The Role of FACS in the War Against Obesity

The Role of FACS in the War Against

Obesityhttp://learning.mindbodynutrition.net/story.php?title=YouTube_-_KILLER_AT_LARGE_trailer

Would you give a child a cigarette?

What about this?

Obesity has passed smoking

as the #1 cause of preventable death

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXvDI3Lh9xQ&feature=relmfu

Most Americans are not Aware that:

1. The diet they are feeding their children guarantees a high probability of cancer down the road

2. Eating fast food regularly is just as risky as letting their children smoke cigarettes

3. 1992 Bogalusa heart study confirmed the existence of fatty plaques and streaks in most children & teenagers

4. 85 % of adults between 21 & 39 already have atherosclerotic changes in their coronary arteries

5. Poor diets in children have a greater impact on ones health than a poor diet later in life

1. Horringer, 2000, 2. Murdock, 2006, 3. Cardiol, 1992, 4. Berenson, 1998, 5. Maynard, 2003

30% of children are obese rates have tripled since

1963

2006, 11% of 10th graders and another 14% were at risk*

Hispanic and Black children are at

higher risk

Children with obese parents have a 80% chance of being obese

70% of obese children will develop one of the major cardiovascular diseases

* Report of obesity

Washington State

Why should we be

Alarmed?

2008, the medical expense of obesity for adults in the U.S. was estimated to be

$147 Billion** Finkelstein, Trogdon, Cohen, & Dietz, 2009

2002-2003 5.5 Million Students Enrolled

37,000 FACS Teachers

Taking it to the Streets

Obesity Prevention and Healthy Weight Initiative

www.aafcs.org

Did you know that it takes 50 hours of nutrition education to modify

behavior?** Probart, McDonnell, Achterberg, and Anger, 1997

Objective: Teach Elementary Children about Super Foods to encourage healthy eating practices

Who: High School Nutrition, Family Health, & Child Development Student Leaders as peer educators

What: High school students create curriculum, make connections with grade school teachers, present lessons which include fruit and veggie snacks, challenge them to increase intake by tracking and forming a 4-week habit, document their project with photos and journals, and write reflections on their outcomes and share results with HS classes

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/?page_id=79

91 High School Students Gave Lessons

761 Grade School Children Received nutritional education

High school students developed leadership and presentation skills

High school students reinforced their knowledge of nutrient dense foods and healthy eating practices

Children were motivated to learn nutritional concepts High School Stars

Continuing Community Partnerships were developed

Raised Community Awareness of the Issue

Project Outcomes

High School Students Teaching Children

About HealthyEating

More Pictures

Millennialhttp://bluetoad.com/publication/?i=68172&p=22ACTEONLINE.ORG(Emeagwali, 2011)

Our kids are:Unique, digital, easily bored, they want to make a difference, they want to solve problems, and they believe they can!

THE BEST RESOURCE

Surgeon General’s Pledge

I pledge to:Be a role model by making healthy choices for myself.Help children be physically active through everyday play and participation in sports.Support children’s healthy eating habits.A healthy future is our gift to our children.                                              Signature

My State FCS Call to Action1. Get your students involved in a

nutritional leadership activity to prevent childhood obesity

2. Document your results and send them to this website.

(send pictures, a brief summary, & numbers involved) 3. I will keep track, write press

releases, and share the results.

If it is to be it is up

to me!