University of Maryland Extension Nutrition and Physical Activity Curricula:

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University of Maryland Extension
Nutrition and Physical Activity Curricula
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Healthy Families Having Fun
Reaching Out to Under-served and At-risk Youth
through Fun, Effective and Interactive Resources
CYFAR Conference May 18, 2009 Chrissa
Carlson Sandy Corridon Rebecca Davis Lisa
Lachenmayr Mira Mehta, Ph.D. Crystal Morris
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Cassandra Corridon Rebecca Davis University
of Maryland Extension
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WHY WE ARE HERE

• Army Child Youth Services concern about fitness
  and nutritional status of youth
• UMD/4-H expertise in youth development, nutrition
  and fitness

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Health Status of Youth

• 67 of the population is overweight
• 9,000,000 youth overweight (15)
• Increased risk among youth for insulin
  resistance, hypertension, joint pain, early
  puberty, depression, anxiety, weight cycling
• 20 of youth calories come from snacks with more
  fat and less calcium than ever before

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Declining Level of Fitness

• Youth are increasingly sedentary
• Many activities screen driven requiring little
  physical activity
• Required PE classes in schools continue to
  decline
• Youth who do not define themselves as athletes do
  not understand the importance of fitness

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4 Key Questions

• How can we help youth shift to healthier habits
  to last a lifetime?
• How can we prevent eating problems and overweight
  youth?
• How can we reduce sedentary time by building
  physical activity into a childs or youths day?
• How can we help each child to be healthier at
  their current size?

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Physical Activity

• Weight-bearing (strength training)
• Flexibility (stretching and balance)
• Aerobic (cardio-vascular)

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Nutrition

• Making smart food choices to include all food
  groups
• Understanding the balance between diet and
  activity
• Getting the most nutrition for the calories

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Healthy Lifestyle Choices

• Body Image
• Setting Personal Goals
• Consumer Skills
• Activities for Life

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Experiential Learning active hands on learning

• DO explore common experience
• REFLECT group sharing of experience leading to
  analysis and reflection
• APPLY connect to real life

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Curriculum Format

• 5 chapters
• 290 pages
• Age appropriate lessons
• Recipes, fitness and science
• Take home activities
• Technology challenge

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Lesson Format

• Outcomes
• School age
• Middle
• Teen
• Instructor Essential Information
• Discussion
• Multiple Activities
• Reflection questions
• Application to other situations
• Cooking Activity
• Preparation
• Set Up
• Supplies
• Time
• Technology Challenge

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Curriculum Format

• Chapter 1 Back to Basics
• Intro to nutrition and physical activity Get in
  the Movement Groove and MyPyramid
• Good Hygiene
• In Beat the Heartbeat
• Muscle Mania
• Picking Protein
• Flexibility is Fabulous
• Eating Rainbows
• Think Your Drink

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Curriculum Format

• Chapter 2 Healthy Decisions for Living Well
• Body Image Healthy Comes in Lots of Sizes
• Calories In and Calories Out
• Do You See What I See?

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Curriculum Format

• Chapter 3 Fueling the Body
• Nutrient Knowledge
• Break it Up Breakfast First!
• Grainy Brainy
• Vegetarianism in a Nutshell
• The Truth about Steroids and Supplements
• Energy Drinks and Foods

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Curriculum Format

• Chapter 4 Consumer Challenge
• Selling or Telling
• If the Shoe Fits
• Which Sport which Shoe?
• Label Lingo
• Media Mania
• Eating Out
• New and Unusual Foods
• Its all about Size Portion Distortion

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Curriculum Format

• Chapter 5 Activity for Life
• Walk Your Way to Fitness
• Lets Play Outside
• Jump into Fitness
• Dancing for All Seasons
• Cooperative Play
• Planning a Wellness Event

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Curriculum Format

• Appendix A
• 74 pages
• Supplemental Handouts
• Copies of on-line worksheets
• Recipes
• Appendix B
• Resource Kit Contents

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• Now Lets see if you are
• Up for the Challenge!