Dr. Visser Appointed to Obesity Task Force Post
Dr Visser has recently accepted the position of Head of Obesity Task Force for Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. Click here for the PDF.

TV program “Raising Healthy Heroes” with LA 36 non profit educating California at large

In December of 2007, Dr. Visser will be shooting a new TV Program called “Raising Healthy Heroes” with LA 36, an educational cable network channel dedicated to the local areas of Los Angeles. This TV Program will be based off his work in changing the way children learn about health. It will be an interactive program, both onset and at home. The airtimes and launch dates will be announced in December so visit often to make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to be part of this innovative TV reality program.

Extreme H Games - Aruba - Bonaire - Curacao in March 2008

In 2006, Dr. Visser started a program for the youth in Aruba called “Extreme H Games”. This program is designed to teach children about health, nutrition and physical movement. As important is the psychological empowerment that the children receive when they participate in this 4 hour workshop that is held monthly in alternating neighborhoods of the island. The Extreme H team leaders (10 total) consist of professional fitness experts and trainers, psychologists, dance/movement experts, a professional chef and Dr. Visser. Local banks have embraced the impact that the program has had on the island and have entered into agreements with Dr. Visser for partial sponsorship of this very progressive health program.

In 2007, Dr. Visser took Extreme H Games to Bonaire, the neighboring island when the governor of the island of Bonaire heard about the program from other officials from Aruba. He took notice that the very “hip and cool” way of teaching children about health in Aruba was changing the health status of the population for future generations and wanted to secure the same for his island.

In 2008, Dr. Visser will be taking Extreme H Games to Curacao, the other neighboring Dutch colony island. When Dr. Visser presented his Research on Childhood Obesity and the government Intervention plan in 2007, Dr. Visser also introduced them to the Extreme H Games program that he started in Aruba the previous year. The officials of this island of Curacao immediately requested that Dr. Visser consider coming to their island to implement the program for their youth population. Considering the training of the team leaders for such a program is very time consuming and intensive, Dr. Visser postponed the introduction to Curacao until 2008.