

Though your body thinks its doing you a favor when it flips the switch that makes you sneeze and itch from hay fever, if you're an allergy sufferer, you might beg to differ. Seasonal allergies are your immune system overreacting to pollen and other environmental factors. Our guests will explain how they work, how to minimize their effects, and talk about the latest research into understanding and treating hay fever. Guests TBA. Click here for more about
seasonal allergies.

Northeast Delta Dental last week gave the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord 120 thousand dollars.

The money will help NHTI expand its dental hygienist training program.

Hygienists and nurses head the list of health professionals that are in short supply in the Granite State.

And NHTI and other colleges are stretching as far as they can to train the next generation of these professionals.
NHPRs David Darman has more.