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IS MY CHILD AT RISK?
What All Parents Should Know About Childhood Obesity
THE PROBLEM
“For the first time in more than 100 years, our children’s life expectancy is declining due to the increase in overweight.” ~New England Journal of Medicine
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OBESITY RATES HAVE GROWN TO ALARMING HEIGHTS IN THE LAST 15 YEARS
We are in a CRISIS
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In North Carolina almost half of our children and adolescents are overweight or obese.
North Carolina has the fifth highest rate of overweight and obese youth.
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Physical Inactivity Leads to Heart Disease as Adults
Overweight children have a 70% chance of being overweight as adults—leading to diabetes, stroke and other serious diseases
Overweight and inactive children are 600 times more likely to develop heart disease as adults 5
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Obesity affects every organ system in a child’s body.
It can do so in a much more
profound way than in adults because children are still
growing and developing.
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What's the Big Deal...
Unhealthy eating and physical inactivity cost the State an estimated $57 billion annually in avoidable medical expenses, workers compensation claims and lost productivity. That amount is predicted to sky rocket to $75 billion by 2011 unless preventative measures are taken.
Tipping the Scales: Obesity and unhealthy lifestyles have become a weighty problem for the North Carolina economy.
www.beactivenc.org
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If just 3% of overweight or obese North Carolinians achieved a normal weight
through healthy eating and regular movement, we would save over $3
billion. That’s more than enough to fund the public university system for an entire year and enough to fund 68,000
new jobs.
3%
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THE SOLUTIONS
“If the current trend continues, obesity is expected to replace tobacco as the leading PREVENTABLE cause of death.” Journal of the American Medical Association, 2005
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By partnering with public schools, NCAAHPERD will
work with current physical education teachers and
programs to create change that addresses obesity
prevention in these critical times.
The North Carolina Alliance for
Athletics, Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
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KBR provided significant grant monies to fund NCAAHPERD’s IsPOD program.
Physical activity and physical education are very different.
Physical education is the first line of defense in the prevention of childhood obesity.
What we are working towards… 150 required minutes of quality healthful
living per week for elementary students 225 required minutes of quality healthful
living per week for secondary students
How can we achieve that goal? IsPOD: In-school Prevention of Obesity and
Disease
What NCAAHPERD believes…
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Currituck County SchoolsWeekly Physical Activity
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Education encourages changes in attitudes and behaviors.
Daily, quality physical education and health provide the foundation for knowledge and the skills to become more physically fit, healthier and happier adults.
THE IN-SCHOOL PREVENTION OF OBESITY AND DISEASE: ISPOD
Trains all physical educators grades K-8 in the SPARK curriculum
Puts “fun” while learning back into physical education
Uses FITNESSGRAM for assessment and reporting
Improves physical activity and eating habits
Reduces the number of overweight and obese children in grades K-8
Helps develop lifetime fitness skills Will affect public policy towards obesity
prevention in our schools
Introducing ISSY
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Research-based 21st century physical
education Healthy lifestyles Motor skills Movement
knowledge Social and personal
skills And FUN!!!
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FITNESSGRAM
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Currituck County SchoolsIsPod/SPARKS Implementation
K-5 PE Teachers participated in two days of regional training
Teachers received the SPARKS curriculum manual and have begun implementing in their classes
6-8 Teachers will receive training in January, 2010
Elementary and Middle Schools will soon have access to FITNESSGRAM software to enter fitness test results that will enable them to submit data to DPI and acknowledge students making improvements in fitness over time
BENEFITS OF ISPOD
What Currituck County Teachers are saying about
SPARKS training and implementation…
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MES– Karen Szczepanski and Brook Lane
SES—JoAnne LewisKIES—Jim Wright
BEHAVIOR
Physical education teaches skills used to learn lifetime activities
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Studies have shown: Increased levels of physical activity result in greater academic success in areas such as math, science, reading and social studies
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Healthy children mean fewer sick days from school and therefore, less parent leave time from work
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WHAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME
Help change ATTITUDES
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GET INVOLVED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVERY DAY WITH YOUR CHILDREN; IT’S
GOOD FOR THEM AND YOU!
Take a walk
Play catch
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PREPARE MORE MEALS AT HOME
Did you know that more children drink sugar sweetened beverages such as soda, sweet tea, and kool-aid than eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day?
Suggestions??
Cook meals in advance and freeze them
Develop a menu Stick to recommended
portion sizes Eat at least 5 servings of
fruits and vegetables every day
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LIMIT SCREEN TIME Turn off the video
games Plan ahead to limit
the amount of TV watched during the week
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GET PLENTY OF SLEEP AT NIGHT
Sleep is important in maintaining good health
Get involved with your child’s “activity” lifestyle
Be an active role-model
Help your school with physical education assessments (i.e. FITNESSGRAM and online surveys)
On PTA nights, visit your child’s physical education teacher and ask these questions:
How often does my child have physical education class and who makes those decisions?
Do you use SPARK and FITNESSGRAM?
Is my child taking the online IsPOD surveys?
What can you do?
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Eat Smart, Move More NC
Who is it for?Anyone who wants to Eat Smart, Move More and lead a healthier lifestyle.
How do you get it?The Eat Smart, Move More Web site has tips, tools, recipes and other information that will help you eat smart and move more wherever you live, learn, earn, play and pray.
Visit www.MyEatSmartMoveMore.com
“Statistics aside, let us apply some common sense. Childhood obesity is a problem that can definitely be solved because obesity is preventable, obesity is reversible, and adults are responsible for childhood obesity.
This is a critical national priority. Every responsible adult must act to make sure our children and youth are exposed to quality physical activity, quality physical education, and quality health education on a regular basis.”
“Our collective future depends upon it.”
Town of Snow Hill, NC – The walk to de-Feet Childhood Obesity
Adults are responsible for childhood obesity …
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