Mayor Rahm Emanuel is giving city workers an important health choice: enroll in a new wellness plan, expected to be unveiled Friday, or pay a higher premium.

The price if they don’t enroll: $50 a month.

The program includes an initial screening that focuses on preventative care for asthma, heart disease and diabetes. City employees would then receive wellness training to achieve long-term health goals, including weight loss.

Smokers wouldn’t be penalized, but they would be encouraged to quit. Advisers overseeing the program will monitor progress on a bimonthly basis, and those who reach their goals could see their health care premiums reduced.

Shape Up or Pay Up: Emanuel | NBC Chicago

Milk is important for children’s bone health; however, a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says children may not be drinking enough law-fat milk. Researchers determined that older children and teens drink low-fat milk more often than younger children.

The report, “Low-fat Milk Consumption Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2007-2008,” shows only 13 percent of children aged two to five usually drink low-fat milk, compared to 21 percent of children aged six to 11 and 23 percent of teens aged 12 to 19 that drink low-fat milk, USA Today reported.

Milk: Children May Not Be Drinking Enough Low-Fat Milk | ThirdAge