Obesity Power Point

Obesity Power Point

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  Childhood Obesity A presentationto the United Way of Whitewater Valley Vision Council
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  What you willlearn: • What is obesity? What is overweight? • How does Wayne County stack up against the rest of Indiana and the United States? • What obesity programs already exist in Wayne County? • What are some community approaches that the UW-WV could apply here in Wayne County?
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  What is overweight/obesity? •In general terms: Both overweight and obesity are when one’s body mass index (BMI) is unhealthy. • Body mass index is a measure of weight in relation to height.
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  Defining overweight/obesity in children ObeseHaving a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for same age/sex. Overweight Having a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentiles for same age/sex. So, in theory, wouldn’t 15 percent of the youth population be either overweight or obese? — No. The “percentile” is based on population surveys from the 1960s and 1970s.
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  Childhood obesity/overweight: Ages 10-17 010 20 30 40 Wayne County* Indiana United States Obese Overweight or Obese Sources: — 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health. — Whitewater Valley Childhood Obesity Task Force. * Information is outdated.
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  Childhood overweight/obesity: Ages 2-5(low income) 0 10 20 30 40 Wayne County Indiana United States Obese Overweight or obese Source: 2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System survey
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  What’s Wayne Countydoing? • Whitewater Valley Childhood Obesity Task Force – Includes physicians, school nurses, dieticians, pediatric nurses practitioners and other health professionals. – STOP Program (Stop Taking On Pounds). • 12-week program for children ages 7-17. • Focuses on nutrition education, exercise, and behavioral counseling.
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  What’s Wayne Countydoing? (cont.) • Recent programs in the schools – Starr Elementary received a $1,000 grant last year to hold a day-long event at the school’s gym to promote healthy living. – Centerville High School students in 2008 organized “Fitness Fiestas.”
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  Community approaches • Whatdoes the Centers for Disease Control recommend? – Farmer’s Markets. – Encouraging breastfeeding. – Improved access to outdoor recreation. – Bike paths and sidewalks. – Enhanced safety. – Community coalitions.
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  What other UnitedWays are doing • Selective approaches – Helping fund new recreation trails. (Bloomington, Ill.) – “Wellness, Academics and You.” (Birmingham, Al.) – New Orleans vegetable garden. Tarrant County (Texas) United Way’s Fit Future program.
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  Comprehensive approaches • “GoFor Health” – United Way of Santa Cruz County. • Greater Portland (Maine) “Healthy Weight Initiative.” • “FitFuture” in Tarrant County, Texas.