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The Role of FACS in the War Against Obesity. http://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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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!