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MOProjectisworkingtocreatehealthycommunitiesbychangingsystemsthataffecttwo

ofourmostbasicneeds:foodandphysicalactivity.Themainwaywe’redoingitis

encouragingyouthtothinkaboutfoodandphysicalactivitysystems.

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 A-    Why does Food and Physical Activity matter?

1‐Today’skidsareoverfedandundernourished.Weareraisingthefirstgenerationof

childrenwholivesickeranddieyoungerthantheirparents

2‐Dietandinactivityareresponsibleformorethan25percentofallpreventabledeathsintheUS,

secondonlytosmoking.

3‐Allchildrendeservetogrowupinplacesthat

supportbeinghealthy

4‐Neighborhoodswithsidewalks,qualitygrocery

stores,farmersmarkets,andparksandrecreation

centersdon’texistinmanycommunities

5‐Ourhealthislinkedtothequalityofourfood

andfitnesssurroundings.Peopleespeciallyyouth

needplacesthatsupportbeinghealthywhichis

fundamentalforcommunitiestothrive.

6‐Afforable,healthyfoodandsafeand

accessibleopportunitiesforphysicalactivityarescarceinmanyplaces.

7‐ItisestimatedthatoneinthreeAmerican

bornchildrenbornin2000willdeveloptype2

diabetes‐inrealtermsthismeansblindness,

amputation,andaslow,prematuredeath.

8‐Fourofthetop10killersinAmericatoday

arechronicillnesslinkedtodiet:heartdisease,

stroke,type2diabetes,andcancer

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 B-    What is a Food System?

1‐Healthyeatingismorethanamatterofpersonalchoice.Whereyouliveimpactswhat

foodsareavailableandhowmuchtheycost.

2‐Somecommunitiesaredesignedandbuilt

withmanyhealthyfoodoptions,whileothers

arecalledfooddesertsmeaningtheydonot

haveaccesstogoodfood.Inmany

neighborhoods,gasstations,ill‐stocked

conveniencestores,andfastfoodistheonly

availablefood.

3‐Mostfruitsandveggiestravelnearly1,500milesfromfieldtofork‐nearly27timesfurther

thantheaveragedistancetraveledbylocally

grownproduce.

4‐‐Inmanylow‐incomecommunitiesand

communitiesofcolor,familiesmusttravel

twiceasfartogetfreshfruitsandvegetables

thantogetfastfood.

5‐Afoodsystemincludesthewho,what,where,when,andwhyofourfoodtravelsfrom

farmtofork.Thismeansalltheconnectedstepsthatgointogrowing,harvesting,

transporting,processing,marketing,retailing,andconsumingwhatweeat.

6‐Everycommunitycanproduceitsownfoodusingurbangardens,farmersmarketsand

localfarms.

7‐Nationally,wecaninformpolicymakersaboutopportunitiestoimprovethequalityof

foodsinschoolsthroughchangestotheFederalChildNutritionAct.

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C-The role of Physical Activity and Play: 

1‐Physicalactivityandplayarestronglyconnectedtoourhealthandlearning.

2‐Whereyouliveimpactswhetherornotyouhaveaccesstosafeopportunitiestobeactive

andplay.

3‐Thebuiltenvironment‐meaningtheplacesandspacesmadeormodifiedbypeople‐can

encourageordiscouragephysicalactivity.

4‐EverythingfromhavingPEinschoolstowhetherornotwechoosefamilyhikesover

familyscreentimeimpactourabilitytobephysicallyactive.

5‐Opportuntiesforphysicalactivityhavebeendesignedoutoftheplaceswelive,learn,

work,andplay.

6‐ManyschoolslackplaygroundsorhaveeliminatedP.E.,erasingopportunitiesforkidsto

playandbehealthywheretheyspendeighthoursaday.

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7‐Physicaleducationinschoolhelpsstudentsdeveloptheknowledge,skills,andconfidence

tobephysicallyactivebothinschoolandthroughouttheirlives.

8‐Inmanycommunities,parks,playgrounds,andrecreationcentersareinaccessible,

dilapidated,anddangerous.

9‐Fearofcrimelimitsphysicalactivityevenmore.

10‐Buildingandredesigningneighborhoodswithsidewalks,safestreets,andqualityparkswillinviteeverydayactivity,improving

communityhealthandwellbeing.

11‐Physicalinactivitycontributestoatleast

300,000preventabledeathsannually‐that’s

akintolosingthepopulationofPittsburg

everyyear.

12‐Researchhasshownthatresidentsare

morephysicallyactivewhentherearesidewalks,bicyclelanes,mixed‐useland

development,andstrongerplanning

policies.

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D-What does it mean to change a system?

1‐Asystemislikeapuzzlewheremanypiecescometogethertoformabiggerpicture.If

onepieceismissingthepictureisincomplete.Gettingfromyourhometothegrocerystore

crossesmanysystemsincludingthetransportationsystem,thefoodsystem,landuse

planningandothersystems.

2‐Systemschangeisusuallytheproductofaseriesofsmallsteps.Youneedtohavea

vision,time,aplan,andcommitmenttotheplantocreatesystemschange.

3‐Policyandsystemschangecanhelpcreatefundingthatwilllastforyourcommunitythat

canbeusedforyourprogramsandservices.Themoreyouworktogetherasagroupthe

moreyouhavethesupporttomakechanges.

4‐IntheUS,African‐AmericansandLatinosaremorelikelytoliveinpolluted

neighborhoodswheretherearehigherratesofasthmaandotherenvironmentallytriggeredhealthproblems.

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