Winners recently were announced for the 6th annual UNLV Coaches Challenge, a program that encourages children to choose healthy food and participate in physical activity.

This year’s Coaches Challenge included more than 13,000 elementary school children from 112 schools. The program experienced its best success since 2007.

A UNLV head coach will visit each winning classroom throughout May to congratulate the students.

This year’s UNLV Coaches Challenge winning classrooms represent four elementary schools:

Nevada Infant and Immunization Week will provide a number of opportunities to improve the health and well-being of your children starting Saturday.

The Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition (SNIHC) and many health partners and providers will sponsor a week of immunization clinics during Nevada Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) April 20-27, beginning with a kickoff event hosted by the Southern Nevada Health District.

Nevada Infant Immunization Week is an annual observance that highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases, and serves as a call to action for parents, caregivers and healthcare providers to ensure infants are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before age 2.

North Las Vegas hopes to help combat obesity and diabetes with a health fair this weekend.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Prentiss Walker Memorial Park and Pool, 1509 June Avenue, people from around the community will get a chance to learn about preventing and managing diabetes.

There will be games and exercise activities, informational presentations, vendors, music and refreshments.

The health fair is part of the city's effort to advance a statewide plan to reduce the burden of diabetes and obesity on state health services. The disease is the leading cause of adult blindness, kidney failure, and non-traumatic lower-limb amputations.

According to the Nevada State Health Division, the prevalence of diabetes has increased from 4.2 percent of the population in 1996 to 7.9 percent in 2009.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that by 2050 as many as 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. could have diabetes if the trend continues.