New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service

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New Mexico State UniversityCooperative Extension
Service
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Childhood Obesity

• Childhood Obesity Major U.S. Health Concern
• Children 3 times more overweight than 20 years
  ago
• Significant risk factor for chronic disease

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PROGRAM GOALS

• To reduce childhood obesity risk factors for 5th
  graders in Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Los Alamos
  County by
• Increasing nutrition knowledge
• Increasing fruit and vegetable intake
• Increasing activity level

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JBI Program

• The JBI program contains basic elements to
  reduce the risks of obesity for children.

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DELIVERY METHODS

• Nutrition and Fitness Field Trip
• Classroom Instruction
• Parent Outreach

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Nutrition Fitness Field Trip

• Students participate in four 45-minute
  workshops. Each workshop is aligned to the New
  Mexico Health Education Standards and
  Benchmarks.
• 2445 students have participated in the Nutrition
  and Fitness Field Trip in the three years it has
  taken place.

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Just Be It! Jeopardy

• Provides introduction to days activities.
• Introduces students to nutrition concepts they
  will be learning during the day.
• Questions reinforce concepts asked on the pre and
  post test.

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MyPyramid Workshop

• Introduces students to the MyPyramid system.
• Illustrates what a serving size is within each
  food group.
• Students learn how the nutrients affect their
  bodies and contribute to good health.

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Vary Your Veggies Focus on Fruits Workshop

• Students learn about the nutritional qualities of
  vegetables and fruits.
• Children set goals to eat more fruits and
  vegetables.

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Fun with Food Workshop

• Students learn how to read Nutrition Fact Labels,
  and how to compare food products.
• Introduces students to the effects Media has on
  eating habits.

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Power Up With Exercise

• Young people need 60minutes of exercise each
  day.
• In this workshop students learn about the 3
  types of exercise
• Aerobic Training
• Strength Training
• Flexibility

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Field Trip Evaluation Results 2007-2008

• Pre and post test scores indicated that students
  participating in the day long field trip had a
  32 increase in knowledge.
• Validity and reliability for the nutrition
  knowledge test was established. The test has 16
  multiple choice questions.

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Teacher Resources

• Letter to Teachers
• Teacher Packets
• MyPyramid Lessons for Grades 5-6
• MyPyramid for Kids Poster
• Tips for Families
• CD with interactive computer games
• CD with lesson materials and supplemental
  materials for educators
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• The Eagle Book Series A guide for Educators and
  Community and Student Books

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Student Materials

• Just Be It! Healthy and Fit Take-home Booklet
  (bi-lingual)
• MyPyramid Handout
• 4-H Program Brochure

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Exercise Kits

• Equipment
• Flying Disks
• Scoop Game Sets
• Scooters
• Balls
• Tennis Racquets and Balls
• Exercise Bands
• Jump Ropes
• Hula Hoops
• Exercise Booklet
• Sources for Ordering
• 5 A DAY
• S S Recreation
• 4-H Source Book
• National 4-H Council

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Classroom Instruction

• The Just Be It! Classroom Component provides
  bi-weekly nutrition and fitness instruction from
  October to May.

• Classes are selected before Field Trip
• Approximately 10-12 Sessions
• Evaluation
• Pre and Post Knowledge Gain Tests
• Pre and Post Behavior Change Tests

In the 2006-2009 school year 22 classrooms and
450 students and their families were reached
through in-class instruction and Parent
Newsletters.
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Classroom Sessions

• Exercise component
• Age appropriate serving sizes
• Dance pads, other exercise resources
• Healthy Snacks
• Other resources for teachers

• In-depth on all food groups
• Goal-setting
• Label reading
• Fast food consumer decision-making
• Media Influence

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Classroom Sessions

• Most sessions have a nutrition, fitness, and
  health snack component
• Classroom Matrix

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Fun Ways to Exercise-Fitness through Game Play
Children playing Dance Dance Revolution using the
Dance Pads during an in-class fitness lesson.
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What is a Healthy Fast Food Choice?
Students participating in a Fast Food Consumer
Decision Making activity.
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Classroom Instruction Evaluation Results 2007-2008

• Students increased their nutrition knowledge.
• Pretest score was 8.8 (55) and post test score
  was 14.9 (93). Knowledge gain was 6.1 (38).
• Statistically significant difference in knowledge
  test scores (p.0001).

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Classroom Instruction Evaluation Results 2007-2008
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Parent Piece-Newsletters

• Series of 8 Newsletters (bi-lingual)
• Compiled from Nibbles Curriculum and MyPyramid
• Given to students in the classroom to take home

• Active Living
• Eating Out
• Family Meals
• Food Safety

• Healthful Eating
• Label Reading
• Milk
• MyPyramid

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Parent Piece-Placemats

• 8 Placemats (English one side/Spanish one
  side)Currently Printing first 4
• Compiled from Newsletters
• Given to students in the classroom to take home

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Parent Piece-Magnets
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Parent Piece-Parent Night

• CONTENT
• MyPyramid
• Physical Activity
• Make and Take Soup
• Fitness Stations
• DELIVERY METHODS
• Varies in each County
• Teachers participating in Program
• Parent Organizations

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Parent Take Home Newsletter Evaluation Results
2007-2008

• Parents reported knowing more about nutrition
  after they read the take home newsletters.
• Pretest average score was 74 and post test score
  was 90. Knowledge gain was 16 .

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Parent Take Home Newsletter Evaluation Results
2007-2008
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WEBSITE
nmcyfar.org
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Program Sustainability

• Community Collaboration
• Connecting
• Benefits
• Partner
• Program
• Teacher Involvement

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Just Be It! Healthy Fit Current Teachers and
Partners

• Celina Roybal
• Teresita Hamman
• LeAnn Decoeur
• Tammy Hinckley
• Amy Morales
• Andrea Medina
• Martin Gutierrez

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Just Be It! Healthy Fit Team Members

• Jacqueline Baca, Santa Fe Extension
• Tanya Montoya, Santa Fe Extension
• Desaree Jimenez, Rio Arriba Extension
• Paula Roybal Sánchez, Los Alamos Extension
• Roberta Rios, District Department Head
• Kathleen Garcia, Presbyterian Health Services
• Diana DelCampo, Extension State Specialist
• Robert DelCampo, Professor/ Evaluator
• Barbara Chamberlin, Media Specialist
• Karen Halderson, Diabetes Coordinator

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Funded by US Department of Agriculture/
CSREES Children, Youth and Families at Risk
Program