Healthy Choices, Healthy Kids

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Healthy Choices, Healthy Kids

• Ms. Djuana Stroud, M.P.H. student
• Walden University
• PUBH 6165-1
• Instructor Dr. Rebecca Heick
• Winter 2010

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Purpose of Presentation

• Improve school nutrition in our community.
• Encourage parents and teachers to work together.
• Promote education about food and physical
  activity.
• Facilitate community involvement in this effort.

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Why Should the Schools Be Responsible for
Nutrition?

• Schools are a good place to reach all children
  and adolescents.
• Schools provide the opportunity to practice
  healthy eating.
• Schools can teach students how to eat healthy.
• Skilled personnel are available in the school to
  help with nutrition.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009). Childhood Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhoo
  d/causes.html

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Childhood Obesity Facts

• It is a serious health concern!
• Obesity is defined as a BMI (body mass index) at
  or above the 95th percentile for children of the
  same age and sex (CDC, 2009).
• Overweight is defined as a BMI at or above the
  85th percentile but lower than the 95th
  percentile (CDC, 2009)
• Obese children are likely to be obese adults.
• Obese children are more at risk for type 2
  diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood
  pressure.
• Based on data from surveys, between 2003-2006
  prevalence of obesity has increased in children
  2-5 years of age from 5-12 6-11 years of age
  6.5-17 and for those adolescents between 12-19
  years of age 5 to 17.6.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009). Childhood Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhoo
  d/causes.html

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Childhood Obesity Facts Continued

• A study found that approximately 80 of children
  who were overweight between ages 10-15 were obese
  adults 25 years later.
• Imbalance of consumed calories and physical
  activity-gt major cause of childhood obesity.
• Genetic factors could be a risk.
• Environmental factors that contribute to the
  eating behavior of children home, community, and
  the school.
• School-aged children are consuming large portions
  and energy-dense foods.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009). Childhood Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhoo
  d/causes.html

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Kids and Obesity in Georgia

• 18 of Georgias students in 9th-12th grade are
  overweight.
• 14 of Georgias students in 9th-12th grade are
  obese.
• 44 of Georgias students in 9th-12th grade are
  not meeting the current recommendation for levels
  of physical activity.
• Georgia Department of Education. (2008). School
  Nutrition. Retrieved from http//www.gadoe.org/fbo
  _nutrition.aspx

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Kids and Obesity in Georgia Continued

• 1 in 5 youths in Georgia eat fruits and
  vegetables five times a day.
• 43 watch 3 or more hours of television each day.
• Approximately one-third of Georgias youth drink
  at least one non-diet soda each day.
• Georgia Department of Education. (2008). School
  Nutrition. Retrieved from http//www.gadoe.org/fbo
  _nutrition.aspx

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Current Programs In GA Schools

• National School Lunch Program
• -Georgia participates in this federal program and
  the state is required to provide healthy,
  well-balanced meals.
• School Breakfast Program
• -This program is provided by the state for all
  public school students, but only 31 of Georgias
  students eat breakfast at school.
• Georgias Afterschool Snack Program
• -Only public and residential child care
  facilities are eligible to participate in this
  program.
• Georgia Department of Education. (2008). School
  Nutrition. Retrieved from http//www.gadoe.org/fbo
  _nutrition.aspx

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United States Department of Agriculture. Food
Pyramid. Retrieved from http//www.mypyramid.gov
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Healthy Food Options at School or Home

• Whole Grains
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Milk
• Water
• United States Department of Agriculture. Food
  Pyramid. Retrieved from http//www.mypyramid.gov

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Unhealthy Food Options at School or Home

• High in saturated fats or trans fats
• Refined flour and sugar
• Fried foods
• High sugar content
• United States Department of Agriculture. Food
  Pyramid. Retrieved from http//www.mypyramid.gov

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Vending Machines in Schools

• Most of Americas middle schools have vending
  machines filled with high calorie snacks and
  sodas.
• Schools make a profit on what is sold in the
  vending machine.
• No national standard for items sold in the
  vending machine.
• Schools feel they compete with vending machines.
• Lowe, L. (2009, August 10). For Healthy Kids, Ban
  Junk Food from School Vending Machines. Atlanta
  Journal and Constitution

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Exercise Promotion in the Community and Schools

• Policy
• Environment
• Physical Education
• Health Education
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (1996). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
  Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote
  Lifelong Healthy Eating, 45(RR-9)1-33. Retrieved
  January 20, 2009 from http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/prev
  iew/mmwrhtml/00042446.htm

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Diet Linked to Learning Difficulties

• Iron Deficiency Anemia
• affects the bodys ability to carry oxygen in the
  blood-gt causes fatigue, short attention span, and
  decreased work capacity.
• Malnutrition
• cannot resist infection and has been linked to
  lower standardized test scores.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (1996). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
  Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote
  Lifelong Healthy Eating, 45(RR-9)1-33. Retrieved
  January 20, 2009 from http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/prev
  iew/mmwrhtml/00042446.htm

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What Can You Do As A Parent?

• Educate students about nutrition.
• Request healthy snacks be provided in snack
  machines.
• Be an example of healthy living.
• Find out what foods are being offered at your
  childs school.
• Encourage school and district administrators to
  adhere to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
  guidelines for school nutrition programs.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009). Childhood Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhoo
  d/causes.html

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Community Effortsfor BetterSchool Nutrition

• Kids Walk-to-School Federal Program
• We Can!
• Steps to a Healthier U.S.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009). Childhood Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhoo
  d/causes.html

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Further Information

• Planet Health An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
  for Teaching Middle School Nutrition and Physical
  Activity by Jill Carter
• Eat Well and Keep Moving by Lilian Cheung, Steven
  Gortmaker, and Hank Dart
• www.schoolnutrition.org
• www.nutrition.gov
• Georgia Department of Education School
  Nutrition-http//www.gadoe.org/fbo_nutrition.aspx?
  PageReqFBONutrition

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References

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009). Childhood Overweight and Obesity.
  Retrieved from http//www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhoo
  d/causes.html
• Georgia Department of Education. (2008). School
  Nutrition. Retrieved from http//www.gadoe.org/fbo
  _nutrition.aspx
• United States Department of Agriculture. Food
  Pyramid. Retrieved from http//www.mypyramid.gov
• Lowe, L. (2009, August 10). For Healthy Kids, Ban
  Junk Food from School Vending Machines. Atlanta
  Journal and Constitution.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (1996). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
  Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote
  Lifelong Healthy Eating, 45(RR-9)1-33. Retrieved
  January 20, 2009 from http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/prev
  iew/mmwrhtml/00042446.htm.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (2009). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
  Availability of Less Nutritious Snack Foods and
  Beverages in Secondary Schools. 58 1-4.
  Retrieved January 20, 2009 from
  http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58e1005
  a1.htm?s_cidmm58e1005a1_e

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Any Questions, Comments, or Concerns?